Explorers
Ages 3.5 – 6
Explore Montessori in the Forest!
Your child(ren) will spend 4 hours each visit learning through the Montessori Philosophy, at the Wonder & Awe forest and farm. Learning through discovery. Learning through play. Learning through doing. Learning through stories. Learning through music. Learning through practice and repetition. Learning through questioning. Learning through problem-solving. Learning through collaboration. Learning to learn!
Join Angela and her team of educators, your child’s hosts and guides, as they work with them to discover, develop, and design a learning curriculum that excites and motivates. Explorers is offered from 9am to 1pm, Mondays & Wednesdays in an unhurried rhythm that will awaken your child’s sense of wonder. Children will spend their time together using authentic Montessori materials which will help them strengthen their learning by using concrete materials designed to engage every child.
Explorers is offered in Seasonal Session Blocks.
Fall (September 21st through December 9th) - 12 weeks
Winter (January 18th through February 24th) - 6 weeks
Spring (March 30th through June 16th) - 12 weeks
Your child will build meaningful relationships with their classmates, Angela and her team of educators.
Discover.
Your child(ren) will spend time discovering the world around them. They will be discovering what it means to be a good friend, what it means to create something from nothing, what it means to care for plants and animals, what it means to trust, and what it means to be a responsible citizen within a community. The children will be able to discover the forest and all it holds within it, the animals, the difference between tools and toys, and the nuances of relationships.
Develop.
Your child(ren) will spend time developing their skills, talents and voice. They will be given ample time to practice, and as they practice, they will gain confidence. As they gain confidence, they will share with others, giving voice to what they have learned. As they give voice to what they have learned, they will have mastered what began as “practice”. The children will be given opportunities to develop their gross motor skills, their fine motor skills, their conversation skills, their problem-solving skills, and the skills necessary for building relationships.
Design.
Your child(ren) will spend time with Angela (their host & guide) designing the curriculum they are interested in learning. Through a thoughtful process and a series of questions, each child will be offered opportunities that inspire, motivate and excite them. Each child is unique and as such their learning should be unique. General information is shared however the specific way your child will retain and practice the information is what will be unique to them. In this way, we are designing the curriculum and opportunities for learning specific to them.
Investment
Explorers
Fall Session $1516.80 plus GST
Winter Session $758.40 plus GST
Spring Session $1516.80 plus GST
Children must be able to independently use a “Jiffy John”
Please know that this is an unlicensed recreation program because it is offered as an outdoor program with no building for licensing inspection, and as such, does not receive any government funding for fee reductions or wage enhancements for educators.