Lee Havis
 Lee Havis is founder and director of the International Montessori Society (IMS). Since 1979, he has been guiding IMS in all its teacher education, research and outreach to support the vital work of creating Dr. Montessori’s vision of a “true natural” reality in the world. In this role, he has conducted over 150 workshops and conferences throughout the world and contributed to numerous publications in the field of scientific education. Most recently, he completed and published a comprehensive text on the subject, entitled “The Technology of Scientific Education”.
Education
1961-65 University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT), BS Engineering
1965-66 American Institute for Foreign Trade (Glendale, AZ) BFT Foreign Trade
1971-73 Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), JD Law
1973-74 University of Maryland (College Park, MD), M.Ed., Early Childhood Education
1975-76 AERCO (Philadelphia, PA); Certificate Montessori Teacher Education (3-6)
Published Writing
Editor: IMS Montessori Observer; Montessori News. Introduction to “Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work”, by E.M. Standing (publ. 1998), Foreword to “The Essential Montessori”, by Elizabeth Hainstock (publ. 1995); Foreword to “”Teaching Montessori in the Home — Preschool Years” by Elizabeth Hainstock (publ 1995); Foreword to “Teaching Montessori in the Home — School Years” by Elizabeth Hainstock (publ 1996); Foreword to “Why Montessori?”, by Aisha Abdullah (publ 2001). Author, “Evaluation of Basic Skills” (EBS) — standardized test for ages 3-18 (1996); Author, “The Technology of Scientific Education” (Publ. 2023)