Level: 3-6 | 25-26 Topic: Practical Life | Trainer: BethAnn Slater | Status: Enrolling
September 10, 2025 - April 8, 2026 | Monthly 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT via Zoom
Refresh with MINT
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MINT is proud to introduce Refresh with MINT, a fresh approach to the AMI Refresher Course.
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An online format with monthly sessions makes the experience accessible to more practitioners in the field.
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Refresh with MINT supports a practice-focused approach over a five-month period.
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Through 7 synchronous 120-minute online sessions, we will systematically review Practical Life, 0-3.
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Asynchronistic prepared environment for further experience
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Hone skills to prepare of the environment with new materials and activities.
A Preview of the 3-6 Refresher
2025-2026 Topic - Practical Life
Session 1
September 10, 2025
Optimize Your Living:
Looking at the big picture; Exercises of Practical Life - Developmental Purposes
Session 2
October 8, 2025
Moving in Life: Elementary Movements and Activities throughout the three-year cycle
Session 3
November 12, 2025
Caring for Ourselves: Independent from whom? Or what? And why?
Online via Zoom - Monthly 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Central Time - September 10, 2025 - April 8, 2026
Online via Zoom - Monthly 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Central Time - September 10, 2025 - April 8, 2026
AMI 3-6 Trainer
BethAnn Slater
BethAnn Slater has been the Head of School and the 3 to 6 Directress at Middleburg Montessori in Virginia, USA since 2003. BethAnn earned her AMI International diploma at the 3 to 6 level at OMTI in Cleveland, OH, a B.S. in Family and Child Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a M.Ed. in Montessori Education from Loyola University, Maryland. BethAnn has taught in both the Montessori Primary classroom as well as in the public sector. She is an AMI 3 to 6 Trainer. She currently is working on AMI 3 to 6 diploma courses in South Africa and in Dallas, TX, and has conducted numerous Montessori workshops.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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$390.
Schools, we do accept purchase orders. Contact info@montessori-mint.org to begin. -
Our coursework platform is Populi. New users will receive a prompt to create a Populi profile as part of course enrollment.
Populi is used for information sharing, discussion opportunities for participants, and further resource exploration.
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Yes. Participants must commit to attending all 8 sessions in order to receive the official AMI Refresher Course certificate.
Attendance is monitored in accordance with AMI standards and is required to uphold the integrity of the refresher process.
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We’re here to help! Please email info@montessori-mint.org or call 214-503-6802 to speak with someone from our enrollment team. You can also message us directly through your Populi account once registered.
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In alignment with AMI guidelines, this course is designed as a live, synchronous experience. Sessions will not be recorded or distributed afterward, in order to preserve the integrity of real-time engagement.
Dates & Topics
Online via Zoom
6:00pm - 8:00pm Central time
September 10, 2025 – Optimize Your Living: Looking at the big picture… Exercises of Practical Life - Developmental Purposes
October 8, 2025 – Moving in Life: Elementary Movements and Activities throughout the three-year cycle
November 12, 2025 – Caring for Ourselves: Independent from whom? Or what? And why?
December 10, 2025 – Ready, Set, Go: Preparation and Responsibilities of the Adult and Living in Community
February 11, 2026 – Caring for Our Environments: Small Acts, Huge Impact
March 11, 2026 – Moving with Purpose: Control and Coordination of Movement - Montessori Sports
April 8, 2026 – Celebrate with Us: How to plan, organize, and connect children independently to put on celebrations of all kinds!
You’ve done the work.
Now it’s time to reconnect, deepen, and grow.
Apply today and join a global community of renewed practice.
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