Parent Education Series:

Education for the Community

Greene Towne invites you to join us for complimentary parent education workshops that are open to the wider community!

Please share with friends and family who may be interested in Parent Education at Greene Towne for the 2023-2024 school year!


Featured Workshop

Montessori Math: An Introduction and Demonstration
Dr. Maria Montessori’s thoughtful and hands-on approach to learning quantity and operations via bead materials is unlike any other early childhood math pedagogy. Please join us for a presentation of the key concepts of the Montessori primary math curriculum, followed by a live demonstration of a classic Montessori math lesson: The Bank Game! 

Wednesday March 6th 9:00am


Save the date for these workshops!

When is the best time for my child to learn x, y, and z? The “Sensitive Periods
Wednesday March 20th 9:00am

Play Styles: Activities and Ideas to support each age group
Save the date: Thursday, April 11

Bridging the Gap Between Toddler and Primary
Save the date: Tuesday, May 14


Current Season Recordings

Cooking with Toddlers: Experience the full Montessori Curriculum Through Vegetable Soup

Please join us to gain insight and practical tips regarding food preparation with toddlers. The act of making soup engages all of the areas of the Montessori curriculum (practical life, sensorial, language, math and culture). Get down on our level (literally… the tables are LOW!) and experience how your child works in the classroom. Also, soup will be served! Note: this is an adult only session

Preparation for Life: Emotions, Friendships, Impulses with Desiree McNeill and Patrick Sutch

Embedding social emotional learning into the classroom is a powerful way to support student learning.  Join us as we discuss how GTMS creates a supportive classroom climate to help students to feel emotionally safe, part of a community, motivated, and challenged while recognizing and managing emotions, being a good friend, controlling impulses, communicating effectively, and working with others.

“Help me to do it myself!”: Unpacking Independence

Join GTMS lead teachers Katie Brown and Olivia Powers as they discuss independence in young children! Independence is motivated by the child’s natural desire to learn. It is the responsibility of the adult to respect this desire by carefully preparing conditions which remove obstacles along the way allowing a child to say “I can do it.”

Back to School = Big Changes!

Dr. Lisa Dissinger is a child psychologist and parent coach who has been in practice for 30 years. Dr. Dissinger specializes in early childhood and has worked in many of the Montessori preschools in the Philadelphia area. She has been Greene Towne’s consulting psychologist for 25 years.

Journey through Primary: A deeper dive into the Montessori Curriculum

The journey through Primary is one that fosters independence, confidence and a love of learning while offering children opportunities to develop their potential as they step into their roles as citizens of the world. Students enjoy freedom with limits and are active participants in their learning and begin to experience that internal satisfaction drives curiosity and results in joyful learning that is sustained over a lifetime. This complimentary workshop is open to the wider community and perfect for parents of toddler-Kindergarten age children. Share with friends, neighbors, and family!


Parent Education Archives

We have so much more to share! Please look at our archives of parent education workshops and enjoy the recordings.