Supporting Families

Welcome (Back) BBQ Hosted by PSG

Welcoming new and returning families, staff and teachers

New and returning Saint Maur families, teachers and staff are welcome to join - this is a fun networking event for the whole family! The PSG (Parent Support Group) organises and invites our wider school community to this annual event and often provides free hot dogs, pizza and soft drinks. Join us to get to know the new families and teachers, and reconnect with old friends!

If you have any questions about this event, please contact our PSG by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

25 Apr,2020

: Supporting Families

Extended Day Child Care Program Conditions

23 May,2019

: Supporting Families

Adult Enrichment

23 May,2019

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Toddlers' Group

23 May,2019

: Supporting Families

Extended Day Child Care Program

23 May,2019

: Supporting Families

Parent Support Group

Who we are

The Parent Support Group (PSG) was originally formed at the specific request of the administration for the purpose of assisting new families integrate into the school and wider community, and assisting the school in appropriate areas where its support was deemed by the administration, to be beneficial to the students and overall functioning of the school. All parents of matriculated students are automatically members of the PSG.

The PSG welcomes all parents to become active members of the school community and to be involved in the many activities and events organized and often funded by the group’s annual fund raising efforts. Those who choose to serve as officers of the PSG, specifically, as the chair, vice chair, treasurer, secretary, and coordinators of various sub-committees (e.g. Adult Enrichment, Sports, Fine Arts, Welcome Committee...) are all volunteer (not elected) members, who may serve in their respective positions for each academic year.

The role of the PSG is to unite, through its activities, the efforts of school, parents, and the wider community so that all, and in particular the students, can benefit from being members of a diverse international community.

You can access the PSG calendar by following this link.

We encourage you to get involved!

Support CNED

Saint Maur pioneered International Montessori education in Japan in 1973, as a unique method of introducing children to a lifetime of enjoyable learning.

Special materials, largely manipulative in nature, help to satisfy developmental needs and enable children to experience the excitement of learning by choice, rather than by being forced. Children are helped to develop natural tools for learning, so that their abilities will be at a maximum in future learning situations.

Classrooms

Our Montessori School has specially prepared classrooms that have been created with the unique needs of children 2 ½ - 5+ in mind. Each room is presented in an orderly and attractive manner. All materials in the classroom are designed to cultivate children's natural curiosity and love for knowledge through working with their hands. Once motivated from within, children will then continue their search for knowledge throughout their lifetime.

Multi-aged Groups

Fundamental to our Montessori School is the multi-aged classroom. Each classroom includes children aged 2 ½ - 5+. The children may work either individually or in small groups, learning from and sharing with one another. It was Dr. Montessori’s belief that the children of mixed-age groups mutually benefit from working together, as there is a love, respect and admiration between ages.

Curriculum

While the curriculum in the Montessori School is vast, it is always developmentally appropriate for young children. They are individually guided through the program at their own pace and level. Along with the necessary skills for independence, the children are introduced - in a sequential and concrete way - to mathematics, language, phonetics, social studies, science, music, and art.

Montessori students discovering the Science Center

Montessori at Saint Maur captures the concept of ‘the family’ at the core of learning. It is natural that older children learn to be responsible, gain self-confidence, self-assurance, and develop self-esteem and leadership skills through interacting and modeling to younger children.