Hosted by Montessori Institute Prague in collaboration with AMI.
Prague | April 23–25, 2027
Across Europe and beyond, Montessori education continues to grow, evolve, and face new questions.
The AMI Europe Conference 2027 in Prague brings together teachers, assistants, school leaders, and Montessori professionals across all age groups for a shared space of reflection, dialogue, and professional exchange.
It is a meeting point for the full spectrum of Montessori practice, from birth to adolescence, from the classroom to leadership, from daily challenges to long-term vision.
Over three days, you will engage with leading AMI trainers and experienced practitioners through keynote sessions, focused workshops, and conversations with colleagues from across Europe and beyond.
April 23–25, 2027
Prague, Czech Republic
In-person conference
Montessori Teachers, Assistants & Leaders
English
How do we maintain quality while Montessori continues to expand?
This conference brings together experienced voices and diverse perspectives to explore what quality looks like in practice today, across classrooms, schools, and systems.
You can expect:
(AMI 0–3 Trainer)
AMI 0–3 Trainer shaping how Montessori principles are applied from birth, in both the home and the prepared environment
(AMI 3–6 Trainer)
AMI 0–3 Trainer shaping how Montessori principles are applied from birth, in both the home and the prepared environment
(AMI 6–12 Trainer)
AMI 6–12 Trainer contributing to the development of AMI timelines and deepening how we present human history to the child
(AMI 12-18 Trainer)
AMI 12–18 Trainer bringing a cross-plane perspective informed by work in infancy, primary, and adolescent Montessori environments
A three-day professional experience in Prague
From Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25, 2027, the conference will unfold across three days of shared work and exchange.
The program will begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Sunday early afternoon, allowing space for both structured sessions and informal connection.
We are gradually confirming the program, speakers, and venue for the AMI Europe Conference 2027.
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AMI 0–3 Trainer
AMI 0–3 Trainer shaping how Montessori principles are applied from birth, in both the home and the prepared environment.
Heidi Philippart M.A. (Edu), AMI (Dip), lives and works in Amsterdam. She was first introduced to Montessori in the late 1980s and early 1990s while working under the guidance of Patty Wallner (AMI Assistants to Infancy Trainer) and Silvana Montanaro, founder of the AMI Assistants to Infancy programme.
Heidi trained in Denver with Judi Orion at the Assistants to Infancy level and has worked extensively within the 0–3 environment. She is an AMI Trainer at the Assistants to Infancy level, as well as an AMI Trainer of Trainers and External Examiner.
In 1996, she opened her first Montessori school, which she continues to run in the centre of Amsterdam, working with approximately 80–90 families each year.
Her work focuses in particular on supporting parents in the application of Montessori principles and bilingualism in the home environment. She has lectured extensively both in the Netherlands and internationally, including in France, the USA, Australia, Britain, Japan, Vietnam, India, China, and South Africa, on topics such as toilet independence, preparation of the home environment, and the development of the child from birth to three.
AMI 3–6 Trainer
AMI 3–6 Trainer bringing decades of classroom practice and international training experience to early childhood Montessori.
Madlena Ulrich spent her childhood in Germany, where she attended a Montessori Elementary school.
She later moved to Norway and obtained a Bachelor’s degree as a preschool teacher at the University College of Vestfold. She completed her AMI 3–6 training at Mount St. Mary’s Montessori College in Dublin.
Since 1995, she has worked in Montessori classrooms and has been actively involved in the development of Montessori education in Norway through lecturing and serving as Vice President of the national Montessori association (NMF).
In 2008, she began her Training of Trainers, working for two years with Molly O’Shaughnessy in Minnesota and attending a summer course with Ulla Wikefeldt in Sweden.
Since 2010, she has been training students in Norway, working in close collaboration with Carla Foster (AMI 6–12 Trainer). She is also part of the AMI China Faculty and has contributed to courses in China, Russia, Romania, and Thailand, gaining extensive multicultural experience in the application of Montessori pedagogy.
Madlena regularly delivers lectures and AMI certificate courses internationally.
AMI 6–12 Trainer
AMI 6–12 Trainer contributing to the development of AMI timelines and deepening how we present human history to the child.
Carla Foster is an AMI Elementary Trainer originally from California and has been living in Norway since 1995.
She holds AMI diplomas at both the 3–6 and 6–12 levels, from MMI London and the Montessori Institute of Milwaukee. She has worked with children aged 3–6, 6–9, and 9–12 in both private and public Montessori schools.
Carla has been an AMI Elementary Trainer since 2011.
In recent years, she has been part of the creation committee for the new AMI timelines of human beings and the chart of the Family Tree of Hominins, giving her a unique insight into the reasoning behind how human history is presented within Montessori education.
AMI 12–18 Trainer
AMI 12–18 Trainer bringing a cross-plane perspective informed by work in infancy, primary, and adolescent Montessori environments.
Françoise Sansoni was born and raised bilingually and biculturally in the United Kingdom. She later moved to France and then to the United States in 1996 as a young mother of two.
She has been involved in Montessori education for approximately 25 years.
Françoise began her Montessori journey with an AMI Primary diploma and deepened her understanding of pedagogy and practice through several years of work with young children.
She later completed her 12–18 training and consolidated her experience through work in adolescent communities, alongside lecturing. From its inception, she has been part of the 12–18 Training of Trainers programme.
Françoise is now an AMI 12–18 Trainer and holds AMI diplomas at the Assistants to Infancy, Primary, and 12–18 levels. She offers lectures, workshops, and certificate courses in both French and English.
