Guelph Montessori School

Guelph Montessori School

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GMS offers Montessori based programs for Toddlers, Pre-schoolers, JK, SK and Grades 1-6 all in a rich, stimulating and challenging environment.

03/17/2026

✨For more than three decades, families in Guelph have trusted Guelph Montessori School to provide a thoughtful, child centered education that nurtures independence, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.

We offer Montessori programs for children from 18 months to Grade 6, guiding students through their most important developmental years in a supportive and inspiring environment.🌟

If you’re exploring options for your child’s education, we invite you to visit the school and experience it for yourself. During a tour you can:

✨Meet our passionate Montessori educators
✨Observe the classrooms and unique learning materials
✨Learn how Montessori education supports confidence, focus, and creativity

Enrollment is now open and spaces are limited.

Book a tour and see what makes the Montessori experience so special.⭐️

02/25/2026

✨Community is built over time.

These Upper Elementary children have walked many years of their school journey side by side. Learning, growing and discovering together.

In Montessori, we value continuity of relationships.

When children remain in the same community over time, something powerful happens.

They learn to-

🍃 care for one another
🍃 solve conflicts with respect
🍃 celebrate differences
🍃 build lasting friendships

This shared history creates trust, empathy and a deep sense of connection. The foundation for meaningful learning and strong character. ♥️

02/04/2026

What a proud moment for our Guelph Montessori children. ♥️
�From singing O Canada at the Guelph Storm game to laughing, cheering and soaking in the experience together. This was a night they’ll remember.🇨🇦

Confidence, joy and community in action.

We’re so grateful to be part of Guelph and so proud of how beautifully our children represented our school. ♥️🤍

01/25/2026

🍃Never do for a child what they can do for themselves.

In the Montessori environment, independence is not rushed or forced—it is carefully nurtured. When children are trusted with real responsibility, they build confidence, concentration and a deep sense of capability.🌟

By stepping back at the right moment, the adult creates space for the child to try, to problem-solve and to grow. These small, everyday opportunities for independence lay the foundation for resilience, self-motivation and lifelong learning.

01/19/2026

The students gathered naturally, drawn by curiosity and interest, choosing to join their Directress on the classroom floor. In this moment, learning unfolds through conversation rather than compulsion.🌟

As Miss Lisa shares the origins of the days of the week, the children listen, question and make connections—discovering that even familiar concepts carry history, meaning and story. This kind of learning is rooted in relationship, respect and wonder.

🍃In the Montessori Elementary environment, lessons invite rather than require. When children choose to engage, attention deepens, understanding grows and learning becomes a shared journey.

01/15/2026

Learning through play…💫

At the table, the children are deeply engaged—colouring the planets, sharing observations and asking questions about the universe around them. Through this hands on work, curiosity naturally unfolds into conversation and discovery.

Guided by the Directress, learning emerges through dialogue rather than instruction alone. The children lead with their interests, while the adult observes, listens and gently extends understanding.

In this prepared environment, exploration, creativity and knowledge grow together—one question at a time.✨

This is learning as it is meant to be: joyful, purposeful and driven by the child’s natural wonder.

12/17/2025

Enjoy this sneak peek from today’s dress rehearsal for our Guelph Montessori Christmas Concert—a little glimpse of the joy coming tomorrow!🎄🎅🏼

🌟Our children have been working with such focus and confidence, guided by their teachers and supported by a few wonderful parent helpers. Their care, teamwork, and steady practice are shining through—and we can’t wait to share it with you. 🎄✨

12/10/2025

What’s your favourite book?📚💭

At our Book Fair, children and adults lit up as they shared the stories that inspire them, make them laugh and keep them turning pages late at night.

From picture books to chapter books and treasured classics, each answer was a reminder that reading is deeply personal and beautifully joyful.

In true Montessori spirit, every reader follows their own curiosity—and our community celebrates each unique journey.

Here’s to the stories that stay with us, and to a community that nurtures a lifelong love of reading. 🌿

12/08/2025

Our Book Fair was such a joyful celebration of reading and community. 📚

Our children had the freedom to explore, choose and delight in books that spoke to their interests—so many enthusiastic readers in one place!

✨Thank you to every family who came, contributed, and supported this event. The baked goods were absolutely delicious and added so much warmth to the evening.🙏

A special shoutout to our wonderful vendors:
✨ Art By Kate – we especially loved the stockings, tree decorations, and key rings

✨ Funway Sensory Play – such creative and inviting sensory kits

✨ Chipped Glitter – we can’t wait to put together our wooden train craft kit!

Together, we are nurturing a lifelong love of reading and a strong sense of community for our children. ♥️

12/03/2025

This Thursday! 📚✨ Annual Book Fair & Christmas Bazaar! 🎄

Come cozy up with us at our Annual Book Fair & Christmas Bazaar!

We’ll have:

✨A fantastic book sale raising funds for our school 📖
✨Local vendors with amazing finds 🎁
✨Delicious baked goods to treat yourself 🍪

It’s the perfect chance to:

✨Find meaningful Christmas gifts
✨Support our school and local community
✨Soak up a warm, festive atmosphere with family and friends

Come on out, shop local and help support our wonderful school community! ♥️

11/29/2025

🌟The Stamp Game brings abstract math concepts to life.

💫It assists children to move from concrete to abstract thinking, reinforcing their understanding of place value and operations.

💫Each small stamp represents a unit, ten, hundred, or a thousand, allowing children to visualise numbers and quantities.

💫Through repetition they practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in a concrete, meaningful way.

The work builds focus, logical thinking, and confidence as children discover how numbers relate and combine.
Like all Montessori materials, the Stamp Game allows for independent learning and self-correction, encouraging mastery through exploration.

Our Casa 3 child demonstrates the joy of hands-on learning — where math becomes an exciting journey of discovery!🌟

11/24/2025

✨Join us for our Annual Book Fair & Christmas Bazaar!

We’ll have a fantastic book sale to help raise funds for our school, plus local vendors and delicious baked goods for sale. 🍪

It’s the perfect chance to find meaningful Christmas gifts, support our community and enjoy a warm, festive atmosphere with family and friends.

✨ Come on out, shop local and help support our school community!

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151 Waterloo Avenue
Guelph, ON
N1H3H9

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:45am - 5:30pm