The Practitioner’s Class ~ October 2025 ~ Rapid City, SD
Event Date:
October 9, 2025
Event Time:
8:30 am
Event Location:
Children’s House Montessori
Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom Practitioner’s Class
Hosted by Children’s House Montessori School
Thursday and Friday, October 9-10, 2025
The 2-day 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
Dates – Thursday and Friday, October 9-10, 2025
Times – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location – Children’s House Montessori School ~ 3520 W. Main Street, Rapid City, SD 57702
Materials – Participants will receive a copy of the book, Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, by Jane Nelsen and Chip DeLorenzo, and a workbook for the class.
Group Discounts – Discounts are applied automatically at checkout when you register. Please contact us if you need more information: info@chipdelorenzo.com
- 3-5 members – 10%.
- 6-10 members – 15%.
- 11 -20 members – 20%.
- 21 + members – 25%.
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Event FAQs
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.
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.
This class is designed for Montessori educators who teach Primary through Adolescence. Toddler teachers often attend, as the principles apply to children of all ages. However, please be advised that while some of the activities are designed for children of all ages, some will not be applicable to the toddler age group.
