he International Montessori Council (IMC) is a worldwide um-brella organization of Montessori schools, the men and womenwho lead them, own them, or serve on their boards, and other or-ganizations interested in supporting the goals of the IMC.

The IMC is the first international Montessori professional and accrediting or-ganization designed to serve the entire Montessori community. Today, ourmembers can be found in more than 45 countries around the world. Mem-bership is open to all individuals and organizations with an interest in pro-moting Montessori.

Our mission is to encourage Montessori educators, parents, and schools towork together regardless of affiliation, and to provide Montessori schools withmeaningful resources and support.

Our focus is on issues of concern to Montessori school leaders: administration,curriculum development, recruitment and hiring, supervising teachers andstaff, insurance, finance, facilities, working with boards, recruitment, buildingcommunity, fund raising, public relations, and much more.

PARTNERSHIP

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SUPPORT

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for MontessoriLeaders &

Schools The Mission of the International Montessori Council(IMC) is to nurture, connect, and inspire the

international Montessori community.

Discounts on Montessori Leadership Institute Courses Offered bythe Montessori Foundation for individual members and for anyone

enrolling from your school. For a full list of courses and their dates, goto www.montessori.org.

Montessori Leadership Magazine: Members of the IMC receiveMontessori Leadership, our professional journal, aimed at Montes-sori educators, administrators, teacher trainers, board members, andparent leaders. School members receive two copies each of Montes-

sori Leadership.

Free School/Institutional Consultation by Telephone or Email tothe school’s administrative leadership and board, provided by leading experts

through the Montessori Help Line. This one service, which would normally cost$150 an hour, more than justifies the annual $250 cost of an IMC membership.

School-to-School Peer Mentoring: The IMC helps new schools, and schools going through aperiod of challenge or transition, to work in collaboration with other IMC schools that have expe-rience and insights into similar situations.

Help for New Montessori Schools: The IMC provides specific advice and assistance to newMontessori schools or to groups that are in the progress of opening new schools.

Montessori Leadership OnLine: MLOL comes out several times a year. Articles focus on cur-rent “best practices” in Montessori curriculum and instruction, classroom management, the pre-pared environment, organizational leadership, school development, and teacher training. Emphasisis on practical applications that work in classrooms and schools around the world.

Montessori Online: Fast Access to Montessori Specialists, Resources, and Research:Montessori Online (http://www.montessori.org) is an invaluable resource center and series of pri-vate, member-only discussion groups, providing a host of services and resources to members.These include access to our library of articles and documents for Montessori leaders, the ability toexpand your school’s information provided in the International Directory of Montessori schools,calendars of professional conferences and symposia, a job-line, and an Online Montessori Helpline.

Discounts on Montessori Publications for many of the professional books and CDs publishedby the Montessori Foundation or IMC.

Access to “Heads-of-School” Forums at Montessori conferences, allowing heads of schools fromaround the world to discover that while they share similar challenges, they often find innovativesolutions to together.

Discounts on Registration Fees for all IMC Conferences.

International Montessori Council School Membership Logos for brochures, ads, stationery,and other promotional materials.

Help Finding the Documents and Resources that You Need:When you want to see an example of a particular policy or document,such as a sample enrollment agreement, budget, or parent hand-book, you can usually find it in the member’s-only wing of our on-line library.

Assistance in Resolving Conflicts between or withinMontessori Schools: We will attempt (on request) to use thesame conflict-resolution strategies that we teach at our annualPeace Academy to help resolve a conflict situation in yourschool.

Most institutionalmembers of theIMC are schools,but others includeMontessori profes-sional societies,teacher educationsuppliers, retailersand manufacturers ofMontessori materials, andother groups with an interest inpromoting authentic Montessoripractices.

The cost of school and other in-stitutional membership is$250 US per year. A system ofschools (defined as three ormore Montessori campuses)pays the normal school duesplus $100 for each satellite. In-dividual membership is $45.

To join, use the applicationform on the back cover, orgo to www.montessori.org,where you will find the IMCbrochure and an applicationform. For more information,email us at info@ montes-sori.org or call us at 800-632-4121.

Benefit$

“The IMC has givenour school theability to uti-lize a networkof resourceswe havefound in-valuable in build-ing and growing our school.The resources include advice in mat-ters of enrollment, student selection,curriculum, building design, defini-tion of goals, school image, partner-ships, finances, and marketing. Beingthe Head of School requires knowledgein many different areas. The IMC hasoffered a great deal of support andguidance in many areas in which Ihad no prior knowledge or experience.

The IMC has brought people togetherin a way no other Montessori organi-zation has been able to do. Our staffhas made meaningful relationshipswith other IMC schools. The IMC con-ferences enable people to come to-gether to exchange ideas, experiences,and advice; I always return from con-ferences revitalized and optimisticabout the future of Montessori educa-tion. The camaraderie of the IMC givesme the confidence I need to be an ef-fective leader. We are looking forwardto becoming an IMC accredited schooland, (we hope), an IMC teacher train-ing center.”

– Sue Dendinger, HeadPebble Creek Montessori School

IMC School Assessment and Accreditation: The program en-ables Montessori schools, large and small, to evaluate programquality, instructional effectiveness, operational and financialhealth, facilities, and utilization, and future growth potential.

Teacher Education Program Recognition: IMC standards meetand exceed the standards established by the Montessori Accredi-tation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). Considered for

recognition are distance education programs, traditional (face-to-face) programs,and programs that blend traditional and distance methods and technologies.

A Certificate of IMC School or Institutional Membership is sent upon joiningthe IMC, signifying membership and/or accreditation status.

The International Montessori Council Code of Professional Ethics: Schoolsand institutions receive a handsome copy with the IMC logo, suitable for framing,with their membership.

Samples of Brochures, Print, Radio, and TV Ads: IMC has a collection of sam-ples that can be adapted by individual schools to promote Montessori.

Board of Director Workshops: Resources for your Board: IMC membership in-cludes a number of valuable resources for the board of member schools, includingfree counsel for board members or the entire board by phone or video-conference,and access to member only resources (video and print) on effective Montessorischool governance.

Free Classified Advertisements in Montessori Leadership OnLine

Recognition for Montessori Societies: As the IMC serves as a common meetingground for all Montessorians, we welcome membership of all their organizations—Montessori training societies, regional chapters, and teacher education programs.We recognize their importance with:

■ One page space reserved in Montessori Leadership for organizational news

■ Institutional logos displayed in the magazine

■ Reduced fee for information tables at conferences (subject to availability)

■ Opportunities to collaborate on joint conferences

■ Assistance in conference organization

■ Reserved space for Board meetings or other organizational activities at allIMC conferences (subject to availability)

IMC members receive steeplydiscounted prices

for our new parent education pamphlet series*

*for a complete list of available titles, check our online book-store at www.montessori.org

Honoring the Legacy of

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