9th Nordic Montessori Conference 2026

Theme: Where it all Began, a Pre-Celebration

The Danish Montessori Society presents the 9th Nordic Montessori Conference 2026 - to be held from 28 to 30 August 2026 at Helsingør, Denmark.

Why Denmark?
After all who knows where Denmark is? The New Fellowship of Education did, and had their 5th Conference there; they called it The New Psychology and the Curriculum
 
Why Helsingør?
They wanted a beautiful area, very large and easily accessible; they had also been promised the use of the old Castle of Kronborg by the Danish Government. 

Why Marienlyst Strand Hotel?
The owner of Hotel Marienlyst had promised to make arrangements for accommodation for all participants and Hotel Marienlyst had the reputation of having an enormous dining room big enough for the inhabitants of a small town! This is where Maria and Mario Montessori stayed during the congress.
 
Why do we want to have our Pre-Celebration at Hotel Marienlyst? 
Well Denmark is surrounded by water, the beaches are sandy and the sea is wild or calm depending on where you live, the sky and the light attracts one to enjoy being alive. So you walk into Marienlyst Hotel knowing the Maria Montessori trod her steps here, knowing you will be looked after in the same way as she; knowing that one can step out, onto the beach and relax.

Who are we are celebrating?
AMI – friend – humans – children – adults.  What a fantastic name.

We are celebrating friends, humans, children and adults through time; we are celebrating Maria Montessori and all those many many people who understood her thoughts, her pedagogy and philosophy down to this day.

Maria Montessori thought of an aid to life, we will talk of how we can aid life from birth to old age, of how life is movement, of how life is becoming oneself, right from birth through one's own time. We will pinpoint art and Montessori materials. We will celebrate Association Montessori International.