Sonnie McFarland

Sonnie McFarland, the American Montessori Society’s 2011 Living Legacy, is an International Speaker, Consultant and Workshop Leader on Educating for Peace, Personal Transformation, Community Building and Montessori Parenting. She served eight years as a member of the American Montessori Society (AMS) Board of Directors and 20 years as the chair of the AMS Peace Committee. Her professional background includes over forty years as a Montessori Teacher/Head of School /Consultant/Trainer/Speaker. She is the author of three books: Honoring the Light of the Child: Activities to Nurture Peaceful Living Skills in Young Children, Shining Through: A Teacher's Handbook on Transformation and Montessori Parenting: Unveiling the Authentic Self co-authored by her late husband, Dr. Jim McFarland.