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In this issue...
Fall Workshop: Teaching and Leading
Thank You to Our School Members
Pub Night October 8
Check the OMA Classifieds
Volunteer Opportunities 2010/2011 Calendar |
Sign Up Today for Our Fall Workshop
Teaching and Leading
A workshop for teachers, assistants and heads of school
Register today for our OMA Fall Workshop on Saturday, October 23 in Portland at Providence Child Center.
OMA welcomes Amy Williams as our fall workshop leader.
The workshop will be geared to help school staff see themselves as leaders and help teachers, assistants and heads of schools see essential elements for their personal professional development. Attendees will learn about the following:
- How to tap into your passion and talent as a leader
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How to set realistic expectations and avoid burn out
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How to navigate your career successfully
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How to understand and make school policy
Read more and register here.
Amy Williams, MA, DTR, RMT, is the Enrichment Director at Providence Montessori School. She has been teaching and training educators and therapists for nearly 15 years. Her work as a movement & expressive arts therapist, counselor, & educator flavors her presentations with a rich and varied perspective. Specialties include movement and the arts, team-building and staff development. She lives in NE Portland with her family and two very grumpy cats.
Amy is also on the Oregon Registry as a level 5 Master trainer.
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Thank You For Your School Renewal
As of October 1, the following schools have renewed their membership or joined OMA. If your school is a member, you have an automatic individual membership. Thank you!
OMA School Members
All Roads Learning Community
Bluebird Montessori
Camas Montessori School
Cedar Montessori School
Chickadee Montessori LLC
Child's View Montessori
Concordia Montessori
Cornerstone Montessori
Corvallis Montessori School
Far Horizons Montessori School
Good Sheperd Montessori
Harmony Montessori School
Lewis and Clark Public Montessori
School
Little Fruit Farm Montessori
McMinnville Montessori School
Milwaukie Montessori School &
Daycare
Montessori Children's House
Montessori Discovery Center
Montessori of Alameda
MINW Montessori Institute Northwest
Montessori Pathways
Morningstar Montessori
Mt. Hood Montessori
New Farm Montessori
Providence Montessori School
Puddletown
Roots Toddler Community
Sellwood Montessori
Sherwood Christian Montessori School
Smockville Montessori
Sundborn Children's House
Sungarden Montessori Children's House
Vancouver Montessori School
West Hills Montessori - Lake Oswego
West Hills Montessori - SW Portland
West Linn Montessori School
Whole Child Montessori Center
Ready to join? Download your
school membership form here.
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Pub Night: Friday, October 8
Join us for this school year's first Pub Night on Friday, October 8 from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm at East Burn Tavern at 18th and Burnside.
Pub Nights are an informal way to meet with fellow Montessorians to gather a bit of friendship and inspiration.
Everyone is responsible for their own food and beverages, but fun is shared by all.
If you would like an e-mail reminder of this event the day before, sign up here.
Other Pub Nights are scheduled for the second Friday of the month throughout the year--except for December.
October 8
November 12
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 9
May 13
Mark your calendars and plan to join us.
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Check Out Our OMA Classifieds
The OMA Classifieds is the place to find the people and materials to run your school.
To view the ads or place an ad go to:
http://www.oregonmontessori.org/classifieds
Free classified ads are a benefit to our OMA members.
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Volunteer Opportunities
As you know, OMA is a volunteer run organization.
Get involved in as big or as small a way as you would like to give back to your Montessori community. From working on developing a workshop to helping with workshop registration to setting up for a meeting, there's probably something you can do.
Needed:
Be a Greeter at Pub Night, Friday, October 8
Help at booth for Gift and Talented Workshop, Reed College, October 9
Help with Registration on Saturday, October 23
Write an article for our Forza Vitale e-mails
Contact Jennifer Ryznar at jbryznar@gmail.com.
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OMA 2010-2011 Calendar
Here's
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quick calendar of OMA and other Montessori events for 2010-2011 School
Year. Over the next few weeks we'll be adding more OMA events for the
year.
October
Friday, October 8 Pub Night
Saturday, October 23rd Fall Workshop: Teaching and Leading
November
Friday, November 12 Pub Night
2011
January
Friday, January 14th Pub Night
Saturday, January 15th Winter Workshop
Open House Week
Saturday, January 22 through Sunday, January 30
February
Friday, February 11 Pub Night
March
Friday, March 11 Pub Night
April
Friday, April 8 Pub Night
Saturday, April 9 Spring Workshop
Thursday, April 28 Steven Hughes Event co-sponsored with MINW
Friday, April 29 Steven Hughes OMA Administrators Event
May
Friday, May 13 Pub Night
Saturday, May 14 Spring Tea
OMA Board Meetings:
October 26th
February 1st
For more information contact Jennifer Ryznar.
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Please forward this news bulletin to all your staff members and board members.
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The Oregon Montessori Association is a group of schools and individuals who support vibrant Montessori education in Oregon and Southwest Washington...and beyond.
Visit www.oregonmontessori.org
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