Become a Member!
We now offer a variety of memberships to meet the needs of our growing population.
To Register:
Step 1: Choose the type of BAMA membership that will suit you and your organization's need. Choose from below.
Step 2: Fill out the 2019-2020 BAMA Registration form. Your email address will serve as your member ID number for the year. Administrators, if you register for any of the group memberships, please make your staff aware as they will need your organization's name for workshop RSVPs.
Step 3: Pay your membership fee via PayPal (use contact@bayareamontessoriassociation.org or one of the Buy Now links below). Save your PayPal transaction number. You will need it to complete your registration
form. You will find your PayPal transaction number in your email receipt from PayPal.
Don't have a PayPal account? You can still use a credit card to pay using the PayPal website.
**YOU MUST COMPLETE THESE STEPS IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE YOUR REGISTRATION**
Rules and Restrictions:
Memberships are valid Sept 1- Aug 31. All memberships automatically expire on Aug 31. Memberships can carry over to the next school year only if the individual registered AFTER all of our workshops for the year have ended.
Note: Individual memberships are for an individual person and are non-transferrable. Directors or administrators purchasing an individual membership may not transfer that membership to other teachers at their school. You must purchase a group membership for teachers you wish to have attend workshops.
Bay Area Montessori Association is a 501.c.3 non-profit organization. Membership and donations are tax deductible (Tax ID #20-8701364).
Golden Bead - Individual Membership
Individual Membership is $35 a year and is non-transferable.
Best for:
- The individual teacher whose school has not applied for a group membership and would like to attend workshops for professional development
- The administrator who attends workshops and posts jobs throughout the year (but does not have a group membership for their school)
- Individuals who are not associated with any school or educational organization (parents, friends)
Benefits:
- Attend the year's BAMA workshops for free.
- Ability to post job postings, advertisements, and celebrations to BAMA network.
Ten Bar -Small Group Membership
Small Group Membership is $500 a year. Benefits apply to all administrators, teachers, and parents from the same school or organization.
Best for: Any school or organization that has 10 teachers or fewer
Benefits:
- Administrators can post unlimited job postings, advertisements, and celebrations
- Administrators, teachers and parents from the organization can attend any BAMA hosted workshop for free
- Logo and link to your school on BAMA website and bottom of the BAMA Grapevine newsletter
Hundred Square - Medium Group Membership
Medium Group Membership is $750 a year. Benefits apply to administrators, teachers and parents from the same school or organization.
Best for: Any school or organization that has between 11-25 teachers
Benefits:
- Administrators can post job postings, advertisements, and celebrations
- Administrators, teachers, and parents from the organization can attend any BAMA hosted workshop for free
- Logo and link to your school on BAMA website and bottom of the BAMA Grapevine newsletter
Thousand Cube - Large Group Membership
Large Group Membership is $1000 a year. Benefits apply to administrators, teachers and parents from the same school or organization.
Best for: Any school or organization that has 26 or more teachers
Benefits:
- Administrators can post job postings, advertisements, and celebrations in the BAMA
Grapevine newsletter - Administrators, teachers, and parents from the organization can attend any BAMA
hosted workshop for free - Logo and link to your school on BAMA website and bottom of the BAMA Grapevine newsletter
If you have any membership questions, please send us a message at contact@bayareamontessoriassociation.org