NEW! MONTESSORI DANCE! - save the date: 22nd February 2012 marks the opening of our new Montessori Dance Class for preschool children. Run by MEfA Graduate Ali Golding* (whose workshop was totally loved during our conference in November!) this new programme enhances children's physical coordination and cognitive development through a structured movement and music session. The sessions are from 12.00 - 12.30 at Mycenae House on Wednesdays during term time. £8.00 per child. Recommended minimum age is 3 years. Booking: 07710 433 994 or mail@montessorieducationforautism.com *Ali Golding has vast experience in performing arts and choreography. She also has a Master's Degree (Distinction) from the Laban/Trinity Conservatoire.
NEW! MEfA Montessori Preschool for small children and their parents/carers commences Wednesday 7th December at Mycenae House. For more information and/or an informal interview please contact Wendy Fidler on 07710 433 994 or mail@montessorieducationforautism.com
NEW! Baby Montessori Class!
MEfA has opened bookings for a new Montessori Baby class commencing in 2012. There will be two 'taster sessions' on 7th and 14th December 2011.
The class, which becomes available as our younger children graduate to MEfA's morning Montessori Pre-school class, is held at Mycenae House, Blackheath on Wednesdays during term time from 1.30-2.30pm. For more information please contact Wendy on 07710 433 994 or mail@montessorieducationforautism.com
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Diary Dates:
14-16 September 2011:
An overview of MEfA's Practioner Research will be presented by Wendy Fidler, MEfA Trustee and Academic Director, at EECERA (European Early Childhood Education Research Association) in Geneva, Switzerland. MEfA Trustee Nicola Chisnall from Auckland, New Zealand is also presenting at EECERA on behalf of Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Wednesday 21 September 2011:
The Mycenae House Project classes resume at Mycenae House.
Baby Montessori: 3.00 - 4.00pm
Toddler Montessori: 1.30 - 2.30pm
Montessori Twos: 10.30-11.30am
Thursday 22 September 2011:
Atelier Montessori/Montessori Workshop classes resume at 4.30pm
Tuesday 04 October 2011:
MEfA Post Graduate SEN (Special Educational Needs) CPD (Continuing Professional Development) six week short course: A Blueprint for Observation - Cohort Three begins at Montessori House. We have space for three more delegates.
13-17 October 2011:
Montessori Europe Congress: Bratislava, Slovakia, including workshop 'Montessori: How to Develop Your Child's Intelligence' by Wendy Fidler
Saturday 05 November 2011:
Family and Professional Conference
Saturday 5th November 2011at Mycenae House, Blackheath, London SE3 7SE
Come and find out how Montessori Education can
support your Child's Development
10:00 Opening Welcome and News Update
10:15 WENDY FIDLER: MEfA ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Montessori Babies, Toddlers and Twos - The Mycenae House Project
11.00 SARAH EMERSON: HEAD OF SCHOOL, LYMINGTON MONTESSORI
Montessori Parenting: Birth to Three Years
11.45 DELPHINE MARCILLAUD: PSYCHOLOGIST
Supporting Families with Autism
12.15 LUNCH
13.00 ALI GOLDING: LABAN DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER
Montessori Approach to Dance
13.45 ASHOK KUMAR: AUTISM SPECIALIST
Autism in India
14.30 WENDY FIDLER: MEfA ACADEMIC DIRECTOR
Dyspraxia - What it is and How to Help
15.30 PANEL QUESTION TIME
16:00 Close
For more information and to book your place please contact MEfA at: www.montessorieducationforautism.comor call 0208 305 2202
Conference Fees: £60.00 per person including lunch and refreshments
Discounts:
MEfA families £20.00 (per family)
MEfA members £40.00 per person
Students: £30.00 per person
More information: ( 0208 305 2202 or 07710 433 994
Booking forms will be available shortly: please send expressions of interest to mail@montessorieducationforautism.com
Membership of MEfA
Professional Membership: £20.00 per year
Individual Membership: £10.00 per year
MEfA families: £5.00 per year
Please ask for an application form: ( 0208 305 2202/ 07710433994 or join via Paypal on the MEfA website www.montessorieducationforautism.com
Montessori P2B
Montessori P2B (Parents To Be): a new term-time Montessori workshop for Mums and Dads who are pregnant, pre-pregnant or simply information gathering ......
Contact Wendy on 07710 433 994 or
mail@montessorieducationforautism.com
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
MEfA AGM:
SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2011 at 13.00hrs
Venue: Montessori House, 135 Westcombe Hill, Blackheath, London SE3 7DP
All members are welcome to attend.
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MEfA's increasing global reach:
Montessori Education for Autism is celebrating the
success of its Face Book page: In January 2011 MEfA had FB friends in
the United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Taiwan, India, Canada, Puerto Rico,
France, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, Italy,
Macedonia, Thailand, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Austria
NEW FOR 2011: MONTESSORI TWOS
A
new weekly class for children aged 20-29 months and their parents/carers.The
class is held at Mycenae House, Blackheath on Wednesday mornings from
10.30-11.30am during term-time. For more information please click our
Montessori Twos page or contact Wendy on 07710 433 994.
We have two fabulous books in
our on-line shop; both are real-life stories about families who have
negotiated the special educational needs system and learnt about Montessori
Education on the way - and you can now also buy or renew your
Membership of MEfA on line too!
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Montessori Education for Autism (MEfA)
is offering a post-graduate certificate in special needs education.
The MEfA SEN CPD short course - Part 1: A
Blueprint for Observation, focuses on the physiological, neural and
psychological development of babies and children. The taught sessions are
accompanied by projects which show how students are able to use
their Montessori insights to further their own professional
development.
The
students in Cohort 1 have now submitted their final projects to the MEfA Board
of Trustees for scrutiny before submission to the International Exam
Board.
Elated,
excited, exhilarated, expectant: words cannot describe how we all feel!
MEfA
Cohort 2 commences on Tuesday
1 March 2011.
For
more information please send an email tomail@montessorieducationforautism.com or
call Wendy Fidler on +44 (0) 208 305 2202 or +44 (0) 7710 433 994
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New Development: Trustee Opportunities!
Montessori Education for Autism is seeking to widen the expertise of its
board of trustees. We are looking to appoint trustees from both
the Montessori community and those with a wider interest in autism and
other special needs.
Experience with charity administration and financing is an
asset. Passion for our cause and a desire to help children who are at a
disadvantage because of being on the spectrum is just as important to us
as technical expertise.
Interested? Please visit our contact page or call Wendy Fidler on +44 (0) 7710 433 994.