LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

At The Peace School, children benefit from an inclusive, supportive and vibrant learning

environment which enables them to flourish as unique individuals. We believe this is

essential to the wellbeing and success of each child.

Parents and teachers meet regularly, gaining insights into their child’s curriculum and

progress. Together, parents and teachers delve into their child’s learning journey,

sharing their experiences and specific concerns.

Our small class sizes and humanistic approach enable teachers to know our children

well, and as a result, curate a one-to-one learning process tailored to each child’s ability,

personality and interests. This facilitates a smooth transition to The Peace School from

public, international and home schooling.

Our child centered approach facilitates self-directed learning, and prepares children to

achieve personal goals. It encourages social participation, and a strong sense of family

and community, underscoring the merits of collective efforts and collaboration.

Individual and group projects offer children the opportunity to solve problems on their

own and together, and acquire skills to deal effectively with challenges, locally and

globally.

Communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills grow as children address

obstacles, find common ground, and identify solutions, often innovative, that work for

everyone.

Our curriculum and culture celebrate diversity, equality and inclusiveness. We honour

various perspectives, beliefs and traditions, thereby enriching lives and community, and

easing the transition of newcomers to Canada.

We embrace a living values approach which integrates the Ontario curriculum with

humanistic education.

We instill values such as kindness, compassion and empathy, awareness, understanding and acceptance, gratitude and appreciation, generosity and sharing, responsibility, reliability and honesty, courtesy, confidence and congeniality, flexibility, adaptability and resilience.

Our teaching methodology nurtures the core competencies outlined on our Home page.

We believe these competencies are essential to lifelong learning and leadership,

navigating our unpredictable future and effecting transformative change.

We encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings, and grow their strengths,

relational skills and friendships.

We foster in our children the importance of being respectful and responsive to the greater

good, and aware of and sensitive to cultural norms and nuances. This approach

enables children to extend compassionate support to others on their journeys.

Rather than a “one size fits all” curriculum based on prescribed courses and textbooks,

our teachers create a project-based learning plan specific to each child’s interests and

grade. We lead from a child’s curiosity.

We complement these learning plans with a curriculum which encompasses topics and

classes tailored to the talents, interests and abilities, developmental needs and

educational levels of our children. We carefully choose content and resources that

foster a child’s social development and engagement.

Religious topics are not part of our core curriculum. Nonetheless, we recognize the

importance of providing children with the opportunity to explore and learn about various

religions. Whenever a child expresses a genuine interest in understanding a particular

religion, we approach this as an educational project, offering resources and guidance.

When there are subjects and topics we want children to learn, we invite our children to

explore these topics from their own perspective and from the resources they discover.

We utilize all urban facilities—museums, art galleries, libraries, greenhouses, churches,

temples, mosques, companies, and shops—as educational centers. We encourage

children to meet and engage with people, and grow in their knowledge and understanding of the world.