Virginia Montessori Association
8th Annual Conference
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Registration is now open!
We've been back in the swing of things for a bit and it feels like a good time to come together and remind ourselves what it means to thrive as Montessorians, rather than survive as “essential workers.” Join VMA and the statewide Montessori community as we revisit our core values and foundational understandings with the aim to replenish ourselves as educators, leaders, and parents. How can our identity as Montessorians guide us to re-establish (or reinvent!) our classrooms, schools, homes, and selves around the ethics of resilience, adaptability and joy? What unique contributions does Montessori bring to the “post-COVID” era?
In Partnership with
with Keynote by
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Beyond Balance: Finding Alignment in Our Work and Lives
Over the last few years, many of us have had moments of digging deep to give what we can to our students, our families, and our communities. Our work matters deeply to us, yet many of us have struggled to find and maintain the joy, connection, and meaning in our work while also attending to all of our other life responsibilities. Society promotes “work-life balance,” as the healthy ideal, but this perfect “balance” can be elusive, leading to frustration and resentment.
In this keynote, Katie Keller Wood will draw on Montessori’s ideas of work, cosmic vision, and cosmic task to help us examine our own mission-driven work, and how we can promote true thriving for ourselves and others. As whole humans, we need a way to integrate our work as a meaningful and important part of our lives, and shifting our perspective from “balance” to “alignment” can make all the difference. We’ll explore how the alignment model provides a pathway to thriving in a way that honors each person’s unique talents, experiences, perspectives, and needs.
Just as our Montessori classrooms provide a container conducive to the development and thriving of our students, we adults need to consider our own developmental needs in order to fully live into our own cosmic tasks.
In this keynote, Katie Keller Wood will draw on Montessori’s ideas of work, cosmic vision, and cosmic task to help us examine our own mission-driven work, and how we can promote true thriving for ourselves and others. As whole humans, we need a way to integrate our work as a meaningful and important part of our lives, and shifting our perspective from “balance” to “alignment” can make all the difference. We’ll explore how the alignment model provides a pathway to thriving in a way that honors each person’s unique talents, experiences, perspectives, and needs.
Just as our Montessori classrooms provide a container conducive to the development and thriving of our students, we adults need to consider our own developmental needs in order to fully live into our own cosmic tasks.
How to get there?
The conference sessions will be held at:
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
GRACE E. HARRIS HALL
University Student Commons
907 FLOYD AVE, RICHMOND, VA 23220
Accessible entrance(s):
Floyd Avenue
Corner of Main and Cherry streets
Corner of Main and Linden streets
The closest parking garage for the day is West Main Street Deck. Overflow lot is West Cary Street Deck.
Street parking also available (free on weekends).
Lunch will be served at Rodney's Lounge at Monroe Park Campus.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
GRACE E. HARRIS HALL
University Student Commons
907 FLOYD AVE, RICHMOND, VA 23220
Accessible entrance(s):
Floyd Avenue
Corner of Main and Cherry streets
Corner of Main and Linden streets
The closest parking garage for the day is West Main Street Deck. Overflow lot is West Cary Street Deck.
Street parking also available (free on weekends).
Lunch will be served at Rodney's Lounge at Monroe Park Campus.
We are thrilled to have the following vendors join us for the day:
- Birch Street Goods
- Castle O'Neill Consulting
- Clever Education Solutions
- Early Childhood Mental Health Virginia (VCU)
- Knit Knacks and Wax (presented by Williamsburg Montessori School's Middle School students)
- The Montessori Journey
- Montessori Wellness
- Shanthi Wickramasinghe's embroidery
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors!
And our Silver Sponsors!
