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Private schools offer
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CHILDREN’S schooling has a
great effect on the way they ap-
proach their future, and it is im-
portant that students are en-
couraged to reach their full poten-
tial both academically and per-
sonally.

On the North Shore, parents are
given educaticnal options other
than the public school system. The
following is a short description of
some of those options; contact the
school for more information.

Self-motivation is a key word at
the North Store Montessori

(925-1437), Lighthouse Montessori
(922-7215) or West Vancouver
Montessori (922-7454).

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The Vancouver Waldorf School,
located at 2725 St. Christopher’s
Rd. in Lynn Valley, is an indepen-
dent, co-educational, non-sectarian
school that offers a broad, balanc-
ed curriculum.

Opened in North Vancouver in
1971, it is one of 500 schools
around the world based on the ap-
proach to education first introduc-
ed by Rudolf Steiner, Austrian

Montessori teachers believe
that children experience
‘sensitive periods’’ within
their development.

preschools.

Although each preschoo! is run
independently of the others, they
share a common philosophy of
allowing each child to work at his
or her own pace in an atmosphere
that is stimulating, yet maintains
structure and order.

In the three-year program,
childre: from about the ages of
three thrcugh six are encouraged
to progress from one set of tasks
to another at their own initiative,
rather than according to a set
timetable.

Typical activities available to
children in a Mcatessori preschool
are music, French, tasks that foster
reading, writing and mathematical
ability, practical skills and games
to stimulate their sensory
awareness.

Montessori teachers believe that
children experience ‘‘sensitive
periods’”’ within their development
during which a child is particularly
receptive to learning specific skills,
and they strive to recognize these
periods and satisfy the learning
needs presented by them.

For more information about
Montessori preschools, call Le
Petit Montessori (980-7973),
Gatehouse Montessori School

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philosopher and educator, over 70
years ago.
According to school literature,

“the distinguishing feature of
Waldorf education is the teacher’s
urderstanding of man’s inner
nature and the development and
awakening of this nature in the
child. The child’s development
grows from an early sense of
wonder to intellectual awakening
and a thirst for knowledge.”

For more information about the
Vancouver Waldorf School, which
currently has 250 students enrolled
from preschool through to Grade
12, call 985-7435.

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Children — or adults — who are
having trouble mastering any aca-
demic subject might benefit from
the individualized learning offered
at Sylvan Learning Centre at
#210-1217 Lonsdale Ave.

Sylvan’s philosophy is that
problems are very likely to result at
advanced skill levels if one or more
basic skills have not been
mastered. In its 60-minute classes,
Sylvan isolates where the basic skill
gap is, then not only works to give
the child the knowledge that he or
she needs, but to improve his or
her self-confidence and willingness
to learn as well.

The length of each individual’s
program is determined by the stu-
dent’s progress within a time frame
and advancement made within the
structure of the program outline.

For more information, call the
Sylvan Learning Centre at 985-
6811.

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Having opened in September
1984 offering Grades 1 through 8
to 221 students, Collingwood
Schoo! in West Vancouver has now
expanded to encompass 540 stu-
dents in Grades 1 through 12.

The private school, run by the
North Shore Independent School
Society, recently completed a $6.5
million expansion that included a
new library, science labs, a lecture
theatre, competition gymnasium,
music studio and five academic
domains, each containing five
rooms.

Students are expected to work
towards a high level of achieve-
ment, and are given opportunities
to learn in areas of the arts,
sciences and athletics. Uniforms
are worn, and standards of con-
duct are high.

For more information, contact
Collingwood School at 925-3331.

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