SPECIALIZED PDMC COURSE
Conflict to Collaboration
Building Strong Parent Partnerships Through Respectful Communication
Build Trust
Communicate
with Confidence
Set Bounderies
with Respect
Strengthen
Partnership
COURSE OVERVIEW
Transform Parent Challenges into Collaborative Partnerships
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Children thrive when teachers, school leaders, and parents work together with clarity, consistency, and mutual respect. Yet many educators experience stress from unrealistic demands, emotionally charged interactions, frequent communication expectations, and a lack of trust in their professional expertise.
Conflict to Collaboration provides practical tools and proven strategies that help educators navigate these challenges confidently while maintaining professionalism, reducing stress, and strengthening parent relationships.
Rather than viewing conflict as something to avoid, participants learn how to transform challenging situations into opportunities for trust, understanding, and partnership.
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Β WHY TAKE THIS COURSE
Reduce Stress and Strengthen Parent Relationships
Parent-school relationships play a critical role in a child's success, yet they can also be one of the greatest sources of stress for educators.
This course helps participants:
- βBuild stronger parent partnerships based on trust and mutual respect
- βNavigate difficult conversations with confidence and professionalism
- βReduce stress associated with parent communication
- βSet healthy boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
- βImprove communication across the school community
- βCreate collaborative solutions that support children and families
- βStrengthen trust in professional expertise and decision-making
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Practical Strategies for Effective Communication
Tools for Building Trust, Clarity, and Collaboration
- βBuild Collaborative Parent Relationships
- βNavigate Difficult Conversations
- βSet Kind and Firm Boundaries
- βCommunicate Concerns with Confidence
- βAvoid Common Communication Mistakes
- βTransform Conflict into Opportunity
- βLead Effective Parent Meetings
- βDevelop School-Wide Communication Practices
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Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
- βMontessori Teachers
- βLead Guides
- βAssistant Teachers
- βSchool Administrators
- βHeads of School
- βInstructional Coaches
- βEducational Consultants
- βParent Education CoordinatorsΒ
- Whether you are new to parent communication challenges or seeking more effective approaches, this course provides practical tools that can be implemented immediately.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- βBuild stronger and more collaborative parent partnerships
- βHandle difficult conversations with greater confidence
- βSet professional boundaries that reduce stress and increase trust
- βCommunicate concerns about children more effectively
- βLead productive parent meetings
- βPrevent common sources of parent-school conflict
- βCreate school-wide communication practices that support consistency
- βStrengthen relationships that benefit children, families, and educators
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SPECIAL PRICING
Group Discounts
Bring your team and save! Schools registering multiple participants are eligible for discounted pricing.
| Participants | Discount |
|---|---|
| 3β5 | 10% Off |
| 6β10 | 15% Off |
| 11β20 | 20% Off |
| 21+ | 25% Off |
Planning to Register a Large Team?
For groups of 21 or more participants, please contact us to discuss customized pricing and private cohort options.
TESTIMONIALS
What Educators Are Saying
Hear how practitioners are transforming their classrooms through Positive Discipline.
β Polly Christensen
Head of School, St. Francis Montessori School
"The overall approach in Positive Discipline and Conflict to Collaboration is beautifully human. Anxiety, tension, and fear are replaced by forethought, understanding, and wisdom, as well as compassion. Learning this approach helps adults reach their highest potential by focusing on the other person as a highly respected individual.
I am truly grateful for the practical experience and tools that bring beautiful communication among children and adults."
Betsy Coe, Principal, School of the Woods, Middle & High School, Executive Director, Houston Montessori Center
βChip and Jane have captured the essence of teachers facilitating student agency. Their book frames Positive Discipline from a Montessori perspective and offers real, relatable classroom examples. Every Montessori school and teacher education program should have this book as their reference.β
FACILITATED BY
Chip DeLorenzo
For more than 30 years, Chip DeLorenzo has helped Montessori educators build respectful, cooperative, and thriving classroom communities. As co-author of Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom with Jane Nelsen, Chip is a leading voice in integrating Positive Discipline principles with authentic Montessori practice.
Since 1995, Chip has trained thousands of teachers, school leaders, and parents through workshops, conferences, and professional development programs worldwide. His practical, experience-based approach provides educators with effective tools they can implement immediately in their classrooms.
Chip served for over 20 years as Head of School and teacher at Damariscotta Montessori School and holds AMS certifications in Early Childhood, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary education. He has also worked extensively with Montessori adolescents, giving him a broad perspective across all stages of child development.
Whether you're new to Positive Discipline or looking to deepen your practice, Chip's expertise, warmth, and real-world experience make this training both inspiring and immediately applicable.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is this course only for Montessori educators?
Do I need to complete the Practitioner's Class first?
Is this course appropriate for school leaders?
Can schools attend as a team?
What makes this course different from general communication training?
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