Montessori Congress 2026

Program

Registrations times:

April 30th from 16:00-20:00 and May 1st from 9:30-16:00 at the venue

April 30th

Hour
16:00 - 20:00
Event
Registration
Speaker
20:00 - 21:30
Event
Meet and Greet at Fiesta Americana Stelaris Bar (optional)
Speaker

May 1st

Hour
09:30 - 16:00
Event
Registrations
Speaker
10:00 -
Event
Exhibitor Area opening
Speaker
10:30 - 11:30
Event
Open Breakouts 1 (*No registration required)
Speaker
11:00 - 12:30
Event
AGM
Speaker
AMI
11:30 - 12:30
Event
Open Breakouts 2 (*No registration required)
Speaker
15:00 - 16:00
Event
Opening Ceremony
Speaker
16:00 - 16:45
Event
The hope and the promise
Speaker
Montessori Adolescents
16:45 - 17:30
Event
Coffee Break
Speaker
17:30 - 18:50
Event
Opening Keynote: Biology of Loss
Speaker
Gabor Maté
18:50 - 19:00
Event
Closing remarks
Speaker
19:30 - 22:00
Event
Welcome Cocktail at El Pinar (registered participants only)
Speaker

May 2nd

Hour
08:45 - 09:00
Event
Welcome
Speaker
09:00 - 10:00
Event
The Montessori Difference: What the Research Tells Us
Speaker
Angeline Stoll Lillard
10:00 - 11:00
Event
Building the Foundation for the Ongoing Joyful Journey
Speaker
Judi Orion
11:00 - 12:00
Event
Coffee break
Speaker
12:00 - 13:00
Event
From Doing to Being: The Joyful Journey at the Heart of Montessori. A Montessori perspective on dignity, connection and human development across the lifespan
Speaker
Julia Ballesteros
13:00 - 15:00
Event
Lunch
Speaker
15:00 - 17:50
Event
Workshop- Peer Orientation: Why children are stressed, Why Parents and Teachers are disempowered and How to restore a healthy balance in Adult-Child relationships
Speaker
Gabor Maté
17:45 - 18:00
Event
Closing remarks
Speaker
19:00 - 20:00
Event
Meet and Greet Cocktail (Fiesta Americana Stelaris bar)
Speaker
Global Reseachers Group | Educateurs Sans Frontiers | Montessori Dementia Disability and Ageing

May 3rd

Hour
08:45 - 09:00
Event
Welcome
Speaker
09:00 - 10:00
Event
The Child: The Missing Piece in Humanity’s Puzzle
Speaker
Molly O’Shaughnessy
10:00 - 11:00
Event
Executive Functions and Social and Emotional Needs: Their Multifaceted Relationships
Speaker
Adele Diamond
11:00 - 12:00
Event
Coffee break
Speaker
12:00 - 13:00
Event
Breakout Rooms 3
Speaker
13:00 - 15:00
Event
Lunch
Speaker
15:00 - 16:00
Event
Breakout Rooms 4
Speaker
21:00 - 00:30
Event
Community dinner at the The International Congress Center of Yucatán Esplanade (registered participants only)
Speaker

May 4th

Hour
08:45 - 09:00
Event
Welcome
Speaker
09:00 - 10:00
Event
Belonging in the world
Speaker
Bo Mynett
10:00 - 10:45
Event
Panel “Education and Peace”
Speaker
Lynne Lawrence Alain Tschudin Anuradha Shankar Julia Hilson
10:45 - 11:45
Event
Coffee break
Speaker
11:45 - 12:30
Event
Together: Journey and legacy
Speaker
Eder Cuevas Iturralde
12:30 - 13:30
Event
Closing ceremony: 2029 a new journey
Speaker

*Program subject to change without prior notice