AMS Professional Development Events
Deepen your principles, practices, and values at events designed specifically for Montessorians.

Are you eager to enhance your Montessori career? The American Montessori Society’s professional development events are the first place to look. Each event offers a venue to interact with the broader Montessori community, to share bold and innovative ideas, to question and discuss practices, and to deepen your commitment to shared Montessori principles and values.
About Our Events
The Montessori Event
AMS is committed to bringing our unique community together each year for days filled with exploration, discovery, discussions, research, and enthusiasm. Come meet friends old and new to celebrate our successes, identify and confront our challenges, and plan for opportunities that lie ahead.
Read MorePeace Retreat
Held in beautiful, harmonious locales, the AMS Peace Retreat is an opportunity to gather new ideas for creating a culture of peace in your classroom community.
Learn MoreTeacher Educators Day
Montessori Teacher Educators Day offers a full day of professional growth, allowing you to explore topics surrounding Montessori education. You’ll get to the heart of what it means to be a teacher educator through breakout sessions, a featured speaker, networking, and jam sessions where we’ll share the latest news, achievements, and programs that our community has been working on.
Learn MoreMontessori Inclusion Endorsement
The AMS MIE is for credentialed Montessori teachers who want to deepen their understanding and skills for creating classrooms that meets the needs of diverse learners.
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