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We Stand With The Mashpee Wampanoag

On Friday, March 27th, the anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower, the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered that the Mashpee Wampanoag (the tribe that welcomed the pilgrims) reservation land be disestablished. This crushing decision was made in the middle of a global pandemic, forcing the Mashpee Wampanoag’s leadership to divert precious resources from addressing the threat of COVID-19 toward fighting this blatant act of settler-colonial violence and disregard for tribal sovereignty.

Statement Regarding COVID-19

To the Montessori for Social Justice Community, First, we would like to acknowledge the difficult position many in our broader Montessori community are in as a result of the recent cancellations and travel bans. Choosing to close schools to protect the health of our students sometimes comes at a steep financial cost. We also see many in our Montessori community exchanging ideas for how to support at home learning, and are… Read More »Statement Regarding COVID-19

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Resources

Resources People, organizations, and schools we work in solidarity with: All Schools Equity Trainers ABAR Trainers Material Companies Classroom Resources Teacher Resources City Garden Montessori School Britt Hawthorne ABAR Trainer  Zora Montessori School Tiffany Jewell Anti-Bias Montessori Keres Children’s Learning Center Colleen Wilkinson Trauma Informed Care Embracing Equity Know Thyself, Inc Diamond Montessori Teaching Tolerance Rethinking Schools Have a resource you'd like to suggest? Your Name (required) Your Email (required)… Read More »Resources

Conference

Montessori for Social Justice 2020 The premier Montessori Conference focused on Social Justice, Anti-Bias/Anti-Racist Classroom Lesson Development, and Liberatory Educational Practices.  About Call for Proposals Location We will see you on June 25th, 2020! 00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds About the conference The annual Montessori for Social Justice Conference brings Montessori teachers, administration, and parents together for four days to dismantle racism and bias in our school communities. The conference kicks… Read More »Conference

Past Conferences

Past Conferences June 2019 Thank you to all who attended the 2019 Montessori for Social Justice Conference! Please click on this link to receive your MSJ Continued Professional Development Hours! Our 2019 conference was profiled in MontessoriPublic’s Fall 2019 Issue. If you haven’t seen it yet, please read and share with your communities! June 2018 Thank you to all who attended the 2018 Montessori for Social Justice Conference! Please click on… Read More »Past Conferences

Board Members

Current Board Dr. Ayize Sabater he/him Co-Human Relations Officer Ayize is a dynamic social entrepreneur, researcher, author, and twenty-five-year veteran educator.  He has co-founded several non-profits, including an independent school, a White House award-winning non-profit organization, and a Montessori public charter school in Washington, DC. Dr. Ayize is an alumnus of Morehouse College, the Wesley Theological Seminary, and Morgan State University. He has also completed his Montessori primary assistant training at… Read More »Board Members

2019 Board Openings

2019 Board Applications Dear Friends & Family of MSJ! The founding board has completed the first two years of working together and we are now, officially, a 501(c)(3)!  Our board members have/had the opportunity to serve for 2 or 3 years terms. Some folx are ending their terms, and others are staying on. The current remaining board members will then work with and mentor new members in fulfilling our important… Read More »2019 Board Openings

Our Mission

About Us We support the creation of sustainable learning environments that dismantle systems of oppression, amplify voices of the Global Majority, and cultivate partnerships to liberate the human potential. Facebook Group Join teachers, administration, and parents on a quest to bring social justice to all Montessori spaces! Twitter Keep up to date on our social justice topics and information about supporting the conference.​ Instagram Keep up to date on our… Read More »Our Mission

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We commit to social justice, racial equity, and an anti-bias, antiracist application of Montessori pedagogy. About Us COnference Contact Us about us Montessori for Social Justice was founded in 2013. After an impromptu gathering at the AMI International Montessori Congress members of the national Montessori community who attended began catalyzing relationships and resource sharing.  In June 2014, the first “Montessori unconference” was held in St. Louis, MO and was attended… Read More »Home