Sydney Montessori Training Centre

We are delighted to welcome three international AMI trainers to SMTC this August to share their experience in three deep-dive live online workshops as part of our Reconnect Series. The August sessions cover the 0-3, 3-6 and 12-18 age-levels.

Each workshop runs for 4 hours across two linked 2-hour sessions, giving you time between sessions to trial and implement strategies.

Primarily designed to support educators to reconnect with important aspects of their practice, these sessions are a deep dive into challenging areas to help you and your classroom.

Group discounts are available for schools or centres booking multiple staff members across the entire Reconnect Workshop Series.

Find out more: https://collections.humanitix.com/2026-reconnect-series or contact us at [email protected].

We are excited to have 3 new AMI Orientation Certificates open for enrolment in the 0-3, 3-6 & 6-12 age-levels. These live online courses are designed to provide an introduction to the principles of Montessori as they apply to children in each age-level with a focus on their development needs.

The live online sessions are part-time and outside of standard work hours, designed to suit parents, carers, educators and professionals wishing to better understand the child and Montessori principles at each stage of development.

To find out more: https://www.montessoritrainingcentre.com.au/courses/upcoming-courses/

Join us this Tuesday 23 June from 10am – 1.30pm at the Balmain training space for our next Material Making Morning Tea!

If you’re free to lend a hand, join our wonderful team of volunteers in creating some much-needed handmade materials for the upcoming Perth AMI 6-12 Diploma course.

Please RSVP to [email protected], or comment below, so we know to expect you.

We sincerely appreciate your help!

Join us tomorrow night, Wednesday 17 June from 7pm-8.15pm (AEST), for a free live online Information Session to hear directly from trainers and past students about their experiences on an AMI Diploma with SMTC.

Ask your questions about any of our upcoming AMI Diploma courses covering all age-levels from 0-18.

Open to all educators, parent and other adults interested in Montessori training.

Register at: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-ami-diploma-course-information-sessions

Live online on Wednesday, 17 June, 7pm - 8.15pm (AEST), which is:

📍 9pm Auckland
📍 7pm Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Canberra
📍 6.30pm Adelaide
📍 6pm in Tokyo & Seoul
📍 5pm Perth, Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing & Denpasar
📍 4pm Jakarta & Bangkok

On all of our AMI Diploma courses we spend some time making materials. In this day and age when so many things can be purchased, why would we do this? Principally this enables us to consider and analyse deeply how each aspect of a material supports the child’s development and to create something that really meets their needs. This understanding stays with us each time we consider a new material or item for our environments.

Here the Sydney AMI 3-6 Diploma students are making aprons for 3-6 children, guided by a wonderful family member of one of the students, sharing her knowledge - thank you!

Our material making crew were hard at work today at the Balmain training centre. Thank you! Whilst we work, we chat, catch up, share morning tea and enjoy an all round great time.

If you would like to join us, our next session is Tuesday 23 June 10am to 1.30pm followed by Wednesday 19 August , Thursday 17 September, Friday 23 October and Thursday 19 November at the same time and place.

You don’t have to be a sewer, good at cutting or even good with a pen. We can find a job for everyone.

Do let us know if you plan to come so we can keep you updated.

We are excited to commence our next AMI 0-3 Orientation Certificate in one month from now- live online from Monday, 6 July 2026. Join AMI Trainer Julia Hilson over 11 evening sessions across 7 weeks (including a 3-week break) for an introduction to the principles of Montessori as they apply to the 0-3 age-level.

Delivered online outside of typical work hours and designed to suit parents, carers, educators and professionals working with young children who are keen to learn how to best support them through these highly important formative years.

To find out more and register: https://www.montessoritrainingcentre.com.au/courses/ami-montessori-0-3-orientation-certificate/

Save the date for our Material Making Morning Tea’s for 2026!

We sincerely appreciate all the volunteers that show up and put in the work to help craft the much-needed materials used by our trainers during the AMI Diploma courses. Every little bit counts!

Our next Material Making Morning Tea will be held at the Balmain training space from 10am – 1.30pm on Thursday 11 June.

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you can make it or comment below.

Thinking of an AMI Diploma? Join us live online on Wednesday 17 June from 7pm-8.15pm (AEST) for a free Information Session to hear directly from trainers and past students about their experiences on a course, the work involved and how it translates into practice. Get their perspectives on your questions to be better prepared when considering an AMI Diploma with SMTC.

Upcoming AMI Diploma courses covered will include all age-levels from 0-18.

Open to all educators, parent and other adults interested in Montessori training.

Register at: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-ami-diploma-course-information-sessions

Live online on Wednesday, 17 June, 7pm - 8.15pm (AEST), which is:
📍 9pm Auckland
📍 7pm Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Canberra
📍 6.30pm Adelaide
📍 6pm in Tokyo & Seoul
📍 5pm Perth, Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing & Denpasar
📍 4pm Jakarta & Bangkok