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"Pear Tree School’s mission is to provide a complete, inclusive, and stimulating education that nurtures the intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and ethical development of every student. We aim to equip our students with the skills, knowledge, and values needed to lead fulfilling lives and make a positive impact on the world. By combining academic excellence with a whole-child approach, we strive to inspire and empower our students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens."
"Pear Tree School’s mission is to provide a complete, inclusive, and stimulating education that nurtures the intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and ethical development of every student.
We equip our students with the skills, knowledge, and values needed to lead fulfilling lives and make a positive impact on the world.
By combining academic excellence with a whole-child approach, we inspire and empower our students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens."
"Good isn't good enough.
Pear Tree School is a community of like-minded people who are passionate about an integrated and holistic education – without all the pomp and elitism often associated with private schools.
At Pear Tree, students apply their knowledge and skills, every day, to real-life scenarios and problems.
Pear Tree School’s long-term goals are to create happy, healthy and productive members of society who have lifelong confidence and who bring about positive change in the world."
"Pear Tree School has a long list of meaningful and impactful values, which we live and breathe in everything we do. While other schools give lip service to such values, we embody them - every moment of every day.
"Pear Tree has a whole-child approach… I mean a WHOLE-child approach.”
Every member of the Pear Tree team plays a role in a student's development, not just the classroom teacher.
Pear Tree's Healthy Hot Lunch Program and diversity of our daily P.E. program are truly unparalled."
"For a school to achieve its declared student outcomes, it must have a method of education that is used by all of its teachers.
While some schools do have methods of education, we don’t share their belief that their approach is the right one, or that they reflect the current or future needs of modern youth.
If we did, we wouldn’t have created our own!
The Pear Tree Method is an extremely comprehensive and advanced education method that allows us to meet the needs of all of our students."
"What makes a school truly great are its:
- People
- Philosophy & Values
- Overall Outcomes
- Method of Education
- And Whole-Child Approach
As exceptional educators, we built Pear Tree School from the ground up to create the perfect learning environment for students to thrive.
Experience the difference."
At Connaught Park
Yoga Studio @ Yoga Buttons
At KFitness Studio
collaborative classroom layout
1-to-1 iPad program
SMARTboards in every classroom
Custom-made play-based learning equipment
How people from the school’s community see Pear Tree School
Top-down influence on the school’s direction and tone
Alexis Birner, Principal
M.Ed. (Ed.D in progress)
A 'good school' isn't good enough. Children deserve the most complete, inclusive, and up-to-date form of education.
The traditional approach to teaching places students in homogeneous age groups. All twelve year olds in this room. All eight year olds in this room. They sit in desks facing the front and learn the core subjects one at a time for a set period of time each day. 45 minutes of math, followed by 60 minutes of English, followed by a short break, and then 45 minutes of science. Everything is compartmentalized and isolated.
This, quite frankly, has nothing to do with how we best learn.
That's why Pear Tree School is a different kind of private school.
Pear Tree School’s mission is to provide a complete, inclusive, and stimulating education that nurtures the intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and ethical development of every student.
We aim to equip our students with the skills, knowledge, and values needed to lead fulfilling lives and make a positive impact on the world.
Working in partnership with teachers, families, and the wider community, we strive to create a supportive and dynamic learning environment that encourages active participation, critical thinking, and personal growth.
By combining academic excellence with a whole-child approach, we strive to inspire and empower our students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens.
We are dedicated to ongoing growth and evolution, both as individuals and as a school, in order to continuously provide an education that meets the changing needs of our students and prepares them for success in all aspects of life.
That’s Pear Tree School.
We invite you to experience the difference.
If you’re considering a small school for your extroverted child, make sure it offers plenty of social opportunities, including the ability to seek out and interact with different peer groups. Since smaller schools have smaller and less diverse student populations than big schools, it can sometimes be more challenging for your child to find a like-minded group of friends—friends with similar interests, values, etc.
“It’s important to look at the social makeup of the school,” says Ruth Rumack of Ruth Rumack's Learning Space. "Is there enough variety that your child will have a group that they feel connected with? Because you want to have friends that are like-minded and you want to be in a social situation where you feel honoured and respected. Variety can also be found in extracurriculars, leadership programs, and sports activities, which tend to have kids with a wide range of personalities.”
Also, make sure a school’s teaching and learning approach is suitable for your social child. “For instance, a school focusing on individual learning instead of group learning may not play into your child’s strengths,” say Ann and Karen Wolff, Toronto-based education consultants at Wolff Educational Services. “You want to make sure the social, emotional, and academic realities of the classroom are a match for your child’s personality.”
Smaller schools often have small classrooms and tight-knit communities, which can make it easier for your introverted child to come out of their shell, make friends, and feel like they belong. Since they’re less socially overwhelming, your child should find it easier to navigate their social environment. And since they’re conducive to group work, small classes often have plenty of interaction, which can help your child develop critical interpersonal skills.
Of course, small schools normally have a less diverse student population than big schools, which can sometimes make it more challenging to find a group of like-minded peers—peers with similar personalities, interests, values, etc. This makes it especially important to ask a school about its extracurricular programs, which can help your introverted child establish an intimate social circle.
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