## International Montessori Congress \ **Congress Postponement Announcement**: The next AMI International Congress will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 2nd to 5th 2023. The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Board, together with the 2021 Montessori Congress Planning Committee and the AMI Thailand Affiliate, have decided to move up this year’s International Montessori Congress to 2023. Given the current global situation with the Coronavirus, all felt that this was the safest and best decision to take considering the well-being of our speakers, our organizers, and our Montessori community across the world. While we are disappointed that we have to postpone, we look forward to the opportunity to come together with our Montessori community in 2023. For information on the 2023 Congress, \ please visit: [https://montessoricongress2023.org](https://montessoricongress2023.org) --- ## Thailand OBEC and AMI Framework of Cooperation Signing Ceremony [https://youtu.be/8qt3YhlD-4I](oembed:https://youtu.be/8qt3YhlD-4I)AMI is extremely pleased to announce a formal partnership with the Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC) in Thailand to support Montessori education in OBEC schools. The formal Framework of Cooperation was signed at an online ceremony on the 7th April 2021, in the presence of Mr. Amporn Pinasa, Secretary-General of OBEC, Dr. Benjalug Namfa, Senior Specialist, OBEC, and Dr. Kanchulee Punyain Educator, OBEC and President of the Montessori Association Thailand, Dr. Kannekar Butt. The agreement will continue the long-term collaboration between AMI and OBEC to enable the training of AMI teachers and AMI Trainers to support the provision of quality Montessori education in OBEC schools. AMI will provide advice and guidance to OBEC on the implementation of Montessori education in these schools and at an AMI-OBEC training center, which will be established. This collaboration has come about through the dedication of AMI’s Affiliate Organisation, Montessori Association of Thailand, led by Kannekar Butt, and the great work of the Thailand government to support the implementation of Montessori education in its schools. Their support of the Montessori International Congress is also welcomed, as Thailand will be hosting the event in 2023. AMI looks forward to the next stage of this important partnership with OBEC and to supporting its teachers and trainers over the coming years. Thailand and OBEC continue to lead the way in Montessori implementation in the public sector and we welcome their support of Montessori in the ASEAN region and beyond.