A Two-Day Workshop Hosted by Thacher Montessori School
Milton, MA
March 6-7, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
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Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Chip DeLorenzo, M.Ed.
Head of School, Damariscotta Montessori School Certified Positive Discipline Trainer
Phone: 207-380-3465
Email: chipdelorenzo@gmail.com
Web Site: www.developingcapablechildren.com
Whole School Workshops
Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classrooms can be arranged for individual schools. Contact Chip for more information and scheduling availablity.
25 Allied Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
781-329-7900
235 Elm Sreet
Dedham, MA 02026
781-326-6700
WHAT IS POSITIVE DISCIPLINE?
Positive Discipline is based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, and designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their communities. Based on the best selling Positive Discipline books by Dr. Jane Nelsen, it teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and encouraging for both children and adults (including parents, teachers, childcare providers, youth workers, and others). Recent research tells us that children are “hardwired” from birth to connect with others, and that children who feel a sense of connection to their community, family, and school are less likely to misbehave. To be successful, contributing members of their community, children must learn necessary social and life skills. Positive Discipline is based on the understanding that discipline must be taught and that discipline teaches.
FIVE CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE
Effective discipline…
1) Helps children feel a sense of connection. (Belonging and signifcance)
2) Is mutually respectful and encouraging. (Kind and firm at the same time.)
3) Is effective long - term. (Considers what the child is thinking, feeling, learning, and deciding about himself and his world – and what to do in the future to survive or to thrive.)
4) Teaches important social and life skills . (Respect, concern for others, problem solving, and cooperation as well as the skills to contribute to the home, school or larger community.)
5) Invites children to discover how capable they are. (Encourages the constructive use of personal power and autonomy.)
UPCOMING WORKSHOP FOR MONTESSORI EDUCATORS
Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom workshop will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2020, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Thacher Montessori School will be hosting this workshop at their campus at 1425 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA 02186. This workshop will allow participants to connect with other Montessori educators in an experiential setting and learn how to implement a respectful and time-tested classroom management approach that builds responsibility, independence, motivation and empathy within their classroom communities. Participants will learn to:
Registration can be completed online by clicking the link below. For more information, including hotel information, please call Chip at 207-380-3465, or email at chipdelorenzo@gmail.com
About the facilitator: Chip as been in Montessori education for 20 years in the capacity of teacher (3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and 12-14) and administrator. He is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer, and the Head of School for the Damariscotta Montessori School.
"I have been implementing Positive Discipline principles in my own classrooms and schools since I was a first-year teacher. Having a concrete way to reduce misbehavior and help children become happy, contribuiting members of the classroom community saved me from burnout as a teacher; and has helped me resolve innumerable behavioral difficulties over the years as a head of school. Our school has adopted Positive Discipline as its formal discipline policy, and we have found it an invaluable method to empower children to become respectful, confident and independent problem-solvers, and ultimately to facilitate normalization. It has also been one of the greatest tools that we have used to get staff and parents “on the same page” and support one another with one in helping children find social and emotional success in our school community and at home."
If you would like to attend this workshop, please register online by clicking the link below.
PLEASE CONTACT CHIP DIRECTLY FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORKSHOP AND NOT THACHER MONTESSORI SCHOOL, THANK YOU.
Early Registration, on or before February 6, 2020 - $300
Regular Registration, after February 7, 2020 - $330
10% discout for school groups of 3 or more. Contact Chip for discout code.
Attending again? Contact Chip for discount code.
Cancellations - A full refund (minus a $35 processing fee) will be given when the request for a refund is made up to 30 days prior to the first day of a workshop. Refunds are not available for cancellations less than 30 days before a workshop.