This is a special announcement from MPPI. MPPI (Montessori Public Policy Initiative) serves as the policy and advocacy arm of AMS.

“May we all feel safe, held, and sound enough to lean into imagining and embodying what our #thriving looks like, and may the practice be so sweet and irresistible that it has no choice but to invite others to join us in this liberatory journey” - Lucy Recio

Join us for a Keynote and Fireside chat with Lucy Recio, a distinguished leader and early childhood education social movement strategist, builder, and weaver, at the 2024 MPPI Advocacy Conference.

Together, let's explore how we prepare ourselves to take concrete actions to ensure the accessibility of safe, quality Montessori education for all children. Join us in strategizing the realization of education systems that give voice to educators, children, and their families, that hold sacred the social, emotional, and academic needs of our children, and that are accessible to all children and families.

• How can we disrupt current educational systems - to create accessible child-centered education for all children?
• How can we create intentional spaces for our youth to realize their full potential?
• How do we do the work necessary to know and support the actualization of every child?

Don’t miss the opportunity to engage deeply with these questions, and to join us in becoming part of a tipping point.

We need you. We need your expertise, wisdom, and embodied wholeness. Your perseverance and lived experience can help shape how we advocate for the world we want to live in.

About Lucy Recio

Lucy Recio has over 15 years of experience building campaigns, programs, and systems to influence education policy and shape public discourse. As a community organizer, she is passionate about creating spaces where the voices of those directly impacted drive conversations on equity and accessibility in education. Lucy has been instrumental in shaping public narratives, securing over $54 billion in COVID-19 relief for child care, and building a national movement of early childhood educators.

Lucy has held leadership roles at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), and the Office of the Bronx Borough President. She has supported various organizations in policy, advocacy, and movement-building strategies. Lucy also teaches as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and serves on the governing boards of The Trust for Learning and Childhood Education International.

With a master’s in public administration from Georgetown University, Lucy is also an emerging practitioner in healing justice, with certifications in somatic embodiment and healing-centered education. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the South Bronx, Lucy resides in Washington, DC, with her partner and over 40 plant babies.

How to Join Us

We have extended Early Bird Pricing through September 10th!

Take advantage of this chance to attend the ONLY Montessori conference solely focused on advocacy.

Register here.