OPENING MINDS AND HEARTS. Montessori Jewish Day School inspires a lifetime love and excitement for learning in a nurturing environment that fosters a respect for oneself, the community and the world. Our qualified, caring staff are dedicated to preparing students to be creative, innovative leaders of society. MJDS provides an engaging educational experience that embraces the diversity of Jewish practice, integrates Hebrew and responds to a child’s natural search for growth in an authentic Montessori environment.
Community is a primary component of any quality independent school, whether it’s a community of interest, identity, or, even better, both. Parents who look to MJDS rightly are attracted to the sense of community that the environment there can instill. It’s about heritage, but it’s also about lots of other intangibles which inform a child’s understanding of her place in the world. Families are always keen to learn about the academic program of a school, though place and community, truly, are equally important, or arguably more so. The Montessori approach starts there as well, bringing mutual respect to the fore within the classroom setting. The administrative leadership is strong, as is the teaching, with a close attention to accreditation and development. In all, MJDS presents a very nice constellation of attributes.
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6-9 year olds learn in a stimulating, rich and bright environment.
Beauty and order surround and motivate 3 to 6 year ods.
Lower elementary students exploring the world.
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Program | offered |
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Montessori toddler | |
Casa | |
Elementary | |
Middle School | |
High School |
Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Jewish |
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If you want to learn more about Jewish day schools, check out our comprehensive guide.
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Toddler | Primary | Lower Elementary | Upper Elementary | Middle | |
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Age groupings How children are grouped by age for each class.' |
1.5 to 2.5 | 3 to 6 | 7 to 9 | 10 to 12 | 13 to 14 |
Uninterrupted work periods The longest uninterrupted work period for each class.' |
3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours |
Tests and assignments How often students are given tests or assignments in each class.' |
Never (Orthodox) | Never (Orthodox) | Never (Orthodox) | Never (Orthodox) | Never (Orthodox) |
Graded work How often students have their work graded in each class.' |
Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox) | Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox) | Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox) | Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox) | Occasionally (Moderate Orthodox) |
Arts and crafts The percentage of a typical student's day that is spent on arts and crafts in each class.' |
20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
Whole-class lectures should only be given occasionally (e.g., at the beginning of a term or unit). Students usually learn best through small group lessons, interaction, and independent work.
External special education support is quite important. Outside specialists are needed for a fairly wide range of special needs, such as developmental and learning disabilities.
We have a fairly wide range of specialist teachers and classes (for instance, in languages, music, and art). Core teachers are well-equipped to teach most subjects.
Modern-day technology is very rarely used in class, since it can be a distraction and interfere with development. Students at the upper levels, though, might be permitted to use a computer or a tablet to do research for a specific project.
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Schools that adhere to the original Montessori program and principles. On occasion, though, they supplement it with modern curricular approaches or materials.
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Subject Type | offered |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Program | offered |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration (The main focus is on acceleration. This means that all students work at a much quicker pace than public school peers (usually working at least one grade-level ahead). )
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
English - 50% | Hebrew - 50% |
In grade Gr. 8, MJDS students perform an average of 15 mins of homework per night.
NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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MJDS | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 15 mins |
Site Average | 0 mins | 2 mins | 6 mins | 7 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 22 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 40 mins | 52 mins | 56 mins |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Academic achievement reporting | Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Competitive sports: 5
Recreational sports: 6
Montessori Jewish Day School offers 1 clubs and extracurricular programs.
NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Day | $14,000 | $16,900 | $17,100 | $17,900 | ||||||||
Day (Half day) | $7,900 | $8,750 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 1 to 8 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 20% |
Average aid package size | $5,000 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 20% |
Total aid available | $150,000 |
This school works with ISM FAST. for processing financial applications
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Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 | Coed | Day | 115 |
Total enrolment | 115 |
Average class size | 8 to 24 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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Day Enrollment | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | PS - 8 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry: Yes
Application fee: $250
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit: $750
Book a tour and learn more about the benefits of an MJDS education: E-mail or call Lisa Kessler: [email protected], 416-784-5071 ext 1
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 5 - 10 (100%) | 8 - 15 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (80%) | 3 (70%) | 4 (10%) | 0 | 4 (30%) | 0 | 3 (30%) | 2 (30%) |
Welcome to Montessori Jewish Day School. I am thrilled you are exploring a Jewish Montessori education for your child.
As Jewish educators and parents, we have strong requirements for our children’s education. We seek to combine the ideals of a Jewish education – respect for community and one self, balance, a love for life and Israel – with teaching methods that challenge the class as a whole, while still meeting the interests and needs of the individual child.
As such, there is a growing awareness that Montessori philosophy, established, applied and proven over the past 100 years, can and should be offered to Jewish children.
Judaic and Montessori philosophies share many of the same ideas and values: respect for the individual, love of learning, care for the natural environment, a desire to live a moral life and make a contribution to one's community. Both place much importance on education as a tool we can use to create a better world.
The principles developed by Dr. Maria Montessori are the ideal foundation for the integration of our requirements:
• Respect for the child
• A nurturing environment prepared with multi-sensory, sequential and self-correcting materials to support independence and self-directed learning
• Educators trained to observe, assess and respond to individual learning styles and paces
• Learning materials designed to maximize growth and understanding
• Freedom of movement to interact with peers and select activities
• Uninterrupted time to finish an activity successfully, thus building
self-esteem
• A “personal best” approach that eliminates peer competition
Inclusive, pluralistic and egalitarian, Montessori Jewish Day School is dedicated to instilling respect for the individual and for the community.
We introduce our children to their rich heritage – providing an engaging Jewish educational experience that embraces the diversity of Jewish practice, integrates Hebrew, and responds to a child’s natural search for spiritual and intellectual growth.
MJDS children are educated toward becoming knowledgeable and committed citizens who love Judaism, Jewish culture and Israel.
Through Montessori’s core tenet that it is how and not what we learn that most shapes the developing personality, our children are uniquely prepared to meet the demands of the 21st century.
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