Tennessee Montessori News + Info

In Frayser, a North Memphis neighborhood known for its struggles, a public Montessori school is changing the way people think about the community and providing a different model for the best way to foster a healthy identity in young children. View video.

Montessori Alliance of Tennessee members, current and new, will receive early registration pricing to the 2018 conference.   Visit MAT website  to learn more about membership, or go to the  conference information  page.  Return to  SoutheastMontessoriCollective.org/ Tennessee

Keynote speakers to include Wendy Calise and Tammy Oesting, with breakout sessions and more.  Read more.

Brooks Gerber , co-founder of Montessori Alliance of Tennessee and Montessori East's Curriculum Coordinator, explains the concept of the Glass Classroom, inspired by the original glass classroom, held in 1915 at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, in anticipation of MAT's Nashville event held Saturday, May 12. For those who don’t know, what is the Glass Classroom? A glass classroom is simply a Montessori classroom set up in a public space.  Children work in the space like they normally would, as onlookers observe. It’s a great marketing tool for Montessori because it shows how much the materials and design speak to children, given they are happy to work in the space and do so even though they are not in their traditional setting. What do you hope the Glass Classroom on May 12 accomplishes? We hope it builds camaraderie among the Montessorians that participate and also spreads awareness about this kind of education to the greater community. Why h

Montessori Alliance of Tennessee will host a Montessori Glass Classroom in Nashville on Saturday, May 12, from 10 am to 1 pm in Fanny Mae Dees Park.  For more information, please visit:   https://www.facebook.com/events/228701677707565/

About Montessori Alliance of Tennessee Established in 2013, Montessori Alliance of TN is a not for profit registered as a 501 (c)3. We are governed by a Board of Directors composed of Montessori administrators, teachers, and parents. Our Executive Director is  Jaime Yeager , c o-founder of MAT. MAT began as a conversation and a dream between two Middle TN Montessorians and is now an active state body active in advocacy, consumer protection, and continuing education. MAT is organized by Committees which engage in the work needed to fulfill our mission. ~Mission Statement~   The Montessori Alliance of Tennessee is an inclusive community of schools, teachers and families supporting high quality Montessori education. Our goals are to speak with one, united voice, advocating for high quality Montessori education and to provide ongoing education and support to the Montessori community.   ​The Montessori Alliance of TN accomplishes it mission and work with three committees-