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At the moment, we have a waiting list for the Nursery class (3-4 years). For any further query please email us at [email protected]
Maple Bear ELC is where children love to learn! We are a trilingual preschool with a unique facility in business bay that features an exclusive outdoor play area as well as indoor play area and gym room.
We have over 25 nationalities in our school at the moment.
A majority of the students are Canadian or Canadian passport holders.
Early toddlers 3:1
Toddlers 3:1
Nursery 4:1
Kindergarten 1 -- 8:1
Kindergarten 2 -- 8:1
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Maple Bear’s preschool curriculum is designed with the child in mind, employing a learning through play approach and taking every opportunity to apply each of the senses towards growth in all areas of development.
Yes, Kindergarten 1 and 2 prepare show and tell projects that they do regularly. These help to build effective communication and listening skills that are essential for their learning. It also encourages emotional development in a child, as he or she shares their interests, home lives, and joys and struggles with others in their class.
Gross Motor Skill Development is a crucial part of the Maple Bear Areas of Development. We incorporate physical activity into our daily routine through music and movement. We also have extracurricular activities which include Soccer, Tennis & Karate.
We promote healthy eating with our students as good nutrition is essential for their development. We have a strict Birthday policy as well where we encourage donating books or bringing fruits rather than cakes. Physical play and gross motor programs are fundamental to daily instruction.
Our Nurse does regular workshops for the parents to discuss the importance of healthy eating. The teachers also make suggestions to all the parents regarding what healthy options that they could send in to school.
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not applicable as we do not cater food.
Maple Bear is open from 8:00 am until 6 pm daily and we offer several different options for student . attendance.
2 days per week, 3 days per week, 4 days per week or 5 days per week (Sunday to Thursday)
1 pm pick up; 3 pm pick up; 5 pm pick up and 6 pm pick up
Yes it can be purchased from the school directly.
Children learn to consider and respect others and their environment around them. Clear and consistent age appropriate limits are set, and with these limits, each child will gently learn what it is appropriate behavior. Children are encouraged to solve as many of their own problems as possible under the guidance of a staff member.
Daily feedback is given through our parent app and a progress report is shared at the end of every term.
We have parent teacher meetings at the end of every term. Formal assessments and reports are also shared on a termly basis.
Daily French lessons are provided to each age group using the pioneering language immersion methodology from the Canadian education system.
We have many children who join our center and in the beginning they do not speak or understand English at all.
Curriculum delivery is adapted to meet individual needs of each student to ensure that they achieve their full potential.
No, however, the building has dedicated prayer room for Muslim teachers and parents.
Learning Centers are set up within the classroom to cater to each child’s individual needs.
Yes, we have a Head of Inclusion who ensures that all the relevant support is being given to any children with additional needs.
We have an Individual needs policy in place supporting our commitment to providing quality education to children with additional needs. Our Head of Inclusion meets with the child for an assessment during the initial stages of admissions to ensure that proper support can be given to the child to optimize learning and development.
We do not have an educational psychologist onsite however we are supported by an outside agency when a child needs to be assessed. We work closely with the agency to develop and implement an IEP/ITP.
We do not have an educational psychologist onsite however we are supported by an outside agency when a child needs to be assessed. We work closely with the agency to develop and implement an IEP/ITP.
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We encourage parents to be involved with school activities.
no, we do not have such a structure.
Yes, we have a meet the teacher coffee morning before the year starts, we have many workshops and coffee mornings to engage the parents throughout the year. In light of social distancing measures, we offer webinars to keep parents informed and updated.
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