"At FGMS, we foster self-advocacy, inspire leadership, and nurture responsibility, grounded in a culture of integrity and trust. Our well-rounded learning experience, rooted in authentic Montessori principles, encourages students to explore, question, and grow. With a focus on both academic excellence and emotional intelligence, FGMS helps students find their balance and thrive; intellectually, socially, and personally."
FGMS prepares student for authentic engagement and professional interaction. The project-based learning environments naturally embed many opportunities to develop presentations skills. Students share information, present to their classmates to demonstrate learning outcomes, and speak at assemblies, larger audiences and community events. The strong emphasis on soft-skills and social intelligence sets our students at ease when public speaking. Over the span of the program, students develop the skill and confidence needed to research, discuss, debate, and support global issues on an international scale. Students are repeated recognised when the continue to secondary and post-secondary schools for their ability to provide thoughtful initiatives, respectful collaboration and captivating presentations. Our graduates stand out as effective team-members who raise the standard of academics and leadership, and empower those around them.
FGMS prioritizes integrity overall. When social interactions, academic pursuits, and healthy competition are combined with integrity, individuals are sure to engage in a valuable learning experience. While it may involve careful coordination and due diligence, the time is worth the effort. Education is a long-term journey that unfolds gradually. It requires time and patience to develop fully.
Our multi-sensory approach to learning actively engages children both mentally and physically, creating a captivating and immersive learning experience. Through successive approximation, children progress steadily toward skill mastery. This is fundamentally different from evaluating at check points. Our daily review of students' tasks allow us to tailor constructive feedback throughout the learning process. We place a strong emphasis on fostering independence and building accuracy at each stage of learning, so students can adapt to the increasing levels of academic responsibility.
FGMS has maintained its commitment to offering the school community every reason to stay. Shortly after opening we devoted considerable effort to opening a Toddler Program to meet the needs of our families. Following this a gymnasium was constructed and then additional classrooms to host the student population that quickly quadrupled in size. The launch of our Junior High Program completes the full range of education from Toddler to Grade 8.
The exceptional Montessori, academic curriculum introduces students to concepts and vocabulary in a concrete manner well in advance of Ontario curriculum, allowing student to advance and feel dignified in their learning. FGMS offers the opportunity for students to earn High School credits prior to graduation of Grade 8.
Students who are curious, ambitious and self-directed are well suited to a Montessori learning environment. Independence and initiative are essential qualities that help drive this community atmosphere of learning. Collaborative, focused engagement supports the project based learning approach. Naturally, students who have a support system that values the learning process, consistent attendance and punctuality, and an appreciation for community adapt well to the Montessori classroom.
Selecting a Montessori environment is a decision that must suit the whole family. The opportunity to learn in a 3-year community through direct experience and critical thinking brings genuine authenticity to the learning process.
Students thrive in an environment that offers daily evaluation and feedback, a self-paced approach for enrichment, and individual assessment scale that is based on a relationship of their independence and accuracy, as demonstrated by their learning outcomes. Traditional grades are not introduced until our Junior High level.
The three-year learning cycle and classroom community depends on students' applying positive work habits, such as planning their day, setting appropriate time parameters, and working toward interim goals. The open-ended work period allows students the freedom to use their time more effectively or to take a deep dive into a topic of specific interest to them.
Families who choose FGMS are seeking a learning environment where their child is seen as an individual. Montessori education prioritizes an individual approach and seeks to reveal the positive qualities each student brings to the learning environment. Our motto of Focus, Integrity, Trust keeps the child as the centre and defines what is essential for our interactions. Our success depends on a commitment from all community members; faculty, families and students, alike. At FGMS all members are valued for support and learning opportunities they bring forth. Together, we are continuously learning and evolving.
FGMS offers an exclusive edge to learning. The focus on the development of essential work habits, best practices, and self-direction are skillsets that support learning are facilitated by the three-year age span in the classroom. In this learning community you have students of different ages and abilities who learn to organise themselves for a common goal. Students learn the skills to work cooperatively, to engage other students with different skillsets, to speak on behalf of their group, to organise, delegate and direct others. They test out what methods work and learn first hand what does not to develop social intelligence. These leadership skills are portable and applicable to the next stage of academics and have served our graduates extremely well in their academic life and professional careers.
FGMS offers a refined balance of freedom and responsibility. This balance is tailored to allow each individual the support or autonomy they need for success. While you may observe may students working on different subjects at the same time, you will also note that the students are engaged, productive, on task, and collaborative. Environments where students need to be self-directed teach more than core subject material, they inspire initiative, intrinsic motivation, and stamina.
Families who attend Fairview Glen Montessori School assume all schools are this way. They often develop an appreciation for the professional faculty, caring attitudes of the teachers, community connection, an incredibly well-rounded educational experience when it is time to graduate. They try to find an extension of our school elsewhere and quickly learn it does not exist. FGMS offers something unique and special in it's interconnectedness between the levels which supports leadership, mentorship, and empathy. This is a direct result of our faculty members' commitment to the Montessori philosophy stating that the true essence of leadership is empowering others.
Our recent focus has been to expand our elementary program and establish our Junior High (Grade 7 & 8) program with a consistent degree of academic excellence and engagement. The mature class setting and opportunities give students a natural bridge to transition to secondary school. Versatile classroom spaces were designed and constructed to support the changing needs of the adolescence. Adolescents are promoted to increasing levels of responsibility within the school and wider community. An appreciation for real-world, experiential learning is incorporated through Outdoor Education, Montessori Model UN, charity commitments, and off-campus lunches.
Further to this the elementary school has a new purpose built classroom to host the Upper Elementary program. This vast space supports the growing community with ample room for movement and focused learning time. Playground improvements offer a wide variety of activities for enjoyment during recess.
Fairview Glen Montessori School is committed to establishing a solid reputation for academic excellence throughout the wider Burlington community. With our Junior High program providing a natural bridge to secondary school, we are now receiving significant notoriety for our students' success, focused mindset, and positive leadership. Alumni have remarked that their next teachers ask them, "Where did you come from?" or "How do you already know this?" We are delighted that so many of them credit FGMS as the key to their academic prowess.
As we embark on our 20th year, Fairview Glen Montessori School is seeking to reconnect with it's elementary Alumni and develop a network of individuals with this commonality. We welcome graduates to return to the roots of their learning and stay connected.
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