Maxine Swensson is an international speaker and was one of the first to bring Montessori to Aged Care in Australia in 2009.  Maxine has an Association Montessori International (AMI) 3 to 6 Diploma and 25 years of experience in early childhood education in Sydney

Maxine has found another Montessori endeavour of great interest. She is now consulting within the health system in Sydney in order to enable them to offer a Montessori approach to residents of Aged Care Facilities. The use of the Montessori method in Dementia and Aged Care is a growing movement in Australia, the Netherlands, USA and Austria.