6-12 Refresher Course

2026 Topic: Practical Life at the Elementary Level
Online • October 7, 2025 – April 7, 2026
First Tuesday Evening Each Month • 6:00–8:00 pm CST

A reflective return to the purposeful work that grounds the Elementary child.

Registration Closed: This course has concluded!

Refresh with MINT offers a thoughtful space for Elementary guides to revisit the often-overlooked heart of Practical Life at the 6–12 level. In this unique season of development—where imagination, reasoning, and the child’s expanding sense of responsibility bloom—Practical Life takes on a new and deeply meaningful form.

Across the year, we will gather monthly to explore how purposeful work, real contribution, and community engagement continue to nourish the growing Elementary child. Together, we will reflect on the environments we prepare, the freedoms we offer, and the responsibilities that help children find their place in the world.

With time between sessions for observation, experimentation, and integration, this refresher meets you where you are and supports your continued growth as a guide. Whether you are new to Elementary or returning with years of experience, this is a space to reconnect with the deep intentions behind Practical Life—and the profound impact it has on the life of the child and the classroom community.

Welcome to Refresh with MINT

Meet the Trainer

Virginia Viscovic, M.A.

Virginia Viscovic holds diplomas at both the AMI Primary and Elementary levels, is trained in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Levels I and II, and is a Montessori coach. She is a Consultant at the Elementary level for AMI/USA and also serves as a member of the Consultation Committee. Virginia holds a B.A. in Anthropology and an M.A. in Education/Child and Family Studies from SUNY Stony Brook in New York. She is both a national and external examiner for AMI and serves as the Elementary Director of Training at MINT.

Virginia brings a wide range of school experience from more than twenty-five years in the classroom, including corporate, private, and public school programs. While she has also served in school administration and on the boards of Montessori schools, Virginia is most passionate about supporting children—and the adults who serve them, both in training and beyond.

  • This course has concluded, new information coming in 2026!

  • This course has concluded, new information coming in 2026!

  • This course has concluded, new information coming in 2026!

  • This course has concluded, new information coming in 2026!