The Practitioner’s Class ~ September 2025
Event Date:
September 15, 2025
Event Time:
7:00 pm EDT
Event Location:
Virtual Event via Zoom
The Practitioner’s Class
Class Starts September 15th
The 8-week Practitioner’s Class is based on the book, Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo. The class uses a child study approach, designed to help participants learn how to implement respectful, effective, and time-tested methods of classroom management that reflect our deepest values as Montessori educators: mutual respect, cooperation, responsibility, empathy, and independence.
Using real classroom situations, new and veteran educators and administrators will learn how to:
Create a classroom community and social/emotional environment that will reduce misbehavior and foster normalization;
Create student support plans to help children with behavioral challenges;
Develop clear and consistent practices amongst the adults in their classrooms to meet behavioral challenges respectfully and effectively;
Understand the roots of misbehavior in children;
Empower children to be respectful, cooperative, and responsible members of the classroom community;
Help children find a sense of belonging and significance in their classroom community;
Effectively train assistants in classroom management;
Develop school-wide practices that will help parents as well as teachers.
Facilitated By Chip DeLorenzo
When – Mondays (and one Wednesday)
September 15 – Monday
September 17 – Wednesday*
September 22 – Monday
September 29 – Monday
October 6 – Monday
October 13 – Monday
October 20 – Monday*
October 27 – Monday
*Longer Class Time
Times – Class Meets at the Same Time Weekly
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Time
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time
*Classes 2 and 7 will be 2.5 hours.
Platform
The class will be held via Zoom. Zoom link and materials will be available 1 week before the first class and will be emailed to participants.
Materials
Participants in the United States and Canada will receive a hardcopy of the book, Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo. All participants will receive an ecopy of the book and a workbook.
Group Discounts –Groups of 3 or more from the same school will receive a group discount. Discounts are applied at checkout. Please contact me if you need more information: info@chipdelorenzo.com
3-5 members – 10%
6-10 members – 15%
11 -20 members – 20%
21 + members – 25%
Groups over 21 please contact Chip directly to schedule private cohort.
See you in class!
Attendee Information :
Participants will receive a copy of the book, "Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom", by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo, as well as a workbook. Participants who reside outside of the U.S. will receive a Kindle Version of the book (hard copy available for additional shipping costs).
Live attendance is required for course completion. If you are unable to attend a session, please contact Chip to make arrangements to make up the session.
The class is created for educators who work with children, ages 2.5 through adolescence. Toddler teachers often attend the course, but it should be noted that while all of the activities will be reflective of Montessori principles, some will not be applicable for Toddlers.
