Unlimited TIPS for Educators enrolment for Your School or Centre – $500 + GST

Add an extra $100 + GST to also include TIPS for Leaders to help make leadership development a focus across your whole leadership team

TiPS for Educators is a monthly online series facilitated by SMTC’s AMI trainers and trainers-in-training to inspire and support educators.

For schools and centres looking to send multiple staff members to TIPS sessions throughout the year, we’re pleased to offer an All-Staff Enrolment for just $500 + GST for your orgaisation. This covers unlimited access to all TIPS sessions for any staff from your school or centre for 2025 (or a year from when you register). To set this up, simply register here and pay. Alternatively, email us at admin@smtc.com.au and we can arrange an invoice. We look forward to inspiring your team each month.

Monthly sessions are on a Monday evening at 7pm Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne time and run for 90 minutes: 1-hour online of content, with an additional 30-minute Q&A, for extra support on how you can turn Montessori theory into practice. Sessions are ordinarily $20 per person plus GST (individuals can also register for the entire year for $150 plus GST).

Please note that to obtain the zoom link for a session, staff need to register with a free code specific to your school (or a team member can do this on your behalf). We may also ask you to confirm from time to time that the persons registering with your school/centre code are staff members of the school.

* We have tried to make TIPS as affordable as possible for our community and therefore run it at a very low cost to schools/centres. Staff must be employees of the organisation working in the school or centre. If you are interested in sending board members, parents, health professionals or others connected with your community along, they are very welcome to come along to TIPS but they are not part of the School All Staff package. However, individual registrations are only $25 and we offer TIPS for the year to individuals for $150 plus GST. Please reach out to us at admin@smtc.com.au if you would like to discuss a package option for others outside of your staff. We are currently also developing a separate parent support program to support you in supporting your parents and will release this in term 1.

Sessions for Tips for Educator sessions 2025 are:

Theory into Practice Series (TiPS)

Starting off on the Right Foot	3 February	3-6	Amy Kirkham
Supporting Children to Transition from an Under 3’s Program to 3 to 6	3 March	0-3 & 3-6	Sara Brady
Unlocking Potential: Guiding Assistants in Montessori Classrooms	8 April	6-12	Suganthi Vijayakumar
Understanding Agency: How to Best Support the Child through the Process of the Development of the Will	5 May	3-6	Kay Urquhart
How to Provide a Rich Language Environment for Babies and Toddlers	2 June	0-3	Julia Hilson
Why is Self-Expression so Important for the Adolescent and What Can We do to Support this Need?	7 July	12-18	Emily Dowell
Classroom Management Through the Eyes of Maria Montessori	4 August	6-12	Suganthi Vijayakumar
What do we Know about Development in the First 3 Years that Guides us in Setting up an Optimal Environment for Babies and Toddlers.	1 September	0-3	Julia Hilson
Adaptation, Adaptability and Creating the Environment of Change	13 October	12-18	Laureen Barnard
Is Your Environment Truly Child-Centred?	3 November	3-6	Kay Urquhart

Add an extra $100 + GST to your booking to make these sessions available to all your school/centre leaders and aspiring leaders.

THEORY INTO PRACTICE SERIES (TIPS)	DATE	LEVEL	ADMINISTRATION TRAINER
The Critical Role of Observation for Montessori Schools	24 March 7pm (AEDT)	All leaders and aspiring leaders	Karen Bennetts
Managing Risks in Montessori Schools & Centres	6 May 7pm (AEST)	All leaders and aspiring leaders	Karen Bennetts

* This package is for employed staff only. Please contact us if you would like to include volunteers in your package.

Unlimited Access for All Staff - TIPS 2025

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Australian based schools and centres (incl GST) ($500 plus GST of $50) ticket

Schools and centres located outside of Australia (no GST) ticket

Add TIPS for Leaders (inc GST) -Australian based schools/centres - $100 + GST ticket

ADD TIPS for Leaders - Schools/centres outside of Australia - $100 ticket