The Francophone Program at OMS Montessori
OMS Montessori is the only school in the Ottawa area to offer an authentic Montessori education in French for over thirty years.
The Francophone program is an enriched program designed specifically for the Francophone student. Acceptance into the program requires students to be fluent in the language and to have a supportive Francophone family.
CASA (3 to 6 Years)
The Casa Francophone language program includes :
- Oral language development and enrichment of vocabulary
- Development of phonetic awareness
- Learning letters
- Writing (words, sentences, stories)
- Reading (phonetic words, phonograms, simple books)
- Initiation to the function of words (articles, nouns, adjectives, verbs etc.)
- Simple sentence analysis
ELEMENTARY (6 to 12 Years)
In addition to a full Francophone Montessori curriculum throughout the day, the students receive enrichment and refinement in French language skills through spelling, grammar, writing and reading activities.
The French language program is integrated in cultural subjects such as geography, history, botany, zoology and art.
French is promoted throughout the school with celebrations such as Franco Ontarian Day and Francophone week. These events aim at fostering pride in the cultural heritage of our Francophone students while exposing our general student population to the local, national and international Francophone culture.
Focused Engagement
Focused Engagement
A student in a state of focused engagement is very concentrated, content, and energized rather than tired by the activity. He or she also experiences a strong sense of wellbeing. Because the activities available in a Montessori classroom match the characteristics of each appropriate age, the students work for themselves rather than for the educators. They feel good about themselves and their accomplishments, interact well with one another, and are easily guided by their educators.
Students Learn Through What They Do
Students Learn Through What They Do
A Montessori classroom is set up with a series of sequenced materials and activities that cover all the curricular areas appropriate for the ages it serves. The educator introduces each activity to an individual student or to a small group by demonstrating its use. The educator assesses the students’ understanding and progress by observing the activity, and then plans which presentation to give next to the specific students.
Mixed Age Community
Mixed Age Community
A Montessori classroom is set up for a mixed age group of students who share similar characteristics. Students in a Montessori class naturally learn to interact with peers younger and older than themselves. The mixed age community provides opportunities for all students to be leaders, team players and mentors. The three-year cycle in a Montessori class provides an enriched learning environment, deep relationships between students and educators and a supportive classroom culture.
Three-hour Work Periods
Three-hour Work Periods
Dr. Montessori graphed the levels of concentration she observed in her classrooms and found that the most intense concentration came towards the end of a three-hour work period. During the three-hour work period students receive academic lessons, choose their appropriate work or activities, and are establishing their own personal work habits and concentration.
After a day of enriched academics and after school clubs, students can enjoy family time and social activities.
- Music
- Art
- After School Clubs