The Center for Guided Montessori Studies

Bridgemont International School Info Session
2021-05-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Bridgemont International School will host information sessions where they will explain their vision and plans for this new online Montessori program for middle school.
Background Bridgemont Montessori School (BMS) is a new and innovative online Montessori Middle and High School that will provide an alternative for secondary students who want to graduate from a Montessori high school, but do not have that option in their community. Based on the highest quality principles of Secondary Montessori education, the program will provide a blend of live/synchronous instruction, activities, and asynchronous/recorded lessons in the comfort and safety of the students’ homes and even in their local community. The school represents a collaboration of the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) and the Montessori Foundation to meet the needs of Montessori students and families around the world.
Registration To register for the information session, please click here. Someone will contact you with a link that you can use to join at the appropriate time(s) you have chosen.
For more information, please email info@bridgemontschool.com.
Additional information sessions

June 2 Wednesday 7pm EST
June 12 Saturday 3pm EST

Sesión de información virtual: Programa de Español
2021-05-19 19:00 - 20:00
A los hispano-parlantes del mundo interesados en entrenarse como maestros Montessori, El Centro de Estudios Montessori Guiados o CGMS, la agencia de programas de entrenamiento Montessori más grande de Estados Unidos, ofrece ahora el programa de certificación Montessori para maestros de niños de 3 a 6 años de edad en español, sin tener que transportarse a centros de entrenamiento en otras ciudades.
¡CGMS combina lo mejor de la educación con una fase de residencia corta permitiéndote estudiar sin dejar a tu familia, trabajo y amigos!
En éstas sesiones tendrás la oportunidad de preguntar y conocer más acerca de:

La interactividad de nuestro curso en línea. El aprendizaje se realizará siguiendo tu paso de forma individual y con el grupo, aprendiendo la teoría Montessori y practicando las lecciones con otros estudiantes.
La estructura de nuestro curso. Se explicará lo que es la fase práctica y cómo apoyamos a los estudiantes en la observación y práctica de las lecciones que se estudian en el curso.
Nuestro compromiso de ayudar a cada estudiante ofreciendo un continuo apoyo.
Nuestro enfoque exclusivo para una fase residencial corta.
Los costos relacionados a la matrícula del curso.
Y hablaremos de cualquier otro tema que te gustaría discutir.

El horario de las sesiones sigue la hora del este de los Estados Unidos (hora de Nueva York).
También puedes informarte consultado nuestra página https://www.cgms.edu/spanish/curso-diplomado/ o mandando un correo a espanol@cgms.edu.
Este es el enlace en zoom para participar https://zoom.us/j/7069257039

Virtual Information Session: Certification Programs
2021-05-18 20:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-05-04 20:00 - 21:00, 2021-04-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-20 20:00 - 21:00, 2021-04-13 13:00 - 14:00
Want to learn more about how CGMS teacher certification programs work? Join us for a Virtual Information Session about our CGMS Teacher Education Programs.
Find out about:

How our interactive online course structure provides more opportunity for reflection and deep discussion of Montessori theory and practice.
The advantage of continual online study during the practicum phase, enabling learners to observe and practice course topics and lessons as they learn them and then get quick feedback from instructors and fellow learners in weekly live video classes.
Our commitment to continuous support for adult learners and schools to assure success.
Our unique approach to our residential seminars with an emphasis on providing a Montessori Experience for adult learners and preparing them for their practicum classrooms.

This will take place on our Zoom video conference platform. Email info@cgms.edu for a reservation and the link or save the link: https://zoom.us/j/4227351717

Virtual Information Session: Secondary (12-18) Program
2021-05-13 20:00 - 21:00, 2021-04-15 20:00 - 21:00
Interested in the Secondary I-II Certification Program?
Becoming a Montessori Secondary Guide is a transformation, not just a certification. It means you are on a Montessori journey, an ongoing voyage where you are ever-growing as a practicing Montessori Secondary Guide. CGMS invites you to take this journey with us.
This session is specifically for those interested in the Secondary Certification Program and will take place on our Zoom video conference platform.
Email info@cgms.edu for a reservation and the link or save the link: https://zoom.us/j/4227351717

Bridgemont International School Info Session
2021-05-12 19:00 - 20:00
Bridgemont International School will host information sessions where they will explain their vision and plans for this new online Montessori program for middle school.
Background Bridgemont Montessori School (BMS) is a new and innovative online Montessori Middle and High School that will provide an alternative for secondary students who want to graduate from a Montessori high school, but do not have that option in their community. Based on the highest quality principles of Secondary Montessori education, the program will provide a blend of live/synchronous instruction, activities, and asynchronous/recorded lessons in the comfort and safety of the students’ homes and even in their local community. The school represents a collaboration of the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) and the Montessori Foundation to meet the needs of Montessori students and families around the world.
Registration To register for the information session, please click here. Someone will contact you with a link that you can use to join at the appropriate time(s) you have chosen.
For more information, please email info@bridgemontschool.com.
Additional information sessions

May 25 Tuesday 7pm EST
June 2 Wednesday 7pm EST
June 12 Saturday 3pm EST

Sesión de información virtual: Programa de Español
2021-05-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-21 13:00 - 14:00
A los hispano-parlantes del mundo interesados en entrenarse como maestros Montessori, El Centro de Estudios Montessori Guiados o CGMS, la agencia de programas de entrenamiento Montessori más grande de Estados Unidos, ofrece ahora el programa de certificación Montessori para maestros de niños de 3 a 6 años de edad en español, sin tener que transportarse a centros de entrenamiento en otras ciudades.
¡CGMS combina lo mejor de la educación con una fase de residencia corta permitiéndote estudiar sin dejar a tu familia, trabajo y amigos!
En éstas sesiones tendrás la oportunidad de preguntar y conocer más acerca de:

La interactividad de nuestro curso en línea. El aprendizaje se realizará siguiendo tu paso de forma individual y con el grupo, aprendiendo la teoría Montessori y practicando las lecciones con otros estudiantes.
La estructura de nuestro curso. Se explicará lo que es la fase práctica y cómo apoyamos a los estudiantes en la observación y práctica de las lecciones que se estudian en el curso.
Nuestro compromiso de ayudar a cada estudiante ofreciendo un continuo apoyo.
Nuestro enfoque exclusivo para una fase residencial corta.
Los costos relacionados a la matrícula del curso.
Y hablaremos de cualquier otro tema que te gustaría discutir.

El horario de las sesiones sigue la hora del este de los Estados Unidos (hora de Nueva York).
También puedes informarte consultado nuestra página https://www.cgms.edu/spanish/curso-diplomado/ o mandando un correo a espanol@cgms.edu.

Professional Development: Elementary Level
2021-05-10
After much anticipation, CGMS has launched our new Elementary Fundamentals professional development course. This 10 week program is designed to introduce the wonders of Montessori at the elementary level to assistant teachers, support staff, and Montessori administrators who are new to Montessori or Montessori for the elementary years.
Topics will include:

Key Montessori principles
Classroom leadership for elementary classrooms
Classroom roles and supporting the work of the elementary child
Positive Discipline
An introduction to the Montessori Elementary Curriculum for children 6-12 with a focus on the Cosmic Curriculum as the heart of the classroom.

Those who complete the entire 10 weeks and all assignments will be awarded a CGMS Professional Development Certificate.

Professional Development: Early Childhood Level
2021-05-10
This program is designed for Montessori assistants, volunteers, substitutes and support staff, plus it makes a reinvigorating refresher for an experienced certified teacher. Combining our extremely popular Classroom Leadership course with our new Early Childhood Overview course, the combined 10 week course includes:

An introduction to Montessori philosophy and key concepts
Qualities of the Prepared Environment
How to start the school year
Positive discipline
Classroom roles
An introduction to each Early Childhood curriculum area (Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Cultural and Science) with video lectures about the purpose of the area, best practices, and many lesson videos

Course content includes: an introduction to Montessori key philosophical concepts, classroom roles and working in partnership with co-workers, designing and maintaining the prepared environment, establishing daily routines, lesson strategies, as well as techniques for positive discipline and problem solving in implementing effective classroom strategies. This course primarily focuses on 3-6 classrooms, but many of the topics relate to all age groups.
Those who complete the entire 10 weeks and all assignments will be awarded a CGMS Professional Development Certificate.

Professional Development: Infant-Toddler Level
2021-05-10
Montessori Beginnings is an introduction to supporting development during the earliest years of life. This course will provide information that can be useful to assistants, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in learning about how to apply Montessori philosophy, principles, and practices to caring for the youngest members of our human family.
Topics will include:

Montessori Principles and Practices at the Infant Toddler Level
Caregiving the Montessori way
Child is the Curriculum
The Importance of Responsive Care (Empathetic Gestures and Nonverbal Communication)
Supporting Transitions
Creating Healthy Rhythms and Routines
Matching the Timeline of Development with Environmental Design and Supports
Preparing Ourselves to Work With Young Children
Being Part of a Montessori Faculty

Those who complete the entire 10 weeks and all assignments will be awarded a CGMS Professional Development Certificate.
To register for a course, please download our application file and email it to us. For questions about our professional development program, or to inquire about group discounts, please contact us.

Bridgemont International School Info Session
2021-05-08 15:00 - 16:00
Bridgemont International School will host information sessions where they will explain their vision and plans for this new online Montessori program for middle school.
Background
Bridgemont Montessori School (BMS) is a new and innovative online Montessori Middle and High School that will provide an alternative for secondary students who want to graduate from a Montessori high school, but do not have that option in their community. Based on the highest quality principles of Secondary Montessori education, the program will provide a blend of live/synchronous instruction, activities, and asynchronous/recorded lessons in the comfort and safety of the students’ homes and even in their local community. The school represents a collaboration of the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) and the Montessori Foundation to meet the needs of Montessori students and families around the world.
Registration
To register for the information session, please click here. Someone will contact you with a link that you can use to join at the appropriate time(s) you have chosen.
For more information, please email info@bridgemontschool.com.
Additional information sessions

May 12 Wednesday 7pm EST
May 25 Tuesday 7pm EST
June 2 Wednesday 7pm EST
June 12 Saturday 3pm EST

Virtual Information Session: Leadership Program
2021-05-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-22 14:00 - 15:00
This Leadership Virtual Question and Answer Session is designed for those interested in the School Leadership Certification Program and is hosted by our Director of Education, Kitty Bravo and Leadership Course Director, Martha Carver! During this information session, you will learn about the training program for school administrators, which is designed to give school heads everything they need to manage successful, authentic, and long-lived Montessori schools. As with our other programs, the Leadership Credential is a blend of the best of online learning with a single, short on-site residency.
The Leadership program is taught by leading Montessorians with decades of experience in Montessori school administration, teaching, finance, marketing, community building, and more. For more information on the leadership faculty, click here.
This session will take place on our Zoom video conference platform. Email info@cgms.edu for a reservation and the link, or save the link: https://zoom.us/j/4227351717

Set Up, Organize and Re-Vamp Your Montessori Elementary Science Curriculum
2021-05-04 19:00 - 20:30
A prepared Montessori environment provides endless opportunities to explore science. When children use their senses, interests, and natural curiosity, the sky is the limit! Perfect, right? Well…sometimes that limitless opportunity can be overwhelming and confusing. You might ask yourself, “Where do I start?” “There’s just too much to cover,” or “What if I am less confident in teaching elementary-level science?”
Join this webinar to discuss how to organize a Montessori 3-year curriculum cycle in science to make sure you’re including cross-curricular, hands-on, inquiry-based activities. You’ll leave with a plan, and most importantly, feeling confident that you can teach elementary science regardless of your current knowledge in science.
Jackie Grundberg holds a Montessori EL I-II AMS credential with 11 years of Montessori classroom experience and 23 years in the education field. She earned her Bachelor’s in Environmental Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters of Ed in Instructional Technology. Her teaching credentials from Washington and Maryland are at the secondary biology and middle level. Since 2018, she has worked with CGMS as an Instructional Guide, Field Consultant, and Practicum Advisor.
Prior to her teaching career, she worked as a wildlife biologist in Colorado, New York, Cameroon, and Kenya. She is the creator of Backpack Sciences©, a monthly Montessori science curriculum membership to help elementary educators implement ready-to-go, hands-on, inquiry-based science lessons. Backpack Sciences© combine her experience as a wildlife biologist, Montessori classroom teacher, and teacher educator all in one place.
General registration, $45, one session, please enroll here: General Registration
CGMS Alumni and Faculty, $35, one session, please enroll here: CGMS Registration
Schools enrolling three or more people will receive a group rate of $30/per participant. Please email admissions@cgms.edu for a group registration form.

Bridgemont International School Info Session
2021-05-04 19:00 - 20:00
Bridgemont International School will host information sessions where they will explain their vision and plans for this new online Montessori program for middle school.
Background
Bridgemont Montessori School (BMS) is a new and innovative online Montessori Middle and High School that will provide an alternative for secondary students who want to graduate from a Montessori high school, but do not have that option in their community. Based on the highest quality principles of Secondary Montessori education, the program will provide a blend of live/synchronous instruction, activities, and asynchronous/recorded lessons in the comfort and safety of the students’ homes and even in their local community. The school represents a collaboration of the Center for Guided Montessori Studies (CGMS) and the Montessori Foundation to meet the needs of Montessori students and families around the world.
Registration
To register for the information session, please click here. Someone will contact you with a link that you can use to join at the appropriate time(s) you have chosen.
For more information, please email info@bridgemontschool.com.
Additional information sessions

May 8 Saturday 3pm EST
May 12 Wednesday 7pm EST
May 25 Tuesday 7pm EST
June 2 Wednesday 7pm EST
June 12 Saturday 3pm EST

Teach with Spirit, A New Awareness (Part 2)
2021-04-28 19:00 - 20:30
You will explore your definition of “Spirit” and how your connection to “the teacher within” prepares you for your work as a teacher. You will personally connect to Spirit more deeply and consistently. Insights, Aha!s, epiphanies, creativity and genius become more frequent as wisdom, truth and guidance flow from the right brain with the help of a stronger superhighway between the left and right brain via the corpus callosum. The six-step process of how Aha!s are attained will be integrated into your experience, changing your life not only in the arena of your teaching, but with a holistic process incorporated into every aspect of life. The six-step process will then be integrated into your classroom as you observe your students experiencing Aha!s, changing not only their learning capabilities, but infusing the experience into their being for positive change in their lives.
Book Offer: Teach with Spirit, the teacher’s inward journey guide by Janice Fletcher Ed.D. is an additional resource and can be bought on janicefletcher.com, click on Read Me
Dr. Janice Fletcher’s vast educational experience spans over 40 years. She’s attained 4 advanced degrees and served in roles from teacher to teacher of teachers, principal to National Distinguished Principal for Georgia, assistant to the superintendent to leadership training for superintendents. Public education was her home for twenty-four years, then non-profits, charter schools, and an international consulting practice. She diversified her perspectives with the creation of two books, one used as a workbook for Teaching with Spirit.
Dr. Fletcher has intertwined her spiritual quest with her educational knowledge and experience by transitioning us to conscious learning, awakening potential genius and creating optimal learning for all with Optimal Wisdom Learning (OWL) She integrates her educational experience with her spiritual passion, bringing a unique process which results in consistent AHA!/OWL moments. It is her passion to support our transformation to conscious awareness, intentional expectation and acceptance of our genius. Want to learn more? Janicefletcher.com
This is a two part event and will take place on Wednesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 28 from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT
General registration, $85 includes both sessions–please enroll here: General Registration
CGMS Alumni and Faculty, $65 includes both sessions, please enroll here: CGMS Registration
Schools enrolling three or more people will receive a group rate of $60/per participant. Please email admissions@cgms.edu for a group registration form.

La Independecia, la Disciplina, la Lección de Tres Períodos
2021-04-27 19:00 - 20:30
El niño desde su nacimiento busca su independencia siguiendo sus tendencias ocultas y latentes. Al llegar a la Casa de Niños, esta independencia se fortalece dándole la oportunidad de ordenar su personalidad encaminando de modo indirecto la disciplina al ofrecerle trabajo significativo. La Dra. Montessori nos dice que la disciplina se alcanza aplicando rigurosamente el método.
En éste seminario virtual hablaremos de los pasos a seguir con la Lección de Tres Períodos para llegar a la disciplina del niño dentro de un aula Montessori de Casa de Niños.
Gratis. Registrarse aquí.

Teach with Spirit, A New Awareness (Part 1)
2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:30

¿Qué hacer con los niños de 0 a 3 años? Parte 3
2021-04-19 19:00 - 20:30
Presentación virtual en 3 partes para padres de familia y docentes sobre el desarrollo psico-motor del niño de 0 a 3 años de edad.

El Niño
La Preparación del Adulto
La Preparación del Ambiente

Participantes pagan por tarjeta de crédito, y después de la tercera parte, reciben un certificado de participación.
Abril 5, 12 y 19 del 2021 de las 7:00 hasta la 8:30 de la tarde EST (zona horaria del este). Costo: $85 US.
Para más información, comunícate a CGMS: espanol@cgms.edu.

Sacred Geometry (Part 2)
2021-04-15 19:00 - 20:30
“It was Plato who said, “Geometry is the experience of the eternally existent….The study of the One is among those that lead the mind on and trunks it to the vision of reality.” This is the basis for the sacred work of geometry. It offers us and the child a spiritual exploration through the physical means of the geometric work. Sacred geometry work can foster wonder, keen observation and a holistic appreciation of the universe and environment we live in. It is through this work of self-discovery that Maria Montessori’s vision of peace can begin to manifest as a reality of our world.
In this two-part workshop, we will explore the fascinating and awe-inspiring practice of sacred geometry. We will explore the story and history of sacred geometry and learn how to utilize the compass and straight-edge to create inspiring geometric works. We will also discuss how this practice implements and integrates into the elementary Montessori classroom and will have ample opportunity for discussion and questions on this topic. Please join me for this fun and exciting journey into sacred geometry”
Greg Hicks is in his 11th year teaching and 10th as a guide in the upper elementary Montessori Classroom. Greg has had the opportunity to be a Montessori guide in both a charter Montessori school and in the private sector, each providing unique experiences and perspectives. He completed Montessori 6-12 training through the Center for Guided Montessori Studies and is currently the lead Upper Elementary guide at Beach Park School in Tampa. Greg is also an instructional guide for the Center for Guided Montessori Studies and lead instructor for the CGMS residency program. In addition, he brings to his workshops many years of experience as a former business owner, yoga and Qigong instructor and leader of the Lakeland Zen Center (Hokori-ji), all of which have greatly influenced his work as a Montessori guide. Greg also enjoys being with his family, wife and 15 year old son.
This is a two-part event and will take place on Thursday, April 8 and Thursday, April 15 from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT
General registration, $85 includes both sessions–please enroll here: General Registration
CGMS Alumni and Faculty, $65 includes both sessions, please enroll here: CGMS Registration
Schools enrolling three or more people will receive a group rate of $60/per participant. Please email admissions@cgms.edu for a group registration form.

¿Qué hacer con los niños de 0 a 3 años? Parte 2
2021-04-12 19:00 - 20:30

Sacred Geometry (Part 1)
2021-04-08 19:00 - 20:30

¿Qué hacer con los niños de 0 a 3 años? Parte 1
2021-04-05 19:00 - 20:30
