Meet Gavin McCormack
Gavin McCormack is a renowned Montessori-trained teacher with a passion for innovative education practices.
With over two decades of teaching experience in multiple countries, Gavin has been named the Montessori Australia Ambassador and has built nine schools, several libraries and run three teacher training centres in Nepal.
Gavin is a co-founder of Upschool.co and EducationInfluence.com, platforms that aim to bring about meaningful change in the education sector.
He is also a bestselling author of “The Potential in Every Child” and a children’s author with books focusing on life skills.
His dedication to promoting education equality has led to him being recognized as one of the top ten most influential global educators in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and he was nominated for Australian of the Year in 2018.
In 2022 he joined Montessori Australia as our Ambassador.
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How education can save the world
The leaders of tomorrow lay dormant in the children of today. Academic excellence is important, but essential skills such as love, empathy, resilience and acceptance cannot be overlooked. Gavin McCormack is a trained Montessori teacher, children’s author, teacher trainer, philanthropist and school principal. While working in the teaching profession for over twenty years, he has used his experience and training to understand what it means to truly educate with true intention.
What is a Montessori school?
We explore how Montessori principles can be dynamically integrated into K-12 classrooms, transcending traditional age boundaries. Australia’s ambassador for Montessori, emphasizes the importance of empowering students through choice and agency, fostering a learning environment where students are encouraged to explore and discover on their own terms.
Montessori Education Podcast
Gavin McCormack, principal of Farmhouse Montessori School, acclaimed children’s author, education blogger, and activist behind the construction of several schools in the Himalayas joins us to discuss the planes of development philosophy behind Montessori education and share some of his unique and eye-opening stories from his travels in education throughout the world.
Fostering Independence In Our Children From a Young Age
In this engaging 90-minute online session, we’ll explore why fostering independence in our children from a young age is so crucial for raising empowered, confident learners. Too often, we rob kids of the opportunity to problem-solve, negotiate conflicts, and learn from failures by swooping in too quickly with adult-imposed solutions.
But what if we took a step back instead? What if we created a safe environment for kids to grapple with challenges on their own terms, make mistakes without judgment, and develop resilience through struggle? That’s the heart of the “peace rose” philosophy we’ll unpack together.
Join us for a lively discussion filled with real-world examples, interactive exercises, and my trademark candor. You’ll leave this session with a new appreciation for the profound impact of fostering independence…and a game plan for putting it into practice.