Let's Get Started: Anti-bias Education in Montessori

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Montessori Northwest | Portland, OR

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Calling Montessorians ready to create a justice-centered classroom using developmentally appropriate strategies. This seminar is for you.
About this Event

Presented by Britt Hawthorne and Montessori Northwest.

Join us for an in-person* event: Saturday, November 15, 2025 9:00-4:00 PST

*Limited capacity event

When we commit to collectively talking about fairness, equality, and justice with young children, we begin to envision a world in which not only children but all people are treated with dignity: free from the burden of unfair assumptions based on a single characteristic. It becomes a world where we actively challenge racism and bias each and every day.

This in-person workshop aims to dismantle the color-blind assumption and prepare children to work toward justice. This presentation shares concrete ways Montessori guides and classroom educators can support their learners' developing racial, ethnic, and physical identities. Educators will learn how to empower learners, affirm their numerous identities, and challenge pre-prejudice.

Anti-bias Education in Montessori is suitable for primary guides (3-6 year-olds) and elementary guides (6-12 years old) who are beginning to implement the anti-bias education framework.


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About the Facilitator:

Britt Hawthorne is a nationally recognized antiracist and anti-bias educator, speaker, and advocate. She provides antiracism workshops and anti-bias training for parents and educators, in-person and online. Their anti-oppression work moves the idea of racial justice to reality and practice. Committed to centering and affirming people of the global majority, Britt helps families navigate the world of antiracist parenting. Through partnering with action-oriented educators, she creates classroom environments that are inclusive and equitable for all learners. In addition to speaking at workshops and conferences, Britt fosters a growing grassroots community of over 135K readers on Instagram, reimagining how educational spaces can create a stronger antiracist democracy. To learn more, visit: www.britthawthorne.com

Location: 610 SW Alder St., Suite 721, Portland, OR 97205

Lunch: Participants will have one hour for lunch to eat off-campus or to enjoy a sack lunch from home. Lunch will not be provided.

Children: We are Montessorians. We love children. This space is welcoming and inclusive to babies and infants. If your child is older than one year and you'll bring them, please notify Britt in advance: [email protected]

ASL interpreter provided upon request.

Photo credit: Greenspring Montessori School


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Tickets are $130 per person.

  • We intentionally center Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, people of the Global Majority as a means to disrupt white privilege/immunity. If you identify as a person of the Global Majority, Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, Pacific-Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, and do not experience white privilege/passing, feel empowered to access one of the FREE spots for People of the Global Majority. There is no application or questions to answer. We trust you know what you need(only while tickets last).
  • We are also offering lower-cost slots for those who need them. There is no application or questions to answer. We trust you know what you need. Simply select one of the sliding scale tickets (only while tickets last).
  • Grant/Donation: The Equity in Education fund aims to increase the representation of people of the Global Majority in Montessori education by reducing the financial burden in obtaining an AMI Montessori certification. We are encouraging applicants of the Global Majority who have been historically underrepresented in Montessori teacher training to apply for redistribution grants: $1,000 - $4,000. Please apply if you identify as Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latinx, Indigenous, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander and have financial needs.
  • No refunds.
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Montessori Northwest, 622 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, United States

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