Name: National Catholic Montessori Conference
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-10

North Dakota might surprise you—and that’s the point. For many, Bismarck-Mandan is a first-time destination, and it delivers far more than just another box to check. Here, you’ll find one-of-a-kind attractions and off-site venues that take events and meetings beyond the fields, courses and four walls and into unforgettable experiences.

Plenty of cities have facilities. What sets us apart? The extra. From history, culture and arts to outdoor adventure, dining and shopping, Bismarck-Mandan has it all—right on the Missouri River and surrounded by rolling hills.

As North Dakota’s capital, we combine professional infrastructure with authentic hospitality and a central location that’s easy to reach by road or air. Add in access to key industry sites, walkable downtowns and built-in pre- and post-conference adventures and you’ve got a destination that works hard—and plays even harder.

Bismarck-Mandan Convention & Visitors Bureau

What if education could be a work of peace? Join educators, leaders and visionaries from across the country at the 2026 National Catholic Montessori Conference, October 8–10 at the University of Mary in Bismarck. This year’s theme, “Peace: The Work of Education,” invites participants to rediscover the Catholic roots of Dr. Maria Montessori’s educational revolution and explore how Montessori education can form children in respect, freedom, human dignity, truth, goodness and peace. Across three days of fellowship, prayer and fruitful discussion, participants will explore the unique consonance between the Montessori method and the Church’s holistic approach to teaching and learning. October 8–10, 2026 Founders Hall, Lumen Vitae University Center | University of Mary 2026 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maria Williams The conference will also highlight three women important to the development of Catholic Montessori: Servants of God Mother Mary Charles Magdalene Walker, Madre Luigina Tincani and Mary (Adelia) Pyle. Come deepen your vocation to educate hearts and minds in truth, goodness and peace, helping plant seeds that will blossom in generations to come. Learn more and register: https://www.umary.edu/academics/schools/liffrig-family-school-education-and-behavioral-sciences/national-catholic

National Catholic Montessori Conference

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