The Canmore Preschool Society

Canmore Preschool is the longest-running preschool in Canmore. We have been providing quality education to 3- and 4-year-olds for almost 40 years. Canmore Preschool has a Parent Board that makes decisions on activities, schedules, fund raising, finances, programming etc. Parental involvement is a vital component of our program, through monthly "Parent of the Day" activities to donating 4 hours a year to assist in fund raising. Canmore Preschool does not receive funding from any source and is a non profit society.

Community is also an important component of our program. We encourage community visitors (veterinarians, nurses, RCMP, dental hygienists, the Bioshere Institute,dog sled visits,fire fighters, grand parents etc.) to come in to the classrooms and we go out to the library and Rec centre for movement and yoga classes on the school bus. Canmore Preschool offers the "Seeds of Empathy" program to our 4 year olds, supporting monthly mom and baby visits with literacy circles to better understand our feelings and to promote empathy. Our teachers have degrees in education and are proactive in learning about new ideas and philosophies. They have recently attended workshops on "Handwriting Without Tears" and are incorporating these techniques in the classroom. We are lucky to have a wonderful music teacher for both the 3 and 4 year old classes and the children are encouraged to exibit their art work at our annual art show.

At present we offer classes Mon/Wed/Fri for 4 year olds, morning & afternoon and Tues/Thurs for 3 year olds, morning and afternoon. Class size is kept to a maximum of 15 children for 4 year olds and 12 for 3 year olds.

Our Registration and Annual general Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the Community Hall in the Canmore Rec Centre.

Fees for the school year are paid on Payment Day on September 7, 2011.

Information on our programs, schedules, and fees can be found under the Registration and Fees tab. You can download a registration form below.

You can download a registration form here. Registration form 2011-12

To read how we prepare your child for kindergarten, click here. Kindergarten preparation

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