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We appreciate your interest in Rainbow Montessori School and would like to warmly welcome you to our website.
We are located in Ottawa, Ontario and provide quality and authentic Montessori Education to infants aged 6 months, through to children 5 years of age. Stay tuned for a second location, with open spots available, coming this spring 2023.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Montessori Education was founded in 1907 by Dr. Maria Montessori, who, very early on realized through observation of children that they teach themselves, and that the role of the teacher should be that of a guide as opposed to a lecturer. Based on those Observations, Montessori established “the prepared environment” to further enhance the children’s ability to learn. This environment puts great emphasis on being accessible to children, hence, the furniture is scaled down, the shelves are low, and all materials available to the children are attractive, neat and in working order.
The Montessori Classroom features five areas: Practical life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language and Culture.
The classes see children placed in three year age groupings. These groups establish communities of children willing and able to share their knowledge with their peers. The younger classmates learn from observing the older ones, the older ones are put in a position of authority and example to the younger ones.
The Montessori child is one who is self disciplined, always willing to learn, co-operative, independent and curious about life. Learning is an exciting, life-long process, which the Montessori child enjoys to the fullest.
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Rainbow Montessori School Inc., is a private school founded by Shereen Gendron in 1999. It all started in her home with 5 children, but within a year there was a waiting list of 12 children and expansion was necessary. In 2001, the school moved to accommodate 12 children, then 35 children, until the school grew to reach 125 students in 2011. Currently we have two locations which together can accommodate 62 children.
All members of RMS staff holding a head teacher position have earned their Montessori Credentials. The assistants are carefully selected for each level of the program. Our multicultural staff brings a special sensitivity to different cultures and customs. Our gifted teachers make every effort to fulfill their students' desire to learn and grow.
Rainbow Montessori Schools Accreditation, Affiliation and Memberships:
North American Montessori Association (NAMTA),
Association Montessori International Toronto,
American Montessori Society (AMS),
Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (CMTEI),
Early Childhood Education Degree.
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Rainbow Montessori School Inc., is fully licensed by the Ministry of Education and our standards are set according to the province of Ontario requirements. Our school is inspected and approved by the City of Ottawa, Ministry of Environment, Health Department, Fire Department, and Ministry of Education.
Our school facility provides an ideal learning, nurturing and loving environment for your child featuring bright and roomy classrooms fully equipped with authentic Montessori materials which are the basic foundation of this school, new fenced in play yards for each age level, full gymnasium and modern kitchen facilities for our ‘hot meal program’. We look forward to welcoming you to our school and will be glad to give you a tour inside our facility.
See our map below for our TWO locations!
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