Elementary

The Clover School’s Montessori Elementary Program supports children from 6 through 12 years of age, when a child’s curiosity is exponential. As educators, our role is to foster that exponential curiosity and channel it towards key subjects and impactful learning experiences. It is crucial that a child’s creativity and inquisitiveness is respected and encouraged during this time. The Clover School elementary program emphasizes critical thinking skills, collaborative learning, innovation and creative exploration. Clover School students love to learn, socialize, explore, research, plan and execute projects, engage with community and the wider world around us in meaningful ways and with purpose.

Our program is divided into two levels, Lower Elementary (grades 1 to 3) and Upper Elementary (grades 4 to 6) in which students continue to enjoy the advantages of working together in a multi-age environment. Classrooms are carefully prepared environments designed to facilitate abstract learning with a curriculum that often exceeds grade level requirements pursuant to the provincial standards.

Through our Integrated Curriculum, based on four key areas – Language, Math, Cultural Studies (Geography, History, Botany and Zoology) and the Arts – and our specialized Montessori materials, the teacher guides and cultivates the child’s intellectual growth. The Clover School signature approach to elementary schooling also encompasses programming elements that include The Great Lessons OF COSMIC EDUCATION, Entrepreneurship, Intrinsic Motivation, and CHARACTER EDUCATION.

Cosmic Education nurtures an appreciation for the interconnectedness of the world around us. Integrated Curriculum, one of Montessori’s greatest strengths, ties together studies of the physical universe, the natural world and human experience. Intrinsic motivation promotes a child’s freedom to direct their own learning. Character education is intrinsically woven into the fabric of daily life at The Clover School. Nurturing respectful relationships, mutual consideration and support, living in community, peaceful conflict resolution, age appropriate freedoms and responsibilities and learning through natural consequences are all ways in which children learn the importance of having personal integrity, self respect, compassion for others and a healthy self confidence.