Selecting the school your child will attend is one of the most important decisions a parent can make. Why choose Parkdale Montessori School? Our bilingual school provides a warm and nurturing environment with professional staff, exceptional care for the children, enriched academic curriculum, and focus on community. Join us and experience it for yourself!
- Bilingual school environment (English and French)
- Well established school
- Variety of ages (toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartener) in order to best accommodate families, and maintain peer groups.
- Individualized instruction to allow children to progress at their own pace
- Enriched curriculum with superior quality academic standards
- Low ratio of 1:5 (Toddlers), 1:8 (Casa)
- Ottawa’s only AMI Accredited School and Ottawa’s first and only Member School of the Montessori Quality Assurance recognition program
- Hands-on learning
- Mixed age group in each class (The younger children learn by watching and interacting with the older ones in the classroom. Older children act as role models and teachers)
- A home-like learning environment, with natural play areas and garden
- Two playgrounds with wooden play structures, flower gardens, and sandboxes
- A large City park, only steps away from our school
- Before and after school programs (7:30am to 5:30pm) providing flexibility for parents
- Aftercare enrichment programs offered daily (e.g. yoga, Little Ray’s Reptiles, K2 martial arts, Mad Science, art, drama, music, cooking, pottery, etc.)
- Outstanding team of qualified, caring, and professional staff
- AMI-certified teachers
- Enjoyable activities and events throughout the year for students (e.g. Halloween party, pajama day, Valentine’s Day bake sale, Usbourne book fair, Earth day, etc.)
- Special events for parents (e.g. Meet and Greet at Reid park, year-end picnic, parent/teacher conferences, classroom observations, child/parent classroom event during which your child is the teacher and you are the child, curriculum evenings, etc.)
- Opportunities for parent involvement (e.g. volunteer on outings, come as a guest speaker, organize fundraisers, bake for our special events, etc.)
- Fundraisers and community services (e.g. Snowsuit Fund, Toy Mountain, etc.)
- Field trips for Casa children (e.g. Aviation and Space Museum, Saunders Farm, Valleyview Little Animal Farm, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, Museum of Nature, etc.)
- Toddler summer camp with weekly themes
- Fantastic holiday concert hosted and performed by the children themselves
- Lovely graduation ceremony – sure to bring joyful tears to the proud parents
- Two uninterrupted work cycles to promote concentration and deeper learning. A key to Montessori education
- A complete set of approved Montessori materials in each classroom
- Parkdale Montessori School welcomes children from various backgrounds, cultures and individual needs
- Promotes self-discipline, self-esteem, self-motivation, critical thinking, confidence, respect, compassion, and cooperation
- Encourages exploration and creativity
- Cultivates each child’s natural desire to learn