Special Event - Thusday, March 18, 2010
Nationally known Montessori expert visits our school a second time for her only local appearance.P. Donohue Shortridge
presents a Parent Workshop:
How to Get the Most Out of Montessori
Donohue will explore some ways to create a consistent experience for your child between school and home. Discussions will cover praise, encouragement and self-esteem and with time for your questions and discussion.
Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 6pm-7:30pm.
Free and open to all parents and educators.
Donohue is a nationally known expert on children, families and the American culture. A Montessori teacher trainer, lecturer and author, she will be in town for this event only. This inspirational workshop discusses eternal parent questions like:
Holding AMS certification for both 0-3 and 3-6 year olds; after many years of teaching children, Donohue now teaches adults in Montessori teacher training programs & conferences as well as parent classes. For more information on Donohue go to (http://pdonohueshortridge.com/)
Hosted at our school: 1414 Kramer Lane, Austin, TX (map)
Please contact us at 512.821.9900 to let us know you will be attending.
The Montessori Journey
Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 9am-11am.
Free and open to all curious parents.
RSVP REQUIRED. Please contact us at 512.821.9900
Curious about Montessori? Already know something about Montessori but want to know more about Hawthorne Montessori? Here's a great opportunity to learn more about the subtleties and power of Montessori. We'll get to explore each classroom and receive information on the direct and indirect learning of classrooms materials.
Hosted at our school: 1414 Kramer Lane, Austin, TX (map)
Book Club
Open to the Austin community. Free.
Our Austin Positive Parenting Book Club meets monthly to discuss the selected parenting book and to learn and grow through sharing. To find out about the next meeting date call us, or better yet, join our MeetUp group and stay connected.
Meetings are at our school: 1414 Kramer Lane (map)
Classes
CPR/First Aid
Classes are held quarterly at our school. Contact us for the next date or go to C.P.R. Resources to register directly. Sessions hosted at HMS will indicate Location as "N. Austin (Kramer ln.)"
Workshops
Workshops provide parents with tools to better support and nurture their very young children. Although some participating families will be part of a Montessori school, that is not essential. The skills covered in these workshops will be a benefit to anyone with children.
Process Over Product Workshop
Montessori in the Home: infants to age 6 Workshop
Infant Sign Language Parent Workshop
The Handbook the Baby Didn't Come With:
Growing with Your Child, Birth to 3 Years Old
- A four-part workshop presented by HMS Montessori teachers.
UNDERSTANDING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION ~ Session 1 MASSAGE ~ Session 2 POSITIVE GUIDANCE ~ Session 3 BRINGING MONTESSORI INTO YOUR HOME ~ Session 4
Please contact us at 512.821.9900 for information on upcoming workshops.
These classes are designed for adults, childcare is not provided.
