COMMITTEES

The International Christian Montessori Institute has been a volunteer organization for over 40 years. And it is volunteers who will continue to make a difference as we share the Gospel throughout the world.

Share your gifts and help transform our world.

"Hide not your talents,

they for use were made. 

What's a sundial in the shade?"

Benjamin Franklin

International Committee Liaison | Gabriela Polanco

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Conference Committee | Sarah Morse

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An opportunity for both outgoing, creative, and highly organized members to use their gifts to create a memorable, smooth flowing conference experience.

functions

1. Venue
2. Food
3. Pricing
4. Budget
5. Packets: Schedule, handouts, badges, gift bags
6. Contract services – audio, video, internet
7. Program (working with educational committee)
8. Registrations (working with office)
9. Conference activity, registration, hosting
10. Follow up, thank yous, certificates, email lists

Education Committee | Sharon Hundley

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Using the gifts of teaching adults, analytical skills, classroom experience and vision to provide new teachers and experienced guides with transformational educational experiences.  

1. Cooperate on conference agenda
2. Review training program
3. Participate in training
4. Establish and maintain criteria for training centers
5. Suggest CMF educational offerings
   1. Regional conferences
   2. On-line seminars, webinars
   3. Book club
   4. Faith component of Montessori training
   5. Christian Montessori School Management program
   6. Hands on Bible
6. Establish program for quarterly member meetings with membership
7. Home school Montessori

Membership Committee | Sonya Curry

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Bringing the new friends of Christian Montessori into the family, providing opportunities to bless others and to be blessed by sharing the Gospel through Christian Montessori education.

1. Encourage individual memberships
2. Data base creation and maintenance
3. Enhance individual membership program benefits (working with marketing/education committees)
   1. Index and access to 20 plus years of “The Fourth Period Lesson”
   2. ICMI friends directory
   3. ICMI school directory
   4. ICMI members directory
   5. Discounts on conferences and materials
4. Quarterly zoom meetings (working with education committee)
5. Refine benefits for ICMI school memberships.
6. Establish and define school membership levels and criteria
   1. Initial
   2. Associate
   3. Full
7. Recruit committee members

Marketing – Communication Committee | Andrew Murgatroyd

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Using skills and abilities to share the dynamic work of the International Christian Montessori Institute through all avenues of social media and communications platforms.

Keeping current members informed of possibilities and opportunities and bringing new members into active participation.

1. Develop and implement the Fellowship communication calendar
   1. Monthly “news” letter
   2. Fourth Period Lesson
2. Social Media
   1. Facebook
   2. Instagram
3. Develop and implement the ICMI marketing calendar
   1. Individual Membership
   2. School memberships
   3. Conference
   4. Educational offerings
   5. Training
   6. Donations
   7. Spiritual life
4. Coordinate with membership, education, conference committees

Development Committee | 

1. Proactively seek to identify and develop relationships with potential sources of members, partnership, and financial support.

2. Ensure that the case for support is strong, current, and based on ICMI’s mission, vision, and goals.

3. The team serves the organization, its members, and stakeholders by fostering growth in fundraising effectiveness and increasing

organizational impact.

4. Recommend fundraising goals to the Board for approval.

5. And take an active lead in those fundraising projects

The heart of organizational growth is the expansion of not only interest and involvement, but of commitment, which is the key to development work

Spiritual Life Committee | Dan Rounds

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Holding on to the core of what makes ICMI the unique messenger of this amazing method of learning.

Holding up the members, the programs, the training, and the outreach of the ministry in prayer.

1. ICMI prayer meetings
2. Spiritual component of training (working with education committee)
3. Spiritual component of conference (working with conference committee and education committee)
4. Missions