AMI Podcasts
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AMI Talks: Nurturing the Democratic Spirit in Education
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we are about to commemorate the adoption of the UN General Assembly's Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on th...
AMI Talks: An Invitation to Celebrate and Reflect
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of the birthday of Maria Montessori on 31 August, we convened a special AMI online talk that explored the evolution of Maria Montessori...
AMI Talks: International Women's Day - Finding my Voice
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AMI Talks - International Women's Day: Finding my VoiceMontessori’s contribution to helping women develop their sense of agency Years before s...
Voices of EsF: The Importance of Mother Tongue Education
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Voices of EsF edition, Dr Susan Nyaga discusses what mother tongue education and multilingualism entail and how they relate to identity and cu...
AMI Talks: How Montessori History Fuels Today’s Innovations in Education
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to present our 6 January AMI Talk - the date is one well known as it marks the opening of the first Casa dei Bambini, in Rome. We ar...
AMI Talks: Montessori and Music as Healing Instruments for Children with Trauma
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will first hear from AMI trainer Liza Davis, who in her 6 August contribution to Voices of AMI Training, discussed the science of h...
EsF Stories with Carolina Cerezuela
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This EsF stories episode is about taking initiative, integrating into a community, and creating sustainable change in the community. Born in Spain, to...
AMI Talks: Cross Pollinating Peace
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our president Alain Tschudin, professor of Peace Studies and Takako Fukatsu, Montessori advocate in Japa tap into their varied and wi...
AMI Talks: The Importance of Movement
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest episode of the AMI Talks! On November 15th, we hosted an insightful talk exploring the topic of The Importance of Movement. Our ...
AMI Talks Episode 10: Parent Engagement
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On 31 August 2023, AMI held an enlightening AMI Talk featuring three exceptional speakers who discussed the importance of parent engagement. Hear from...
EsF Stories: Monique and Felista
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of EsF stories Monique Bekker and Felista Urassa tell the story of the Kilakala Montessori classroom for deaf children in Morogor...
AMI Talks Episode 9: Desired childhoods, adverse childhoods and the future of early childhood education
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women’s Day we hosted an AMI Talk with Professor Noah Sobe and Beverley Maragh, lecturer at the Maria Montessori Institut...
AMI Talks Episode 8: The Global Path of Montessori
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On January 6, the day that marks the opening of the first Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo, Rome, we hosted an AMI Talk with Victoria Johnson, Agnese F...
AMI Talks Episode 7: The Educational Value of Silence
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our AMI Talk of 19 October with Uma Ramani and Pieter Verstraete focused on the theme of silence and highlighted how silence in education can be both ...
EsF Stories: Mayumi Saito
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is about innovation, commitment, and resilience. It features people who found different ways to apply Montessori principle...
AMI Talks Episode 6: Digging Deep: Connecting to Nature for a Healthy Society
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The AMI Talk of 31 August 2022 with Nicolina Montesano Montessori and Yoliswa Mahobe focused on the laws of life and the role of nature in humankind’...
AMI Talks Episode 5: Life Skills and Learning in Communities
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The AMI Talk of 19 May 2022 zoomed in on how children acquire life skills in Indigenous communities in the Americas, and particularly Mexico. Dr Barba...
AMI Talks Episode 4: Life Skills and Learning in Communities
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The AMI Talk of 19 May 2022 zoomed in on how children acquire life skills in Indigenous communities in the Americas, and particularly Mexico. Dr Barba...
EsF Stories: Bambini in Emergenza
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the latest episode of our EsF Stories series to find out more about Bambini in Emergenza, a non-profit foundation that operates in Romania t...
EsF Stories: Luming and Lora Woellhaf
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Educateurs Sans Frontières recently spoke with mother and daughter Luming and Lora Woellhaf, to learn more about their work in the Philippines and th...
AMI Talks Episode 3: The Art of Storytelling with Carla Foster and Gabrielle Ahuli'i Ferreira Holt
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stories are everywhere — when we talk of history, science, mathematics, and inventions, we do not only speak of facts, we also speak of wonder and s...
EsF Stories: Hillary Korir
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the first EsF Story by Hillary Korir, who will talk about his work supporting Montessori education in Kenya. Hillary is the former Executive...
AMI Talks Episode 2: Women's Rights Discussion with Silvia C. Dubovoy and Ama van Dantzig
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 8 March 2021, we held our second AMI Talk during which Silvia C. Dubovoy and Ama van Dantzig shared insights on equality and equity gained from the...
AMI Talks Episode 1: Montessori: Champion of the Rights of Children with Erica Moretti
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 6 January 2021 we held a unique online session which focused on the social mission of Montessori. This was the first of a series hosted by AMI's Ed...
Corner of Hope: The Future
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part three of the Corner of Hope Podcast series, the speakers reflect back on the learnings they gained along the way. They will discuss the offsho...
The Convention on the Rights of the Child Podcasts, Episode 3: Children’s Rights in a Nutshell With Jessica Valentine
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Valentine is a researcher at the Department of Child Law at Leiden University. She has extensive experience as a Children’s Rights Lawyer in...
Corner of Hope: The Community
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast created in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of Corner of Hope, different people involved look back on those past 10 years. Teache...
Corner of Hope: The Beginning
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast created in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of Corner of Hope, different people involved look back on those past 10 years. Teache...
The Convention on the Rights of the Child Podcasts, Episode 2: Parenting and community engagement in times of Covid-19: The Montessori Approach
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress to families, trying to maintain a work-family balance. With schools and day care facilities clos...
The Convention on the Rights of the Child Podcasts, Episode 1: The Child as Actor: Fostering Freedom, Respect and Solidarity
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AMI Global Ambassador André Roberfroid discusses children’s rights and how they are ingrained in the work of Montessori teachers. He discusses the ...
150 Podcast Specials, Episode 1: Year 1936
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this series of podcasts, you will be able to listen to Maria Montessori herself. In the first episode, Maria Montessori is advocating for the Right...
Maria Montessori House Talks Podcasts: 2. Montessori, movement and executive functioning
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Our children are growing up in a world that requires good executive function, if they are to exercise self-control, think creatively and adjust flexi...
2019 AMI AGM Podcasts: 3. Crossway Community, using Montessori for intergenerational learning
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of 2019 AMI AGM Podcasts, Kathleen Guinan, a visionary leader and social entrepreneur, will talk about transforming transit...
Maria Montessori House Talks Podcasts: 1. From the Advanced Method to Cosmic Education
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cosmic Education is one of the broadest and most interesting aspects of the second plane of development. Baiba’s Krumins Grazzini talk illustrates t...
2019 AMI AGM Podcasts: 2. Meaningful Engagement with Older Adults
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Kelly is the leading Montessori Dementia Consultant who has worked extensively in dementia care both residential and community for the past 30 ye...
2019 AMI AGM Podcasts: 1. What is resilience?
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does resilience really mean and why is this topic so important for modern education? In our first episode of 2019 AMI AGM Podcasts, Laura Shaw di...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 10. Unlocking the Human Potential
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the last Episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts, Professor Shadrick Mazaza speaks about transformation, authenticity and human potential. He giv...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 9. Montessori Architectural Patterns
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 9th Episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts, Benjamin Stähli from Switzerland presents the Montessori Architectural Patterns in the design o...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 8. A Promise for The Future
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 8th Episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts Jess Schulschenk, Director of the Sustainability Institute, introduces us to the Lynedoch Eco-vil...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 7. The Child in The Family
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 7th Episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts, Stan Ferguson, Lumin Education Family Therapist, speaks about the place of the child in the fami...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 6. Language as the Foundation of Community
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the 6th Episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts, Mignon Hardie speaks about Language as the Foundation of Community. She presents the concept of ...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 5. Not Just Some of The Children - All The Children
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our fifth episode of the EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts, neuroscientist Dr Adele Diamond shares her research on the link between creativity and brain d...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 4. Language as the Foundation of Community
04 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The mother tongue is the language of our heart❤️ In the 4th episode of EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts “Language as Foundation of Community”, Susan...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 3. May You Live Every Day of Your Life
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How can we support people with Dementia by honouring their strengths, interests, and abilities? In our third episode of EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts “...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 2. Building Community
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode of EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts “Building Community”, co-founder of the Lynedoch Ecovillage and Sustainability Institute Eve A...
EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts: 1. A Sense of Place
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special, first episode of EsF Assembly 2018 Podcasts “A Sense of Place” we will listen to South African Montessori pioneers Naledi Ma...