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Go to child profileBishop Hamilton Montessori School, a not-for-profit school, provides a Christian Montessori approach since 1983 with programs for children 3 months to 14 years. Our success is built around our commitment to the academic, spiritual, physical and social growth of each student, which is the foundation of our educational approach. The breadth of our programs include enriched French, Science and Music. BHMS develops students with 21st century skills, to live in the real world.
What learning looks like now: BHMS is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students and staff. BHMS follows the directives established by Ottawa Public Health, Children’s Services and the Ministry of Education for protocols in sanitizing and hygiene, the use of masks and face shields, distancing and screening. Students and staff undergo daily screening in order to be granted entry to the School using an app for COVID-19 self-assessments and temperature checks are recorded. A School Nurse is on site daily. In school modifications: • Air purifiers installed in all rooms • Cohorts, consisting of students in a Montessori Classroom will be together for the entire school day, including when outdoors. Learning will take place outdoors as much as possible • Snacks come from home with the necessary utensils. There will be no sharing of food or utensils • Lunch must include ice packs and all required utensils. Students enrolled in the Lunch Program will be served by staff • Students are provided with their own individual supplies • Washrooms are assigned for use by cohorts • Classroom materials are cleaned and sanitized daily • There will be no large group or school wide activities • We have implemented scheduled, continuous cleaning and disinfection of surfaces and shared spaces and all classrooms and washrooms which are logged daily. Together we are able to adapt both creatively and responsibly.
Curriculum delivery:
Living Arrangement | Grades | Delivery Model | Frequency |
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Day | Nursery/Toddler - Gr. 8 | In-person | Full-time |
Casa front playground
Toddlers in the gym
Front of school and playgrounds
The BHMS Terry Fox Event pick off!
Senior Elementary group lesson.
Toddler students practice grace and courtesy during snack time.
Casa students work independently.
Senior Elementary project work.
Whole school advent worship gathering
Every school is unique, and BHMS is a particularly good example of that. It’s a Montessori program, and a faith-based school, though in both of those areas it charts its own unique approach. The school rightly prizes the relationship it has with the families that enroll, bringing them into the life of the school. Parents are drawn by the values that inform the delivery of the curriculum, as well as a focus on empathy and an appreciation of diversity within the school and beyond. While a smaller school, BHMS nevertheless offers a good breadth of extracurricular activities, which is also a principal draw.
Program | offered |
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Montessori toddler | |
Casa | |
Elementary | |
Middle School | |
High School |
Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Non-denominational) |
If you want to learn more about faith-based education, check out our comprehensive guide.
If you want to learn more about Christian education, check out our comprehensive guide.
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
Subject | offered |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
Subject | offered |
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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.' |
– | 3 to 6 | 6 to 9 | 9 to 12 | 12 to 14 |
Uninterrupted work periods The longest uninterrupted work period for each class.' |
– | – | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours |
Tests and assignments How often students are given tests or assignments in each class.' |
– | – | – | – | – |
Graded work How often students have their work graded in each class.' |
– | – | – | – | – |
Arts and crafts The percentage of a typical student's day that is spent on arts and crafts in each class.' |
– | – | – | – | – |
Overall approach : Which option best describes your overall curricular approach?
Schools that adhere strictly to the original Montessori program. They follow Montessori principles to the letter.
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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Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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) |
In grade Gr. 6, BHMS students perform an average of No homework of homework per night.
NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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BHMS | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins |
Site Average | 0 mins | 2 mins | 6 mins | 7 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 23 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 40 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 |
Competitive sports: 13
Recreational sports: 5
Bishop Hamilton Montessori School offers 10 clubs and extracurricular programs.
NS | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Day | $16,765 | $12,705 | $12,960 | $15,390 | $16,495 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | all students | 20% |
3rd child (sibling) | all students | 25% |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | NS to 8 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 0% |
Average aid package size | $0 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 0% |
Total aid available | $0 |
This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
As a registered Christian non-profit Canadian charity, Bishop Hamilton Montessori School has a subsidy program which serves to offer financial aid to families with financial need. The program allows BHMS to maintain a diversity of students and families in its community by providing financial assistance to those who would not, otherwise, be able to attend BHMS. No more than 50% of the tuition of our core program will be covered by the subsidy. Financial Need will be determined by Apple Financial Services, an external company that will assess the family’s finances and recommend the amount of money the family can afford to pay for tuition.
Apple Financial Services has been providing bursary and financial assistance analysis to private schools across Canada since 1993. This organization provides an unbiased evaluation of the applicant’s financial resources and ability to fund their children’s private education.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 | Coed | Day | 200 |
Total enrolment | 200 |
Average class size | Varies |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 0% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | NS - 8 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
The admission process at BHMS consists of the following: School Tour / Open House After initial inquiry, both parents attend an open house or schedule a tour of the school. This is an opportunity for parents to visit our school, see our facility, and meet with our staff. Parent Information Portfolio After a school tour our Director of Admissions will provide prospective parents with a Parent Information Package and review its contents. The Information Package contains information about our school and includes: BHMS Program Guide, Parent Handbook, Parent/School Partnership Agreement, Financial Handbook, Application for Enrolment and information about School Uniforms. Classroom Observation An essential part of the admissions process, the classroom observation affords parents the opportunity to see our classroom and teachers in action. Meeting with School Director Classroom Observations are followed by a meeting with the School Director who will address additional parent inquires. The decision for acceptance of enrolment to BHMS is made by the School Director. Enrolment Parents inform BHMS Director of Admissions their intent to enrol and complete the Application for Enrolment. Director of Admissions forwards Enrolment Contract for parent review and coordinates a meeting with parents to finalize enrolment.
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) | 1 - 30 (99%) | 1 - 80 (99%) | 1 - 26 (99%) | 1 - 26 (99%) | 1 - 16 (99%) | 1 - 16 (99%) | 1 - 16 (99%) | 1 - 10 (99%) | 1 - 10 (99%) | 1 - 10 (99%) | 1 - 15 (99%) | 1 - 15 (99%) |
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Peter Hayman | 2005 | I've been awarded an Internship to work on a Physics experiment. I'll be helping to write code for a detector for the yet-to-be-constructed International Linear Collider. |
Since opening our doors in 1983, the National Capital Region has come to recognize Bishop Hamilton Montessori School as a leader in education beginning at 3 months of age and continuing through to grade eight.
As School Director, I am proud of our student-body and the BHMS community at large. The school community has created an environment that strives for excellence not only within the classroom but also when looking outwards to the world around them. BHMS students and graduates come to appreciate the vast and diverse world around them through studying different cultures and through participating in charities both locally and internationally.
The value of learning Christian principles and charity in the context of a multicultural and religiously diverse student body prepares students to partake fully in the Canadian cultural mosaic. By stressing the importance and interconnectedness of people around the world, students also learn about the interconnectedness of the subjects that they study, thus fortifying BHMS’s academic excellence. Through this model, students aspire to become well-rounded citizens from an early age; this aspiration serves to motivate students to develop a passion and hunger for knowledge that they will carry with them through life.
Selecting a school that focuses on your child’s academic, social and spiritual growth is one of the most important decisions that you will make. Bishop Hamilton Montessori School looks forward to partnering with you every step of the way.
Together we can unlock your child’s potential.
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