Seamless Transitions: A New Approach to the Classroom Advancement Process

1.5 CPDs, Run Time: 50:31

New peers, new guide, new materials, new everything! How can Montessori programs revamp the often unsettling process of advancing children to their next classroom? "Seamless Transitions" is a process that reimagines how children experience the move from one classroom to another. Adopting a collaborative approach that involves children, families, and school leaders, the classroom transition process is transformed from being a closed-door task to a celebratory experience of growth and readiness where all stakeholders can walk toward it with a sense of excitement.

Elizabeth Slade is an author and educator with 35 years of experience working in Montessori education, and holds an AMI dipoma, AMS administrator credential, and an MFA. She has worked in both independent and public Montessori schools in New England, the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, and now serves as the executive director of Public Montessori in Action International. Her book "Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Montessori Schools" was released in 2021.