Outi is a Montessori elementary trainer (6–12) accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from University of Helsinki, an AMI 6–12 Diploma from Bergamo, Italy, and an AMI 3–6 Diploma from Helsinki, Finland. Outi has worked as an assistant at AMI Montessori 6–12 Diploma courses in San Diego and Dublin and has given Montessori 6–12 Orientation courses for both the French (Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori) and Estonian (Eesti Montessori Instituut) Montessori Institutes. Outi has more than 25 years of experience in both 6–9 and 9–12 Montessori environments. In addition to her Montessori work, Outi coaches artistic gymnastics and is an international women’s judge in the sport.