NOCME:

National Organisation Council of ME

 

 

According article 8 of The Statues of Montessori Europe „The Executive Committee is authorised to establish Advisory Councils, in order to support its activities and to improve the overall effectiveness of Montessori Europe“ along with The Statues are saying, that „one Advisory Council must be established, namely a National Organisation Council of Montessori Europe (NOCME) that represents all institutional members of Montessori Europe.“

 

 

So, what is NOCME?

It is an advisory council to The Executive Committee of Montessori Europe (ME) and active networking device of Montessori Europe.

 

 

And who are the members of NOCME?

NOCME consists of at least one delegate of The Executive Committee of ME and representatives of institutional members of ME in respective countries, primarily one or more national Montessori organizations (if such exists).

If there is not a National Montessori organization in certain country, other institutional member of ME may represent the country, but the NOCME membership is, however, subject of The Executive Committee approval. The approval lasts till National Organization in the country is created.

 

 

What does NOCME do?

Montessori Europe wants to build up an active and vital Montessori network in Europe. NOCME is there to assist The Executive Committee of Montessori Europe in this endeavour and has two main functions: one directed from outside to The Executive Committee and the other one directed outside from The Executive Committee to ME members and other networking entities.

 

 

The first function consists of counselling to The Executive Committee (EC), either on The EC request or on NOCME's own decision.

 

 

The second function consists in working towards the aim of ME, as expressed in The Statues:  „... helping to build an active and vital Montessori network.“

 

 

NOCME meetings

The members of NOCME meet at least once a year during ME’s annual conference. The EC reserves a special time-slot for The NOCME meeting.

 

 

The next meeting of NOCME will be held on Friday October 01st in Bad Honnef, from 17:00 to 18:30.

 

 

If you are representative of National Organization as described above your presence on the NOCME meeting in Cracow will be very welcomed. Feel free to email me at juras@montessori.sk.

 

 

Ivan Juráš, Member of The Executive Committee of Montessori Europe and The Exectuive Committee delegate to NOCME