Montessori Makers Group

Leadership Intensive

Three days. Real cases. A cohort that carries you.

A multi-day deep immersion into Montessori leadership practice. Not a workshop — a working cohort where leaders bring real situations, build shared language, and leave with decisions they can act on immediately.

Secure checkout. Limited to 16 participants.

This Intensive is intentionally scheduled before the school year begins — while there is still space to think clearly, not just react.

This is structured time to step out, examine your leadership in context, and enter the year with a plan — not just intentions.

What Makes It Different

Not a workshop. Not a retreat. A working cohort.

Most leadership programs stay abstract. The Intensive works in the specific:

your situations
your team dynamics
your decisions

These are examined through Montessori principles and organizational frameworks that hold up under pressure.

You leave with language that travels — and a cohort that understands exactly what you’re navigating.

What We Cover

Six domains of Montessori leadership.

01

Organizational Leadership

How Montessori principles translate into organizational design — culture, decision-making structures, and accountability systems.

02

Adult Culture

The norms, structures, and leadership behaviors that create a thriving adult community — not by accident, but by design.

03

Communication & Difficult Conversations

The full arc of communication as a leadership tool — from faculty meetings to board reports to the conversation no one wants to have.

04

Decision-Making Under Pressure

Frameworks for making principled decisions when the stakes are high, the information is incomplete, and the pressure is real.

05

Strategic Planning & Enrollment

How to think about organizational direction, growth, and the relationship between mission clarity and enrollment health.

06

Leading Change & Transition

How to lead through change — planned and unplanned — without losing staff trust, community coherence, or organizational momentum.

Structure

Three days. Three phases.

Day 1 — Foundation

Shared language for leadership grounded in Montessori and organizational dynamics.

Day 2 — Cases

Real scenarios. Peer analysis. Facilitated synthesis.

Day 3 — Practice

Your leadership plan — what changes, what stays, what starts now.

Outcomes

What you carry out of the room.

The Intensive is designed for transfer — not just insight, but change. Leaders who attend consistently report the same cluster of outcomes.

A leadership plan built around your actual context
Frameworks that hold under real pressure
Clear next steps with timelines
A shared leadership language
A cohort of peers who understand the work
An accountability partner going into the year

Who It’s For

For leaders ready to go deeper.

Heads in their first 5 years navigating the gap between credential and role
Leaders preparing for headship who want to build capacity before stepping in
Teams navigating growth, culture repair, or significant transition
Leaders who want a peer cohort, not just a course

Upcoming Cohort

Dates

July 22–24, 2026

Format

Live online

Schedule

Wednesday–Friday

9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Central

Cohort Size

Limited to 16

Each Day

Each day is structured in two working blocks:

Morning session (2 hours)
Break for lunch
Afternoon session (2 hours)
Closing integration

The pacing is intentional — enough time to do real work, without losing clarity or energy.

Designed to create space for focused leadership work before the school year begins.

Investment

$900

Per Person

Includes 15 hours of facilitated cohort work across three days, plus pre-session preparation and post-session accountability resources.

This is not a passive training. It is structured working time — with real decisions, real cases, and real outcomes.

Leadership Intensive — Three-Day Immersive Experience

Registration

Registration is completed through secure checkout. Once you reserve your spot, you will receive:

confirmation of enrollment
session details and calendar access
preparation materials ahead of the Intensive

Cohort size is intentionally limited to 16. When the cohort is full, registration closes.

Real cases. Real cohort. Real work.

July 22–24, 2026 · Live online · 16 participants