The 2023 Montessori Conference: Montessori Flourishing

Nurturing Wellbeing in Children, Schools, and the World

Oh, what a whirlwind of ideas, learning opportunities, reminiscences, re/connections, and just plain old fun we all had this past November! After a 2021 conference with quite a few health restrictions, 2022 was the first time we got to hug our old friends and welcome new ones in the beautiful setting of the Vinoy Hotel in St Petersburg, Florida.

With the “new normal” fully established, we were happy to have our virtual and live attendees gathered around our theme of Montessori Mindfully. I want to congratulate both our audiences for making an effort to include, discuss and support our speakers to bring a fabulous experience to everyone attending. The performance of the Play: Words that Made the Difference Brown vs. Board of Education brought in a bit of history and attention to the Social Justice issues we still find all across the US and the world and that our organizations are committed to fighting.

If we may say so, our conference was an absolute success; after more than 18 years, we moved out of our beloved Sarasota, Florida, to experience a new location in St Pete. We were encouraged to see our attendees enjoy a unique, beautiful, walk-friendly location. It was so fun to walk around the hotel at night and see so many familiar faces taking advantage of all the city had to offer.

Now for the future, it is our great pleasure to announce our next conference location: Our 2023 Montessori Foundation/International Montessori Conference will take place on November 3-5 at the Hilton Tapatio in Phoenix, Arizona. We are so excited to be closer to our West Coast friends as well as conveniently located to our East Coast colleagues. We hope to see you there!