We have started an association to support all the activities that promote the Montessori educational approach in Denmark.
The funds collected for the association will also support local charities and associations.
If you would like to become a member, the fee is 100 kr. per year and it also includes events and activities for children.
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Chairwoman: Marie-Claire Dejean-Pannier
Vice-Chairman: Luke Valentine
Treasurer/Secretary: Isabelle Valentine
Articles of Association
§ 1 Name and Affiliation
§ 1.1 The association’s name is Montessori støtteforening.
§ 1.2 The association’s office shall be located in Københavns kommune.
§ 2 Purpose
The association’s purpose is to apply for private and public funds and organise fundraising activities and events in order to:
- support all activities, workshops and courses that apply or promote the Montessori educational principles and methodology;
- support all activities, workshops and courses that are held at Montessori establishments;
- inform and update the public on Montessori activities, workshops and projects.
§ 3 Membership
§ 3.1 The association accepts as members anyone who has paid their annual membership fee to the association and supports the association's purpose.
§ 3.2 If a member violates the association's Articles of Association and rules and regulations, the Executive Board may choose to expel the member. The member may appeal at the following Annual General Meeting.
§ 4 Annual General Meetings
§ 4.1 The Annual General Meeting is the highest authority. The association is democratic, and the Annual General Meeting is the forum where the members are directly involved in decision making.
§ 4.2 The Executive Board shall convene the Annual General Meeting with at least 14 days notice. The Annual General Meeting will be held each year by 1 March and a minimum of 5 members must be present.
§ 4.3 The agenda of the Annual General Meeting must contain at least the following points:
1. Election of President of the General Meeting
2. Presentation and approval of annual report
3. Presentation and approval of accounts, budget and membership fees
4. Consideration of proposals (Proposals must be received no later than one week before the meeting.)
5. Election of Executive Board
6. Appointment of auditor
7. Other.
§ 4.4 All decisions at a Annual General Meeting are taken by simple majority.§ 4.5 All members who have paid their membership fee are entitled to one vote.
§ 5 Executive Board
§ 5.1 The association’s management is led by the Executive Board, elected at the Annual General Meeting.
§ 5.2 The Executive Board is composed of the officers elected by the general membership at the Annual General Meeting. The officers are responsible for the daily operation of the association as described in the officers’ duties. The order listed below indicates the order of succession to the presidency.
The Executive Board consists of 3 officers and their duties are as follows:
- The Chairman – The office of Chairman is the primary person responsible for the business operation of the association and presides at the Executive Board meetings.
- The Vice-Chairman – The Vice-Chairman is responsible for the performance of the Chairman’s duties in the absence of the Chairman. The Vice-Chairman, along with the Executive Board, is responsible for the agenda of the Annual General Meeting.
- The Treasurer/Secretary – The Treasurer/Secretary is responsible for:
o all the funds of the association;o maintaining a detailed listing of the association’s membership and dues records;
o preparing an annual financial statement and a summary for the membership;
o maintaining a record which he or she shall make available for inspection within five calendar days of his or her receipt of a written request for such an inspection from any member or a written or verbal request for such an inspection from the Executive Board;
o maintaining the non-financial records of the association’s operations;o all non-financial correspondence for the association business activities.
The Chairman or Vice-Chairman may perform the duties of the Treasurer/Secretary as required.
§ 5.3 The board members shall be elected for one year and elections will be held every year during the Annual General Meeting.
§ 5.4 Any officer may have his or her duties suspended by a unanimous, unopposed vote of the remaining members of the Executive Board. The suspended officer may request a reinstatement vote by the general membership, following the rules of elections of officers at the next general membership meeting. If the suspended officer does not request a reinstatement vote or if the vote is opposed to reinstatement, the Executive Board must then select a successor to fill the vacant position.
§ 5.5 There shall be 4 Executive Board meetings a year on a quarterly basis.
§ 6 Bylaws
§ 6.1 The association’s Chairman and Treasurer of the Executive Board are joint signatories and if one of them is absent, the signatures of two other board members are required.
§ 6.2 For amounts below DKK 5,000, the Treasurer can be the sole signatory.
§ 7 Membership Fee
The annual membership fee is DKK 100 per person. The annual membership fee shall be revised and approved at every Annual General Meeting.
§ 8 Statutory Amendments of Articles
The association accepts two methods to propose an amendment to, addition to, or repeal of, any provision of, or all of these Articles of Association.
§ 8.1 Amendments by Executive BoardThe Executive Board may propose any such change in these Articles by presenting said changes at an Annual General Meeting. The amendments require a simple majority of General Meeting members present.
§ 8.2 Amendments by MembersAny member may propose any such change in these Articles by submitting to any member of the Executive Board a petition which sets forth the proposed change and which is signed by at least 2/3 of the members at a meeting to be voted on at the next meeting. The membership list of the month previous to the month in which the petition is submitted shall be used for determining the membership count.Any proposed change must be sent out to the Executive Board and members one month prior to the meeting in which the votes are due to be submitted. Approval of any amendment to, addition to, or repeal of, any provision of, or all of, these Articles of Association requires a majority of the submitted signed, votes received from the members.
§ 9 Extraordinary General Meeting
Notification will be made if a majority of the Executive Board wishes so, or if 1 / 3 of the members demand it.
§ 10 Accounting and Finance
§ 10.1 The Association operates with the calendar year as its fiscal year.
§ 10.2 The annual report and the present year budget must be forwarded to members at least 14 days before the Annual General Meeting.
§ 10.3 The auditor’s approval takes place once a year after the reporting period. Unannounced cash flow inspection can occur when the auditor wishes.
§ 10.4 No individual member has the authority to obligate the association in any way. In doing so that member becomes personally responsible for that obligation and not the association.
§ 11 Dissolution
§ 11.1 Dissolution of the association requires a majority of 2/3 of the General Meeting or the Extraordinary General Meeting present members.
§ 11.2 Upon dissolution of the association, the association's funds will be entrusted to charitable causes which the Executive Board shall select.