Presenting: BHMS Graduate Nico Werschler Learn about Nico’s experience in the SBME Program SBME: BHMS graduate Nico Werschler is in year two of an accelerated UBC SBME MASc-PhD program. He is the second student in the SBME Introductions series. Nico is part of the BMEGA leadership team, working in the Penninger lab and adventuring in the B.C. Outback. …
Skills that Last a Lifetime The benefits of fundraising Fundraising helps students learn important life skills Students learn fundamental life skills such as teamwork, creativity, customer service and goal setting. All of these and more are incorporated into fundraising efforts and ties in to academics. Asking for donations or selling items helps students learn how …
An Elementary and Junior High student initiative. Elementary and Junior High students raise Christmas funds for The Ottawa Food Bank and The Ottawa Mission. Elementary and Junior High students created handmade ornaments, homemade cookies, handmade soaps and hot chocolate bombs and sold them to support our local community. The Ottawa Food Bank Everyday The Ottawa …
Children learn from their experiences, so it’s vital that we provide those experiences that help them develop. Resilience is one of the most valuable characteristics a human being can hold. Everyone faces setbacks and challenging times, and building resilience in your kids is a powerful gift that will set them up for greater success and …
A Junior High initiative. Our Junior High community worked on a mural outside of the front entrance. The chalk mural consists of the messaging “Every Child Matters” and “Remembering the past to help create a better future.” The hope is that the entire B.H.M.S. community will help by contributing a chalk hand print to the …
A Junior High adventure “In the soul of the adolescent, great values are hidden. In the minds of these boys and girls there lies all hope of future progress and the judgement of ourselves and our times.” – Maria Montessori An adolescent whose …
Montessori Celebration Week: February 21-25. The World Celebrates Montessori Education Week Each year, schools all over the world celebrate Montessori Education Week the last week in February. This is our opportunity to join other Montessori schools around the world and celebrate an educational approach that has stood the test of time. How exciting it is when …
Looking for Family Fun Ideas to Engage the Whole Family? Celebrate Family Day – February 21, 2022. Here are a few fun ideas to do with your family on this special day. Everything from indoor, outdoor and virtual – we’ve got all the bases covered! Get Outside! Go tobogganing. Birdwatch. Go for a hike. Have …
Free Webinar | February 16 | 4:00 p.m. Join Mary Ellen and Flora for a dynamic discussion of the education of the heart. Sometimes we get too cerebral in analyzing our children’s behavior and fail to see the influence of our connection to our own heart and the child’s heart. Let’s talk about how we …
Toy Mountain Campaign 2021 marked the 26th anniversary of the CTV Toy Mountain Campaign benefiting The Salvation Army. Every year, schools, organizations, community groups and CTV viewers become partners to collect toys and to help build Toy Mountain. This year they were presented with the additional challenges of the pandemic and needed help more than ever to bring smiles to children’s faces …
