Christine Harrison has been involved in Montessori education since 1984 and was Head of School at Canberra Montessori School, one of the largest Montessori schools in Australia, for over 20 years. As well as educational leadership, Christine has a background in mediation, mentoring, conflict management and adult education with an emphasis on empowering individuals and building good communication skills. She was the founding President of Montessori Australia, Chair of the ACT Association of Independent Schools, Board Member of Independent Schools Australia, and a panelist for the 2nd Tier Review Panel of ACECQA. For the past 15 years she has worked as a consultant and mentor for Montessori schools and childcare centres. Christine served for 8 years on the Board of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and is AMI’s Ambassador for Southeast Asia.
Christine co-founded and developed the AMI Administrators Certificate Course and is an AMI Administrator Trainer for this course which she has given all over the world and is committed to her work with Montessori in underserved communities. In her spare time, Christine is a Marriage and Funeral Celebrant and enjoys being with her family, especially her two grandchildren who are now 16 and 10 and who both attended Montessori schools.
