Primary (Grades 1 & 2)

Our grades 1 & 2 classroom is an active environment that promotes questions, inquiries and interactive learning activities. We cultivate a team approach between parents and teacher through regular communication and dialogue about student progress.

Our staff begin to teach French at the kindergarten levels and by grades 1 and 2, our students have already starting to use French to describe the world around them and communicate with each other. As the children become increasingly socially aware, their teacher will spend time coaching them in communicating and building healthy relationships with their peers. We especially support the development of kindness and respect at this age.

As students learn pivotal math and language concepts, the grade 1 and 2 classroom also develop their fine and gross motor skills. They typically continue to be literal thinkers, so we purposefully ground their academic learning in tangible examples and experiences that support brain development and a thorough understanding of Ontario curriculum concepts. Our staff strives to cater to the student’s individual learning styles, and encourages each child’s physical, emotional, academic, social, and spiritual growth.

As the scope of subject matter expands, we employ a holistic approach. Physical development continues through PE, recess, and movement during academic lessons. Students work on the floor, on the board, and at their desks, and regularly measure, interview, or investigate throughout the building. Children stay engaged through activities that draw from interactive learning to help them better retain the material at hand.

Emotional growth is as important to future success as academic growth. In order to support emotional development, the teacher models appropriate emotional identification and sharing and coaches the students to find language for and effective responses to their emotional states.

I love my school for its small class sizes and nurturing, family-oriented environment which encourages a level of self confidence and social awareness in the students that is very difficult to foster in a larger school setting. This, in combination with a healthy blend of spirituality and academics provides an excellent foundation for students both from an educational and broader social perspective. It’s a setting that’s hard to beat!

Grade 1 Parent

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