1. First Priority  – Our Children

Core to Montessori is a deep respect for each child.  This means respecting their freedom, allowing them to choose, move around, correct their own mistakes, and work at their own pace.  As authentic Montessorians, we are committed to understanding every child and directing the learning activities to suit each child.  

We recognize that hungry children cannot focus and can be disruptive.  Thus we ensure our children eat properly during lunchtime and that snacks are available throughout the day for them.  Rest assured that they will be respected, loved, and cared for in our home-away-from-home environment.

2. Quality – Montessori Curriculum

We are an authentic Montessori school and our classrooms are set up with quality Montessori materials. True to Montessori, our programs are designed to provide holistic development that enables each child to develop at their own pace academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

While we follow Montessori guidelines and Church Street Montessori was the 1st AMI Recognized school in the York Region, we go beyond these requirements in incorporating frequent walking trips with children to explore the neighbourhood to make learning more fun and develop social skills.

3. Excellence – Environment and Staff

Enriched learning happens when you encourage children’s natural curiosity to learn by offering them an intellectually stimulating learning environment in which they are free to choose, explore and learn independently.

Our teachers are experienced, skilled, caring, and compassionate.  Our Directresses and senior staff are AMI trained and have over 30 years of combined Montessori experience. They are skilled at directing our classrooms in a manner that allows us to pay individualistic attention so that we can nurture each child to develop at his or her own pace.