14th European Nienhuis Montessori Retreat 2026

Patrick worked at the AFC Ajax Youth Academy from 2012-2016 as a data analyst and is an UEFA licensed youth coach with more than 12 years of coaching experience with children in the ages from 3 till 16. Patrick is a creative and optimistic individual that is passionate about education and entrepreneurship, able to connect and reach out to different generations. He loves the process from creation to improvement and refinement. With products as well as with people. Furthermore, he strongly believes that human connection is the core of everything we do and why we are here on earth. In 2018 he founded Montessori Sports and moved to Beijing, China, from where he set up various Montessori Sports programmes in theAsia-Pacific region. He is specialized in creating environments with room for constant changes and improvements, based on the individual needs of children. Patrick holds a honors bachelor degree (Bsc) in Sports, Management and Business at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. He has almost completed the AMI 3-6 Diploma Course.

Patrick Oudejans

Lecture Nurturing Creative Development Through Meaningful Constraints: Lessons from Montessori Sports How carefully designed boundaries, rules, and environments help children develop creativity, problem-solving, and independent thinking through movement and sport.

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