A CELEBRATION OF OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

From its inception in 2004 to the present day, the trajectory of Maple Bear has been marked by innovation and an unwavering commitment to providing top-tier Canadian-based bilingual education on…

WHAT MAKES MAPLE BEAR CANADIAN?

Canada is known for its cold winters, friendly people and hockey. Canada is also widely known as a country that continues to rank highly in Overall Best Countries to live…

A Parent’s Guide To Play

Play in the Maple Bear Early Childhood Programs All Maple Bear Early Childhood programs emphasize play and play-based learning as a critical component. Whether the children are learning language, developing…

SUPPORTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AT HOME

It's a core belief at Maple Bear that offering high-quality provides our students with more than just another language. We know from the research that learning two or more languages…

Technology in the Maple Bear Classroom

Children have been heavily impacted in both good ways and bad by technological advances and in particular, by the digital devices which deliver them. Maple Bear has given very thoughtful…

Early literacy development is not just about learning to read

Many people mistakenly believe that literacy development in pre-school children is only about teaching them to read through formal instruction. In reality, early literacy development is a continuous process that…

Bilingual Immersion FAQ’s

Many parents who send their children to a Maple Bear school intuitively understand the immersion approach that we utilize, but they still have many questions and concerns. Here are some…