Best Practice for the Modern World (Gold Coast)

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2025 Montessori Early Childhood Conference

3 & 4 May 2025 | Gold Coast, QLD

Putting the Pieces Together: Best Practice in the Modern World

Day 1 Program

• 8:30am – 9:00am: Registration, Networking & Exhibitors
• 9:00am – 9:15am: Conference Welcome - MC Oliver Heatherington-Paige
• 9:15am – 10:30am: Demonstrating and Articulating Best Practice Montessori Education - Rhonda Livingstone
• 10:30am – 10:45am: Morning Tea, Networking & Exhibitors
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: The Importance of Real Connection - Prof. Mark Williams
• 12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch, Networking & Exhibitors
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm: The Connection Crisis - Jason Alexander
• 2:30pm – 3:00pm: Afternoon Tea, Networking & Exhibitors
• 3:15pm – 4:15pm: Re-Wiring the Frazzled Brain - Rachel Cavanagh
• 4:15pm – 5:00pm: Tales, Tunes, and Trivia - Oliver Heatherington-Paige
• 5:30pm – 10:30pm: Conference Party

Day 2 Program

• 8:00am – 8:30am: Arrival, Networking & Exhibitors
• 8:30am – 9:30am: Montessori Therapy - Lucette van Someren Boyd
• 9:30am – 10:30am: What’s the Point? - Susan Chahwan
• 10:30am – 11:00am: Morning Tea, Networking & Exhibitors
• 11:00am – 12:00pm: Nourishing Modern Minds - Catherine Reed Holmes
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch, Networking & Exhibitors
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Digital Technology: Friend or Foe? - Mark Powell
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm: The Big Picture: MACTE and the Future of the Montessori Movement - Rebecca Pelton

Featured Speakers

• Prof. Mark Williams: Expert in Cognitive Neuroscience
• Jason Alexander: Advocate for Holistic Education
• Rachel Cavanagh: Educational Therapist
• Lucette van Someren Boyd: Montessori Therapist
• Susan Chahwan: Montessori Educator
• Catherine Reed Holmes: Montessori Researcher
• Mark Powell: Digital Education Specialist

Conference Venue

Mantra on View

22 View Avenue, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Accommodation Options:

• Pullman Brisbane Airport
• ibis Brisbane Airport

Use promo code: MONTESSORI for a 10% discount on bookings.