1:1 Consultation with Carmen
Zoom call • 60 minutes • $250
A personalized session with Carmen — for educators, homeschooling parents, and founders who want direct support, a thinking partner, or a first step before committing to the full training.
Bring whatever is alive for you right now:
How to set up or redesign a learning environment
Understanding natural child development and genuine needs
Moving from directing to accompanying — what that looks like in practice
Free play, imagination, and flow state in your setting
Setting boundaries that protect freedom
Creating self-directed learning that actually works
Handling conflict, group dynamics, and community
Building a framework for your microschool or cooperative
Hands-on learning materials — what to use and how
Inspiration from Montessori, Reggio, Wild, and beyond
Your specific situation — whatever you're navigating
No previous experience required. You bring your question. Carmen brings twenty years of building, teaching, consulting, and learning alongside children and educators worldwide.
Professional Development Day Carmen comes to your school for a full day of teacher training, environment design, and Q&A. In person or Zoom · Price on request
2-Day Intensive A deep dive for school teams — environment design, curriculum framework, and personalized coaching.
In person (Carmen travels) or Zoom · Price on request
Coaching Package Ongoing support for founders and educators building or transforming a learning community. 3 or 6 session packages · Price on request
I am grateful for the privilege of working with educators and communities across the world. Every context taught me something new: what makes us different but even more what unites us: our love for the children in our care.
Teacher team at the Huichol Center
Professional development day in Mexico
Montessori material made of laundry clips
Teacher development days in LA
Introducing Froebel learning materials to Montessori teachers
My mentor Rebeca Wild
"Our work with Carmen was meaningful and important. It provided us the opportunity to reflect on and dissect our teaching practices, routines and environments. Carmen gently, expertly and in a spirit of positivity, guided us as we thought about the what, why and how of what we do and as we developed ideas about what we could change and improve on. It was a wonderful and important way to get the new school year under way!"
Cassidy Preschool, Santa Monica, CA
"Carmen's workshop was one of the most informative, enlightened and fun that I have encountered. As Director of an infant center/preschool, it re-opened my eyes to ways of incorporating play into our academic/transition-based program. I truly believe all teachers will benefit from Carmen's ideas."
Director Building Kidz, Pacifica, CA
"Carmen's workshop was so much fun and very educational for me. I loved it! The way Carmen presented Maria Montessori's philosophy gave me that 'Aha-moment'. The structure I learnt gives me freedom for my work with the children."
Teacher, San Rafael, CA