Over the last week, both our lower and upper elementary students had their track and field meets with the Independent Schools Athletic Association. They had great fun, performed very well and showed incredible sportsmanship supporting each other and cheering loudly. A big thank you to all of our parent supervisors who helped out. Go, Kew Park!...
One of our elementary families generously and thoughtfully built and donated two mud kitchens for our casa yards this week. The children were thrilled and they absolutely love them! They are perfectly designed to encourage messy, imaginative, outdoor play. How fun!...
We are very excited to have three new maple trees planted in our elementary yard! One of our classes conducted a school wide survey and data collection exercise to name them and several child have designated themselves “guardians of the trees” as they protect them from balls at recess!...
Lower elementary students exploring the Timeline of Life. The Timeline of Life, a key component of the Montessori elementary curriculum, is a visual presentation that depicts the evolution of life on Earth from the earliest microorganisms to the present day. It helps children understand the vastness of time, the interconnectedness of living things and how human life is part of a continuous history. It sparks curiosity and a sense of wonder, prompts research and is used to introduce many lessons in history, biology, geology and more!...
Montessori students learn many practical and challenging tasks in the casa classroom, one of which is how to sew a button! With this wonderfully exciting piece of work, children also develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration and focus....
Our elementary classes had a beautiful day for their trek to see the Winter Stations art installations at Woodbine Beach today. Winter Stations is an international design competition held annually in Toronto, where participants design temporary winter art installations that incorporate the existing lifeguard towers. This year, the theme for the installations was “Dawn”....
Working hard on a project showing the parts of a horse! Casa children learn the parts of various animals and plants through lessons in the Montessori zoology and botany curriculums, often creating a booklet or board where they draw and label each part....
The grade 3-6 elementary children had an awesome couple of ski days at Dagmar Ski Resort! For some it was their first time ever skiing and they should feel very proud. For other more experienced skiers they had an opportunity to shine and be mentors. Thank you to all the parent supervisors that helped to make it a fun and safe trip for all!...
We had a huge turnout and beautiful weather for our annual Family Skate on the weekend! Everyone enjoyed skating and drinking hot chocolate together....
Real specimens are an important part of the Montessori method, which emphasizes hands-on learning and direct interaction with the environment. Montessori classrooms use real specimens to help children learn about science, botany and zoology.
Here one of our lower elementary teachers introduces a lesson on the skeletal system using several real animal bones, a skull and a life size model of a human spine, immediately sparking the interest of her students!...
