We have forged a partnership with the Authentic Institute of Montessori (AIM) to help support increased accessibility to Montessori resources and training to our entire global community of Black educators and parents. AIM has a particular focus on making Montessori training more accessible for aspiring Montessori educators from around the world, offering in-person and hybrid options for all of their training courses, as well as countless free resources to their alumni. Their certification programs are MACTE-accredited and they have resources for educators, school leaders, and parents alike.

With this partnership, BMEF scholarship recipients will receive free access to relevant courses, and the entire BMEF community will receive a 50% discount on their entire catalogue of courses.

As part of our efforts to continue to support Black engagement with Montessori, we have partnered up with Montessori Wellness to offer professional development courses at a discount to our BMEF family! 

With this partnership, we are able to give discounts to everyone in our network who would like to enroll in the Montessori Movement course. Parents, teachers, educators, and all who are interested in learning more about the Montessori approach to movement are all welcome to sign up for this online self-paced course. The course promotes a deeper understanding of the connections between Montessori pedagogy and wellness practices, in support of the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children and adults alike. 

Registration is open to all. Enter the coupon code BMEF without spaces to receive the discount. If you are a past or current BMEF Scholarship recipient, please contact us for your special discount.

The deadline to enroll using our link is Sep 1, 2025.

Dr. Montessori often emphasized Peace as being an educational responsibility. To this day, Peace Education continues to be of upmost importance, and we are grateful for this pedagogy pushing it forward across the world, especially during these turbulent times.

In collaboration with IPGI, Idimuwen Peace and Governance Initiative in Nigeria, we sponsored a Nigeria-focused Peace Art Competition for children between the ages of 8-10 in Nigeria. The competition aimed to build capacity, raise awareness, and foster conversation with children on peace, conflict, and meaningful coexistence. Participants created art in the form of a painting/drawing that depicts the theme, which for this 
year was: Unity in Diversity. The competition culminated on Sep 21, the International Day of Peace.

Copies of the artwork will soon be available for purchase for our BMEF community for a limited time. A percentage of the proceeds will go toward the educational fund for those artists.