We’ll supplement this page with expert insight into the FIT between Yip's Montessori School and YOUR CHILD. Just answer a few short questions. It takes only 5 minutes.
Or, dive right into our insights on Yip's Montessori School:
To customize this school profile (and others), answer a few questions about your child’s needs.
Go to child profileYip’s Music & Montessori Schools promotes academic, language and performing arts excellence. Founded in 1990, Yip's Montessori Program caters to children from 1.5 to 6 years old. Yip's four campuses are located in Markham, Unionville and Thornhill. Students who took the CAT4 test averaged in the 90 percentile! Yip's provides a school and a community that places children's education first. Our school has been voted as the Top Montessori School in Markham by Top Choice Media for seven consecutive years.
What learning looks like now: 1. Everyone entering the school must be pre-screened by having their temperature taken. That includes staff, children, parents and visitors deemed essential. Non-essential visitors will not allowed. 2. If the child experiences any of the following, he/she MUST stay home. The symptoms to keep the child home from school are: runny nose, cough, sore throat, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea and/or a fever (temperature higher than 37.8C/100.4F). This must be taken seriously and followed. If a teacher notices that a child is experiencing any of the above, you will be called to come and pick your child up from school. A child will not be permitted to remain in a classroom if he/she exhibits any of these symptoms. 3. Only ONE adult may drop off the child(ren). 4. For the first or possibly the first few weeks we return to school, NO parents will be permitted into the school corridor in the morning or afternoon. Physical distancing (2 meters) from each other inside the lobby area is needed. Parents must follow distancing marker for line-up. 5. Enhanced cleaning for toys and shelves will be applied. High-touch surfaces, such as door knobs and handrails will be cleaned at least twice daily. 6. Activities and meal breaks have to be staggered to meet the physical distancing requirement. 7. Small group size ratio will be arranged in the classroom. Except toddler room, all Montessori classrooms will be divided into different activity. 8. Yip’s staff will wear masks and/or face shields.
Music can be a powerful thing, and Yip’s has created its program around that understanding. Benefits include social, creative, and cognitive development, and Yip’s uses it as a basis for delivering the Ontario curriculum. The use of the Montessori method provides some nice overlap, including a foundation in the core Montessori values of empathy and respect. Yip’s has grown to occupy four locations since the first was opened in 1990. As such the school has a deceptive range and breadth of instructional resources—while each location feels close-knit, the school is effectively quite large. That said, the lived experience for students is one of participation within a small, familiar, safe, and comfortable community of learners.
This information is not currently available.
Overall approach : Which option best describes your overall curricular approach?
Flexible pacing style | offered |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|
Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
---|---|
Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
Program | offered |
---|---|
Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)
Program | offered |
---|---|
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) |
English - 90% | Mandarin - 10% |
Competitive sports: N/A
Recreational sports: 3
Yip’s Music & Montessori School offers 7 clubs and extracurricular programs.
NS | PS | JK | SK | |
Day | $11,200 | $10,850 | ||
Day (Half day) | $7,000 | $6,750 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
---|---|---|
Full payment | all students | 5% |
2nd child (sibling) | all students | 10% |
3rd child (sibling) | all students | 15% |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | |
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 information is not currently available.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Nursery/Toddler to SK | Coed | Day | Varies |
Total enrolment | Varies |
Average class size | 5 to 13 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
---|---|---|
Interview | NS - SK | |
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:
10%
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yip’s Music & Montessori School offers a unique curriculum that promotes academic, language and performing arts excellence for children. Our vision to create an environment which would foster and enhance the musical talents of youth is at the core of the program philosophy. Yip’s encourages our students to aspire to high moral values, at the same time teaching extensive cultural sensitivity, preparing them for unlimited global success.
Yip’s Music & Montessori School focuses on the individuality of students. We designs individualized program so students learn according to their own pace. With small class sizes and low student/teacher ratios, the school’s experienced, certified teachers are able to foster classroom discipline and deliver individualized instruction.
Yip’s offers an integrated Montessori program that includes Language, Mathematics, Practical Life, Sensorial, Science, History and Cultural Education. The school’s child-cantered, caring environment empowers children to reach their potential, while nurturing confidence and self-esteem. We follow and excel the Ontario curriculum for students. At Yip’s, academic excellence and high ethical standards are nurtured. Students are encouraged to be creative, independent and self-disciplined.
Yip’s is also renowned for its effective Music Program. Many studies have found that music learning actually enhances children's brain development, especially in the areas of mathematics and language.Through practice and participating in performances, students are able to master better body coordination, be more self-expressive and learn to value the importance of teamwork. Yip’s also provides language instruction in English, French and Chinese to better prepare students for the challenges of a multi-cultural world. The stimulating programs offered by Yip’s provide the challenging academics, social and emotional guidance you want for your child.
The Trusted Source for Families since 1998
Interested in Yip’s Music & Montessori School?
Visit WebsiteJoin the Our Kids roundtable discussion about [School Name]. Alumni and current parents are answering questions and sharing their insights—about the school’s culture, strengths, and weaknesses.
Oct
ZOOM MEETING