The Montessori Sports Summit 2025
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This years theme:
Creating level playing fields!
How can we ensure sports and education become truly inclusive spaces where everyone, regardless of their starting point, has a fair opportunity to thrive? The Montessori Sports Summit 2025 invites educators, coaches, sports professionals, and changemakers to explore this question and more under the transformative theme Creating Level Playing Fields.
This two-day event will delve into how we can address disparities across various stages and aspects of life, including early childhood development, age, biological maturity, gender, and socio-economic background to foster environments where fairness and opportunity flourish.
Speakers
Steve Lawrence
Data scientist. Researcher on "Relative age effect". Architect. Co-author of "Montessori Architecture".
Anne Bavelaar
Former Professional Modern pentathlete. Hormone therapist. Montessori Sports team member.
Tom Ransom
Elementary guide at Canberra Montessori School. Montessori Sports graduate.
Santiago Nacinovich
Technical Director at Westbury Soccer Club. Representative of Montessori Sports in the USA.
Faaiqah Hendricks
Founder of Darun Na’im.
Over 20 years in Montessori Practice and Leadership.
Roy Ramdjanamsingh
Founder of Q4 Profiles, behavioral specialist, coach, and senior researcher, with over 15 years of experience in behavioral and communication research
Alfonso García Muñoz
Summit schedule
Friday, August 15 2025
6:00 - 7:00 PM - Keynote: Faaiqah Hendricks on "Opportunity in our Hands: Making the most of What We Have!" (more info)
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Dinner and drinks
Saturday, August 16 2025
8:00-9:00- Morning Coffee
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Keynote: Steve Lawrence on "Relative age effects in school and sports environments" (more info)
2:45 - 3:00 PM - Coffee Break
3:00 - 3:45 PM - Workshop Alfonso García Muñoz on 'physical education' (more info)
3:45 - 4:00 PM - Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:45 PM - Workshop Santiago Nacinovich on his Montessori Sports journey (more info)
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM - Coffee Break
5:00 - 6:00 PM - Keynote: Anne Bavelaar on "The gender gap in sports education across all planes of development" (more info)
6:30 - 9:00 PM - Dinner and drinks
optional/not included
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Impression of the Montessori Sports Summit 2024
The venue: House of Watt (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
The Montessori Sports Summit 2025 will be held in Amsterdam City, The Netherlands.
The venue is House of Watt, located at the James Watt street, named after the Scottish inventor. James Watt's innovations played a pivotal role in advancing the Industrial Revolution, marking him as one of the most influential figures in the history of technology. Today, his legacy is commemorated in the unit of power, the watt (W), named in his honor.
The venue also known as "the living room of the east of Amsterdam", is a meeting place for families, students and all other walks of life. Located within walking distance of Amsterdam Amstel Train Station, which just 20 minutes away from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Accomodation list
See below a list of recommended hotels, close to the venue location.
(click on the hotel names for more information and booking)
- Hotel Casa Amsterdam (100 meters from venue)
- Chassé Hotel Residency, Amsterdam (350 meters from venue)
- Meininger Hotel Amstel, Amsterdam (600 meters from venue)
- Hotel V Fizeaustraat (1 km from venue)
- Social Hub, Amsterdam City Center (1.2 km from venue)
