An integral part of the Montessori learning philosophy is empowering children to make the world a better place. One of our core values is 'Community' and we're committed to supporting our students' service initiatives to help foster an understanding of the power of giving back to their communities and world.
From bake sales for the SPCA to local environmental stewardship, our students continually inspire us by what they start without our direction.
Here are a couple of examples of current Upper El service learning projects happening at Squamish Montessori:
Recycling Program
Imrin, Jack and Connor, are heading up a school wide Recycling Program and will be reaching out to GFL for further investigations. They visited Casa students to mentor the younger ones on proper recycling practices, keeping Dr. Montessori’s vision of peer learning alive!
Food & Sock Drive
Avery, Chloe and Scarlett are organizing a food drive for the Food Bank and a sock drive for Helping Hands. They are asking families to bring donated items to Upper El by Monday, November 25th.
Posters are hung throughout the school of suggested items. For socks, it would be to bring best wool or synthetic materials and toiletries can be travel sized or larger.
It is wonderful to see our students embrace greater responsibility in their community service efforts and we can see their compassion for those around them has grown exponentially. Please join us in supporting their efforts!