Parent Enrichment Sessions
Weekend Family Experiences
At Imagine Montessori School Valencia, we believe in the importance of supporting children’s development within a family and educational environment that is balanced, respectful and conscious. That is why we offer workshops for families and those interested in education, designed to create a space for reflection, learning and mutual support.
These sessions, held on Saturdays, address key everyday topics — from emotional wellbeing to healthy relationships and empathy — and provide practical tools to strengthen bonds at home and enrich family life.
Reflecting Together – with Paula and Elena
Workshops in Spanish and English offering a safe space to explore everyday challenges and share strategies with other families.
Positive Discipline in Early Childhood – with María Ferrero
A cycle of 4 workshops for families and professionals, offering practical tools for respectful and connected parenting. Includes a certificate of participation.
Exploring Montessori with Babies – with María Ferrero
Sessions for families with babies aged 6 to 24 months, offering a first-hand Montessori experience and showing how to foster autonomy, observation and joy in early learning.
All workshops are facilitated by specialists from our community, in an atmosphere of trust and respect.
We invite you to join us and discover new ways of growing together!
Reflecting Together
Experiential workshops designed for families who want to better understand their children’s development and strengthen bonds at home. We create a safe and intimate space where parents and caregivers can reflect, learn and grow together in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration.
For: Families with children aged 6 to 18.
Facilitators: Elena Merino, Secondary Tutor and Assistant Head Teacher, and Paula Garibo, Primary Guide.
Languages
Spanish and English
Price per session*
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1 person: €30
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2 people: €50
*Special offer: 10% discount when booking all 5 sessions in Spanish.
*Special offer: 5% discount when booking both sessions in English.
Sessions/Topics
How to manage children’s first contact with technology and encourage a gradual and appropriate use.
Exploring sexuality from the early years through adolescence, to support development in a respectful and conscious way.
Tools to support our children through times of change, doubts, or concerns.
Keys to recognising unhealthy dynamics and fostering relationships based on respect and communication.
Strategies to develop the ability to put oneself in another’s place and strengthen coexistence.
Positive Discipline in Early Childhood
A cycle of experiential workshops to discover how to accompany children with respect, connection and cooperation. Inspired by the Positive Discipline model developed by Dr Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott, and based on the psychology of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, this programme combines theory and practice to transform the way we relate to childhood.
For: Families with children aged 0 to 6, early years educators, and anyone interested in respectful parenting and guidance.
Duration: 4 sessions of 3 hours each, from October to May.
Facilitator: María Ferrero, certified Positive Discipline Educator by the Positive Discipline Association.
Language
Spanish
Price per session*
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1 person: €30
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2 people: €50
Special offer: 10% discount when booking all 4 sessions.
Sessions/Topics
Theoretical content:
– What is Positive Discipline and what is it based on?
– The goals of children’s behaviour: belonging and significance.
– Behaviour as a form of communication.
– How the child’s brain works (0–6): the need for co-regulation.
– From correction to guidance: connect before teaching.
– The 5 criteria of Positive Discipline.
Objective:
To offer a respectful perspective on children’s behaviour, recognising the needs behind each action and laying the foundations to accompany from connection.
Theoretical content:
– Respectful limits: why they are necessary.
– The balance between firmness and kindness.
– Natural and logical consequences vs. punishments.
– Tools to set limits with respect: agreements, routines, positive time-out.
– Challenging behaviours: how to respond without punishing or giving in.
Objective:
To learn how to establish safe and respectful limits that provide emotional support to the child and foster responsibility and self-control.
Theoretical Content:
– How to foster autonomy from early childhood.
– From obedience to cooperation: shifting the focus.
– The importance of encouragement vs praise.
– Mistakes as opportunities for learning.
– Practical tools: curious questions, participation, special time.
Objective:
To promote autonomy and responsibility without authoritarianism, allowing children to develop life skills through active participation.
Theoretical Content:
– Emotional regulation in adults: why it is key in childhood.
– Self-care and coherence: what we do teaches more than what we say.
– Tools to strengthen the bond: full presence, active listening, special time.
– Positive Discipline as a lifestyle, not a “recipe”.
Objective:
To consolidate what has been learned throughout the course, integrate tools into daily life, and connect with the deeper purpose of conscious and respectful parenting.
Exploring Montessori with babies
A space for connection and learning for parents and caregivers, offering a hands-on experience designed to support families during the early years of parenting. From a Montessori perspective, we explore child development within a safe, carefully prepared and respectful environment.
While babies explore freely in an environment tailored to their developmental needs, families receive guidance and specialised support. Each session combines a formative talk and an experiential workshop with invited professionals, addressing key themes in early education, conscious parenting and child development.
Inspired by the pedagogy of Maria Montessori and a holistic vision of the human being, this programme invites us to pause, observe and reconnect with the authentic rhythm of childhood, offering practical tools to take home.
Aimed at: Families with children aged 6 months to 2 years
Duration: 3 hours
Facilitator: María Ferrero, Montessori Infant Community Guide
Language: Spanish
Price per session: €50 per family (1 baby accompanied by 1 or 2 adults)
The Early Years (0–6 years) and the Formation of Personality
This first session combines a formative component — to understand early child development and the role of the adult as a figure of emotional co-regulation — with a practical experience centred on conscious breathing, sound and connection.
This workshop includes the special collaboration of Nuria Cabezas, musician and therapist specialising in conscious breathing and sound, and creator of the Breathe and Reconnect method. With over 30 years of experience working with breath, Nuria will integrate music, rhythmic movement and micro-practices of calm that families can apply in their daily lives.
Through this experience, families will gain:
- A deeper understanding of early development.
- Practical tools to support moments of crying or overwhelm.
- Simple resources to create small calming rituals at home.
- A shared experience of connection with their baby.
Date: Saturday 18 April
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Location: Imagine Montessori School – Paterna