TREETOPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL PROGRAMS
MORNING OR AFTERNOON
CLASS
MIXED AGE CLASSROOM
AGES 2.5-5 YEARS OLD
MORNING 8:30 AM TO NOON
AFTERNOON 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2-3 QUALIFIED AND CARING MONTESSORI GUIDES
AVG 16-18 STUDENTS
You have the option to enroll your child in our morning or afternoon class. Each class is a 3 hour Montessori work cycle.
EXTENDED DAY CLASS AND KINDERGARTEN
MIXED AGE CLASSROOM
AGES 4-5 YEARS OLD
8:30 AM TO 3:00 PM
2-3 QUALIFIED AND CARING MONTESSORI GUIDES
If your child is 4 years old (or no longer taking naps) and ready to attend a longer day to prepare them for Kindergarten or take part in our Kindergarten class, the extended day program is a perfect option. Your child will join the morning class, stay for lunch and then transition to the afternoon class. Feel free to give us a call with any questions!
CLASS SCHEDULE
ARRIVAL AND QUIET WORK
8:30 AM or 12 PM
The children are warmly greeted at the door. They hang up their coats, put their backpacks in their cubbies, put on their indoor shoes and choose a quiet activity while the other children arrive. Morning children arrivals report to the gym inside the church entrance.
MONTESSORI WORK CYCLE
9 AM - NOON/
2:00 PM-3:00PM
Children engage in uninterrupted, self-directed learning where they build:
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reading and writing skills
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mathematical understanding
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independence and concentration
This is the most important part of the day. Much of this work is independent and the guides also introduce group lessons to a small circle of children during this time.
Kindergarteners focus on:
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Mathematics
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Language
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Leadership
SNACK TIME
(ONGOING DURING MONTESSORI WORK CYCLE)
After washing their hands, the children bring their home prepared snacks to the communal tables and eat their snacks with their classmates. They can invite their classmates to eat with them at any time during the Montessori Work Cycle, and they also prepare classroom snacks together daily. Note that there is no scheduled washroom break until noon, but the children can ask to go to the washroom or go with a smaller group.
9 AM - NOON
2:00 PM-3:00PM
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
8:30 AM or 1:30 PM
The children practice their balance, coordination, flexibility and strength either inside in our gym in the mornings, outside at the Westcott playground park or green space beside the school. We sometimes also go on neighbourhood walks. They also have the opportunity for extra gross motor skill activity participating in our enrichment programs of yoga, karate, and music where they get a chance for lots of movement. A great deal of movement is integrated into our curriculum, as well as gardening.
DEPARTURE
NOON or 3:00 PM
The children put away their work, put on their shoes, coats and backpacks and wait to be called to the door for parent pick-up. The morning children stay until noon pickup