2nd EUROPEAN NIENHUIS MONTESSORI RETREAT
Transcription
2nd EUROPEAN NIENHUIS MONTESSORI RETREAT
Zelhem, 18 September 2013 2nd EUROPEAN NIENHUIS MONTESSORI RETREAT Dear Montessorian, Every year in many countries Montessori conferences and refresher courses are being organised by national and European Montessori Associations. Of course all these events are very valuable for extending people’s knowledge of Montessori education and exchanging experiences and ideas. With the same purpose and together with many experienced Montessorians Nienhuis Montessori has been organising the so-called Nienhuis Montessori Days in several countries like The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, South Tirol (I), Poland and Czech Republic. Mostly on a national level. These days have become more and more popular. The main reason for this increasing popularity probably is the quality of the programme and the affordable price of these days. We have always had the support of many AMI trainers, AMI trained teachers or very experienced Montessorians with another background. One of these persons is living in The Netherlands, namely Patricia Wallner, AMI trainer 0 – 3. Last year, together with the help and support of Patricia Wallner, Nienhuis Montessori had the first experience of a new event format, namely an European forum for sharing and conversation. The main idea was to gather and share experiences in an informal setting. The name chosen for this new Montessori event was MONTESSORI RETREAT. Because of its enormous success and very positive feedback, we planned a second edition of this event. It will take place again in Zelhem, The Netherlands from 15th – 17th November 2013 at the head offices of Nienhuis Montessori. Of course one of the initiators, Patricia Wallner is going to speak and lecture again during this second edition but we also found Madlena Ulrich, AMI trainer 3 – 6 from Norway, and Jean Miller, AMI trainer 6 – 12 willing to make a considerable contribution. The costs for this weekend are only €75 a person (including 2 x dinner and 1 x lunch) and on top of this you can benefit from a 20% discount on Nienhuis Montessori materials. Please look at the programme attached for more information and register now! We are looking forward to welcome you at the second European Nienhuis Montessori Retreat. Kind regards, Nienhuis Montessori Christian Willemsen Sales & Marketing Manager 2nd European Nienhuis Montessori Retreat Music and the Brain 15 – 17 November 2013 learn, share and connect 15/11/2013 Friday 16:00 Registration 17:00 Opening & Introduction 17:10 The human brain is a musical brain 19:00 Dinner 16/11/2013 Saturday 09:00 Sensorial aspects and language of the t Montessori Bells 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Secrets of Musical Notation and the Tone bars (I) 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Music acitivities, principles and suggestions 15:00 Coffee break 15:30 Sharing Round and Discussions 17:00 End 17:30 Dinner Patricia Wallner Madlena Ulrich Jean Miller 17/11/2013 Sunday 09:00 Secrets of Musical Notation and the Tone bars (II) 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Sharing Round and Discussions 12:30 End Jean Miller Speakers Patricia Wallner – AMI Trainer 0 – 3 Patricia Wallner has been working in Montessori since 1970. She took her AMI 3-6 diploma in Washington D.C. and the 0-3 0 diploma in Houston, Texas with Dr. Silvana Montanaro and Judi Orion. For 17 years she worked in a bilingual Infant Community in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where she lives. In 1995 she began the Training of Training program supported by the Association Montessori Europeane European and during her training earned a Master’s degree in Education. She has trained students in Rome (Italy), London (England), Gold Coast (Australia), Yokohama (Japan), (Japan), Varberg (Sweden), Zürich (Switzerland), St. Petersburg (Russia) and in the USA in San Diego California, and Portland, Portlan Oregon. She has lectured Europeanly ly in Asia, Europe, Australia and the U.S.A. The human brain is a musical brain Why is music beneficial to human beings? Why is it good for the brain? Why is it just an natural thing for humans? Madlena Ulrich – AMI Trainer 3 – 6 Madlena Ulrich spent her childhood in Germany and attended a Montessori Elementary school there. She moved to Norway rway as an adolescent and later obtained a Bachelor’s degree as a preschool teacher teacher and is about to finish a Master’s degree in pedagogy at the university univers College of Vestfold, Norway. She took her original AMI 3-6 6 training at Mount St. Mary’s Montessori College in n Dublin, Ireland. Since 1995 she has worked in the classroom and has been involved in the development of Montessori in Norway orway by giving lectures and and serving as Vice President on the board for the national association NMF. NMF In 2008 she started on her Training of Trainer’s, spending two years with Molly O’Shaughnessy in Minnesota and a summer course with Ulla Wikefeldt in Sweden. She is currently part of the AMI faculty in China and lectures in Norway as well as other countries. The Montessori Bells Did you know that Mozart was the most kissed child in Europe? Or that Beethoven annoyed a lot of people because he did not care about order, cleanliness or even good manners? Come to a weekend full of stories, songs and rhythm and learn more fascinating facts and tales about music, musicians and how to work with these activities in a Montessori Environment. Music is a language for selfself expression and deeply connected to our feelings and imagination. It has a special place in our lives, not only in the heart, but also in the mind of human beings. Being so important for us, music therefore re has to be part of the prepared Montessori environment too. Singing, inging, dancing, listening to music and playing instruments should all be part of the school’s daily life. Even modest skills in matters of singing or playing an instrument are enough to expose the child to the world of music. The Montessori Bells and connected materials assist the child in the exploration of pitch, melody and notation. In the course of the weekend, we will explore the sensorial aspects and the language of the bells. Jean Miller – AMI Trainer 6 – 12 Dr Jean Miller received her Doctorate of Education from Case WesternUniversity Western in 1981. Her Doctorate dissertation is titled “The Montessori Music Curriculum for Children Up to the Age of Six.” Trained in Bergamo, Italy, she holds ho an AMI 6-12 Diploma. She received recei an AMI 3-6 Diploma from the Montessori ori Institute in Cleveland. leveland. Jean Miller has over 40 years of experience working with children in both private and public blic Montessori schools. She has given lectures and workshops to colleges lleges and Montessori groups throughout the world. Dr Miller is an AMI certified consultant, examiner, and Primary (6-12) (6 12) teacher trainer. She has been the music m lecturer at training centers center in both North America and Europe. Secrets of Musical Notation and d the Tone bars Second Plane/Elementary aged children love to hear stories about how and why things happened. These kinds of stories may be used to help children understand the history of the development of musical notation. This part of the Montessori Retreat builds on the note reading that begins with the bells. It includes little stories and/or activities about how musical notation developed such as: • the development of the musical staff • the story of clefs • scales in Western music • the rules of the musical al game The activities associated with these stories will use the bells, the staff boards and the notation materials that go with the boards along with the tone bars and the hand made materials associated with the tone bars. Practical information Here you’ll find some practical information about the conference. Language The main language which will be used during this weekend will be English. We would like you to organise your own translator if you need any. Costs The costs for this Montessori Retreat will be €75 per person. Except for breakfast all meals and drinks are included (2 x dinner & 1 x lunch). The maximum number of participants is 150. Special Offer During this weekend Nienhuis Montessori offers you a 20% discount on all orders. Please feel free to benefit from this generous offer! If you could send in your orders in advance by email, we can already make the necessary preparations. Travel Our address is Nienhuis Montessori, Industriepark 14, 7021 BL Zelhem. Zelhem is located in the eastern part of the Netherlands near the German border. There are different ways to reach us: By car from Germany Follow the highway A3 from Oberhausen to Arnhem. Just when you crossed the border you need to take exit number 30 with direction Doetinchem. Turn left at the end of the exit. Take highway A18 with direction Doetinchem. Leave the highway at the exit which shows ‘Zelhem’. Follow the signs ‘Zelhem’. Nienhuis Montessori is located at the Industrial Area named ‘Het Blek’. When you have reached a roundabout you take the first exit. Turn left at the 2nd road on the left. This is Industriepark and our company (a white building) is located at your right hands side, no. 14. By plane/train from Amsterdam You can easily plan your journey from Amsterdam to Zelhem by using www.9292.nl. This is the national public transport website which is used in the Netherlands. Make sure that you arrange your own transport from your accommodation to Nienhuis and back. Stay In order to find a place to stay you can use the familiar websites to find hotels like www.booking.com or www.trivago.com. Another possibility is to stay at an affordable rate at a bed & breakfast nearby our company. You can use www.bedandbreakfast.nl to find a b&b nearby our company. Registration You can register by sending an email to [email protected] with the following information: Schoolname Names of the participant(s) Address Zipcode and City Phone number Email The last date to register for this Montessori Retreat is 31 October 2013. After your registration you will receive an invoice. This invoice has to be paid in advance. Soon after we have received your payment you will receive an official confirmation of your participation.
Similar documents
European Nienhuis Montessori Retreat 2014
training earned a Master’s Master’s degree in Education. She has trained students and lectured in Europe, Asia and the U.S.A. Her goal is to promote Montessori, especially for the 0-3 0 age group i...
More information