Presentations & Workshops

Zahra Foroud is often invited to speak at international, national and local conferences. A selection of these presentations, along with some of her college lectures are listed below.

Zahra also offers annual workshops on the Montessori Method for parents of the Lethbridge Montessori School. Workshop dates are announced in the school newsletter.

She also provides teacher diploma courses through the Montessori Teachers College of Toronto (MTC) here at the Lethbridge Montessori School (LMS)! Many LMS teachers and staff, and elementary teachers from the school district no. 51 have completed her diploma course.

International Conference Presentations

  • “Montessori: Learning through Play.” Zahra Foroud, 70th OMEP World Assembly & Conference (Organisation Mondiale pour Education Prescholaire/World Organization for Early Childhood Education and Care). Prague, Czech Republic, June 2018.
  • “Making the Most of Individual Differences: Applications from the Montessori Method.“ Zahra Foroud & Afra Foroud, Mapping the Landscapes of Childhood II Conference, The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, May 2015
  • “Peace Education in Montessori Classroom.” Zahra Foroud, American Montessori Society’s 50th Anniversary Conference, 2010.
  • “Lifelong Learning Exercises.“ Zahra Foroud, American Montessori Society, September 2009.
  • “Peace Education.“ Zahra Foroud American Montessori Society, March 2009.
  •  “Montessori Education and the Emergent Curriculum.” Zahra Foroud, Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2008
  • “Life long Learning Exercises.“ Zahra Foroud, American Montessori Society, October 2008.

National Conference Presentations

  • “Teacher Stages of Growth.“ Zahra Foroud, Canadian Association of Montessori Teachers (CAMT) 2015 Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 6, 2015
  • “Practical Life and Peace.“ Zahra Foroud, Canadian Association of Montessori Teachers (CAMT) 2015 Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 6, 2015

Local Conferences Presentations

  • “Learning Through Play.“ Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbridge College, March, 2013.
  • “The Wonder in Ordinary Things.“ Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbridge College, March, 2012.
  • “Parents as a Partner.“ Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2011.
  • “Food for Life, Food for Thought.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2010.
  • “Montessori Method.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2009.
  • “Montessori Method.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2008.
  • “Montessori Method.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2007.
  • “Montessori Method.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2006.
  • “Montessori Method.” Zahra Foroud, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2005.

College Lectures

  • “Child Development.“ Zahra Foroud, Montessori College, Calgary Alberta, February 2014
  • “Learning Differences.“ Zahra Foroud, Montessori College, Calgary Alberta, February 2014
Zahra presenting at the 2015 CAMT Annual Conference in Toronto.

Zahra Foroud, “Practical Life and Peace”, 2015 CAMT Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 2015

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Zahra Foroud, “The Wonder in Ordinary Things”, Early Childhood Conference, Lethbridge College, March, 2012.

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Zahra Foroud, “Parents as a Partner” Early Childhood Conference, Lethbrige College, 2011.

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“Montessori in the classroom and the home.” Zahra Foroud, Annual Parent Workshop, Lethbridge Montessori School, 2011.

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Zahra Foroud, “Peace Education”, Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2009.

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There were just over 1,800 delegates at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2009. A steady stream of conference delegates stops by Zahra’s table to read the poster, review materials on the display table, and talk with Zahra.

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Zahra (left) talks with Dr. Blythe Hinitz (right), Coordinator of Early Childhood Education at the College of New Jersey and author of The Anti-Bullying and Teasing Book about Zahra’s presentation..

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At the American Montessori Society’s 50th anniversary Conference, 2010.