Welcome to the CMA Scholarship Program!
The Canadian Montessori Academy (CMA) is providing
27 children with high academic aptitude, aged 8 to 13 years old, the opportunity to attend
their school.
The scholarships are part of the anniversary celebrations honouring CMA's founder,
Ayna Cader, who opened the school in 1980.
"We are proud to invest in our community" says Sherie de Mel, Principal and daughter of CMA's
Founder. "We feel that it is important to the future academic success of our youth to
nurture their academic ability. "
How to Apply for a CMA Scholarship:
Applications are open to children eligible to
attend school in Canada, aged 8 to 13 for Senior Elementary or Middle School programs at CMA for 2007/2008.
Applications must be received or post marked no later than June 22, 2007. Once the completed
applications are received, applicants are then required to write an academic ability exam at
CMA, 70 Fieldrow Street, Ottawa, on June 26th, 2007. The exams will be assessed by the CMA
Scholarship Committee and recipients will be advised of their award before July 16th, 2007.
Good Luck.
The CMA Advantage
We understand and recognize that students and parents demand a great deal from their educational institution providers. Our goal is to exceed those demands.
Our success is built around serving our student needs by offering:
Low student teacher ratios:
with two Montessori accredited teachers in each classroom, ensuring personalized, one on one instruction.
Bilingual classrooms:
with one English and one French teacher in each classroom, the curriculum is presented one on one in English and French.
Advanced curriculum:
that exceeds all Ministry of Education guidelines
Accredited Montessori trained teachers:
ensuring qualified and consistent delivery of Montessori principles, philosophy, and instruction.
Teacher Training Institution:
as an accredited training institution, CMA recruits the best of class.
Facilities:
located in a former public school building, the extensive facilities have been redesigned to create the unique elements of a Montessori classroom environment. Facilities also feature a gymnasium, music room, art room, computer lab, kinaesthetic room and large play yard.
Personalized Curriculum:
ensures that lessons are taught based on individual student abilities in keeping with the "follow the child" principle.
Arts Program:
taught by a full time in house professional artist
Music Program:
taught by professional musicians.
Sports Program:
being expanded to include CMA team basketball, badminton, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and floor hockey.
Extensive After School Program:
includes Akido instruction provided by in house Akido Master, music, art, swimming, sports, and yoga.
The CMA Mission
To inspire and empower students to achieve independence. To foster students' natural curiosity, and promote their intrinsic desire for life long learning so they may achieve their full potential in their pursuit of excellence within a global society.
The CMA Values
Values shape thoughts and actions; they help students explore what is morally important, socially significant and personally fulfilling. We recognize that strong, clear values are the foundation on which we build success.
CMA instills ten core values to its students and it is the following values that our students take as they embark on their lifelong journey of learning:
- academic excellence
- love of learning
- desire to reach one's full potential as independent persons with
- a global perspective for bettering the earth and its community.
- self respect and mutual respect
- development of the whole person ¨C body, mind, and spirit.
- embrace and adapt to change and new technology
- social responsibility
- internationalism and global citizenship
- personal integrity
- loving, supportive and nurturing environment
Please click on the
links below to download:
CMA Scholarship Application
These documents are in the Adobe
Acrobat format and can be downloaded for free with Adobe
Software.
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