Parent Involvement Makes a Difference

Earlier this week, we celebrated the 38th Anniversary of CGS. Over the years, many things have changed in education, yet we remain steadfast in our goal to provide our students with a remarkable foundation for their educational journey. Together with you, our CGS families, we have established our school as a fixture in the community…

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Principal’s Message May 2024: The Power to Make a Difference

The Power to Make a Difference Seeing the tremendous support for our fundraising efforts in Principal’s Club again this year, has left me feeling so grateful. After speaking to several parents recently, I realized that not everyone knows what Principal’s Club is really all about, and yet they still contribute and support us! This is truly a tremendous feeling, but…

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Are You a Community Helper?

We are all important members of our community, and community is important for a lot of reasons. Being a part of a community teaches children life lessons, like asking for help when needed, honouring individual abilities and contributions, and community fosters a sense of belonging. Community emphasizes that we are a part of something bigger…

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Take Good Care of Yourself

As parents and caregivers, there are ways we can support our children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy and fit. Encouraging and guiding a child to think about their own mental health and wellness are vital skills we can teach them from a young age. In each of our three terms…

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Open-Ended Learning

Our SK and Grade 3 Learning Buddies spent the afternoon outdoors enjoying the sunshine, and an exploration with “loose parts”. Creating their self-portrait was the goal, but the process of creating was just as important, or even more, as their outcome. While product-based art focusses on how the end-result should look, process-based creations value the…

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LOVE the Earth First

“Give children a chance to love the earth before we ask them to save it.”  ~ *David Sobel, educator Earth Day is an annual opportunity in April to reflect on our earth; all the visual beauty and generous gifts it has to offer, and our responsibility to take care of in return for all of…

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Public Speaking Skills at CGS

Building confidence in public speaking is an important life skill with many valuable real-life applications.  Each year, we invite Grades 2 and 3 to participate in the CGS Public Speaking Contest. Grade 1s are our audience, so they can cheer on their friends, preview the event, and prepare for their public speaking the following year!…

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Building from Nature: Get Outdoors!

Exploring outdoors allows children to develop self-confidence, independence and self-esteem. They also become aware of limits, boundaries and challenges in their outdoor adventures. So much can be learned by exploring the natural world, along with the plants and animals who live in it. Our Senior Kindergartens are always up to something adventurous and it’s usually…

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Math & Making Sense of the World Around Us

We know that nurturing a strong math foundation from an early age encourages academic success. So many of the future endeavours and careers that our kids will seek require critical thinking, problem solving, and analytic skills.   Maria Montessori believed that children were born with a ‘mathematical mind’, which she defined as “a natural tendency…

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Parenting in the Digital Age – Principal’s Message April 2024

Parenting in the Digital Age Last Fall, while eating breakfast in a hotel restaurant, I noticed a young family sitting at a table across from us — Mom, Dad and two young children, the youngest being about preschool age. I noticed that Mom was getting a little flustered as she tried to manage the two…

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