School Background

Family Montessori School Society is the longest-operating Montessori preschool in Vancouver. Our first school, located in the False Creek area near Granville Island on Sitka Square, began in 1980 and is still serving the community to this day.  Our second school was originally situated at the Dunbar Heights Baptist Church, but was relocated to the Jericho Hill Centre on West 4th Avenue in 1995. Our school is a non-profit society and is governed by a parent-run volunteer Board of Directors.

The two schools operate as one non-profit society with qualified teachers. Our schools offer both morning and afternoon classes and run five (5) days a week. Up to 20 children are enrolled in each class. In keeping with the Montessori philosophy, we at FMSS aim to balance the classes so that each session has a mixed age group and a balance of genders. Both sites offer an integrated preschool and Kindergarten program for children between the ages of two years eight months and six years old. Ideally, a child will remain in the program for three years, with the third year corresponding to Kindergarten in the public school system. The graduates of our school typically move on to a diverse collection of public and independent schools and enter Grade One with confidence, independence and a deep love of learning.

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