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Every Day is
a Special Day
Although
every day at Curzon is a "special day", we have days that are extra
special! For instance, we celebrate birthdays in the classroom, enjoy
Halloween, Chanukah, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Passover, and Easter
celebrations. We also enjoy a Multicultural Day where children bring in
food that represents their heritages.
We
may have a Beach party, Pajama Day and even a yaD sdrawkcaB (Backwards
Day)! We love finding ways to ensure that children are having fun and
are being stimulated.
Special Persons Day
takes place each fall and is always very memorable for Curzon children.
Each child attends school on a Saturday morning with his/her
"special someone" to share in a morning of activities. The special
person can be someone who does not normally get to take part in the
duty days.
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 Special Programs
In
addition to the qualified staff at Curzon, we also employ specialists
who visit our school to further enrich the curriculum and provide
hands-on learning opportunities. These include nature and
First
Nations specialists such as the notorious "Chief Top Leaf" as well as
our resident Scientist "Captain Catalyst", "Fine Line
Serpents"
and “Denis the Fire Chief” to name a few. Children love these
opportunities to learn new things, and often come home to teach their
parents a thing or two as well!
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 Music and Gym
At
Curzon, we believe that music and movement are the cornerstone to a
happy, healthy lifestyle. In addition to the daily routine that
embraces this philosophy, we offer weekly Music and Gym classes. These
classes are given to small groups of children and are designed and
implemented catering to the specific needs of the pre-school child.
The children have a chance to perform what they have learned at
mid-year and end-of-year concerts, as well as mini-concerts for a local
senior
citizens group. This interaction with the children is much
appreciated by the seniors group, who say it keeps them “young at
heart”!
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 Introduction to Skating
Many
of our skaters are on the ice for the first time and start off a little
uncertain but with the patience, support and encouragement from the
Curzon team, the skaters make impressive progress! The Winter weekly
skating program is fun and beneficial for children because not only
does it provide the enjoyment of fitness, skating helps to develop
balance and coordination skills.
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 Introduction to Swimming
Curzon
children splash into spring with the weekly swimming program. This is
one of the many highlights of the year. There are small group swimming
lessons that foster a love of water and encourage a new way of
interacting with teachers and peers! Within the security of
the
trusted Curzon framework, the children emerge from swimming lessons
with greater confidence and a renewed love of physical fitness!
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 Y is for Yoga
Yoga
has become a very popular program among the Curzon kids. Every week our
very own teacher and Yogi master, Lee-Ann, takes
small groups of children up to our yoga room and teaches them some
basic yoga poses as well as some deep breathing and relaxation
exercises. The children come out of yoga relaxed and revitalized and
ready for a full morning of Curzon fun. Namaste!
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 Montreal West Children’s
Library, Story-Time Program
Curzon
children cherish visits to the local library often followed by some
well received gross motor play in the park. These outings
occur
in the Fall and are a wonderful introduction to the school year!
School Library
We
have a library of over 1000 books that the children can take out on a
weekly basis. Our library runs much like a regular lending library in
that all of our books are catalogued, and the children are given time
once a week to make book selections.
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 Field Trips
Curzon
field trips offer hands on learning and enrichment that reinforce
themes from the classroom. Some of our favourite field trips
are:
Apple Picking, Ecomuseum, Planetarium, and Cabane a Sucre.
We
also celebrate the abundant resources in our very own community with
visits to the local fruit store, flower store, neighbourhood
parks, the fire station, town hall, and an annual dentist
office
visit with a presentation by a dentist.
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 Camp Curzon
Every
year after school is done, children get to enjoy two extra weeks of
Curzon Fun with the very popular Camp Curzon. In addition to
music and crafts, other activities include visits to local
neighbourhood parks, water games, face painting, campfire songs beside
the special Camp Curzon campfire, and much, much more. It’s a
great way to finish off a super Curzon year, and gets the children
ready for the summer ahead of them!
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