Lions Gate Montessori

The past couple of weeks at our Montessori school have been filled with exciting learning!

Our students: �🔬 Explored Science World through engaging hands-on workshops
�🍴 Led a fundraiser lunch to support their upcoming overnight trip

📖 Participated in a book fair and read-a-thon featuring visits from many interesting authors �
🌳 Kicked off their outdoor learning program with poetry, exploring Vancouver’s landmarks and history in Stanley Park, and identifying native plants

Learning happens everywhere—both inside and outside the classroom!

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A look into the past couple of weeks at school. Our time has been full of self-directed learning with hands-on materials, joyful songs, creative expression, and meaningful community gatherings — nurturing independence, kindness, and confidence.

Little hands, big discoveries
From measuring and mixing in cooking activities to hands-on science experiments that spark curiosity, every experience is rooted in purposeful learning. With Montessori materials, children build independence, concentration, coordination, and confidence -naturally and joyfully. In our Montessori environment, practical life, sensory exploration, and discovery work together to nurture capable, curious minds who love to learn.

The past two weeks at school have been filled with meaningful, hands-on learning. Students explored the natural world by measuring ocean tides, they brought their understanding to life by creating detailed dioramas and models, they practiced independence and creativity by making their own modeling clay, and they deepened their learning through purposeful work with Montessori materials and guided science experiments. Beyond academics, our students demonstrated responsibility and collaboration by planning and organizing a student-led fundraiser to support their overnight trip later this year—applying real-world skills like problem-solving, communication, and teamwork. We’re so proud of the curiosity, independence, and confidence our students show every day!

Over the last two weeks, our classroom has been alive with purposeful Montessori work—practicing for the talent show, engaging in open-ended art, exploring hands-on experiments, and creating beautiful projects in a craft workshop hosted by our wonderful PSG. We love watching each child follow their interests, build confidence, and express their unique strengths through meaningful, self-directed experiences.

Maria Montessori believed that the child is the builder of peace and we recommit to seeing this vision through our work with the children in our community.

Enrichments during the first half of November include our outing to the Capilano Salmon Hatchery, a Remembrance Day guest speaker from the Memory Projects, and the beginning of our Winter Performance rehearsals. LGMS is privileged to have abundant community resources within reach to enrich our students’ multifaceted development.

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October was filled with joyful learning beyond the classroom. Our students experienced the energy of VSO’s Wall to Wall Percussion, explored the seasonal beauty of the pumpkin patch at Westham Island Herb Farm, and immersed themselves in storytelling and imagination at the Vancouver Writers Fest.

Each outing offered a different window into the world—music and rhythm, nature and harvest, language and creativity—supporting the holistic development we value at LGMS. These shared experiences strengthen curiosity, build confidence, and nurture a sense of wonder that children carry back into their daily work.