Kanata Montessori
355 Michael Cowpland Dr. K2M 2C5 Kanata, ON, Canada

What a great time to be studying Civics. Global to local there is so much to learn about our levels of government and how to become an engaged citizen. Here is a picture of our virtual whiteboard aka Jam Board where students posted sticky notes to help determine some of the topics, ideas and knowledge that they want to cover in this course. Civics is the second half of the Careers and Civics course.

Rise and shine in 4/4 time. Students begin this PEARL session learning about conductors and conducting. A-1-and-a-2-and-a...

To celebrate Easter, students in Casa 2 made dyed deviled eggs for their snack. Happy Easter!

Junior Elementary students proud to show off their hard work on the Timeline of Life projects.

Students learned about various campstoves, fuel types, how to light the stoves and of course troubleshooting problems. Success means roasting marshmallows.

Our Outdoor Ed students took their class to clean out our school van. #springcleaning

Earlier this winter the Outdoor Ed students built shelters as part of their outdoor survival skills unit. The final piece of this project was a video explaining the process. Here is one of the group's videos. https://youtu.be/LbK9CTt1qAw

What an amazing Day 2 of the Kanata Montessori Model United Nations conference! This morning, the DISEC and ECOSOC committees met to perform speeches and discuss resolutions for each issue. Meanwhile, Senior Elementary students enjoyed the Country Board Expo. In the afternoon, Junior High students celebrated the many different countries and cultures represented in the conference by hosting the Cultural Fair - all planned and organized by the Grade 9 students. A fantastic day had by all!

As part of our unit on hypothermia, the dangers of cold water, and inspiration from the ice man we started a new tradition in Outdoor Ed called the ice breaker dip. Students participated in a challenge by choice water immersion. Fun times in Outdoor Ed!

Appreciation for scientists! Junior Elementary third year students completed a biography about a famous scientist.

Construire une mangeoire à oiseaux Dans la leçon bilingue d'aujourd'hui, je te montre comment construire facilement une mangeoire à oiseaux! How to build a bird feeder In today's French lesson, I show you how to easily build a bird feeder!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D74x8lJKUwc

Check out the link to the MMUN livestream! youtu.be/KBLD8MBbI78

Some fantastic school spirit for yesterday’s Hat Day! Our students and staff never disappoint

Que se passe-t-il aujourd'hui??? Mai maison est envahie d'invités surprise! What is going on today??? My house is filled up with unexpected guests! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FD1beE1704&feature=youtu.be

THIS JUST IN... the MUN website is LIVE! Enormous thanks to Albert and Abaoyowa, who have spent the better part of a month building it. Head over to kanatamontessorimun.org to check it out!

We are back in the classroom, however safety first! Dr. Suzanne Rutherford is ensuring all students understand the importance of following public health guidelines. A great talk as Dr. Rutherford is on Ottawa's COVID task force and she was very insightful and forthright. It takes a community’s collective and individual responsibility to the Public Health guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Today’s #FeaturedMemberFriday is Kanata Montessori School! For more than 40 years, Kanata Montessori has been graduating students with self-confidence, critical... thinking skills, respect, high academic achievement and an international perspective. From 18 months to 18 years, Kanata Montessori is dedicated to preparing students for life, and is proud to say their grade 12 graduates have achieved a 100% university application success rate. Learn more: https://www.kanatamontessori.com/

Grade 9 Integrated Arts students got crafty today on Day 1 of their Sock Puppet Workshop with Abby! Today? The creation of their own unique puppets. Next week? Sock Puppet soap operas!

Créer une boule à neige! / Making a snow globe! Today's class is about snow! We'll sing a little song, and then I'll show you how to make a snow globe!... https://www.youtube.com/watch

It doesn't matter if you fall, what's important is that you get up and try again.