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This week, campers at The Orchard were treated to cooking classes by Carl Heinrich, renowned Top Chef Canada and owner of Richmond Station. Carl took the students outside to tour the garden and collect fresh herbs before bringing them inside … Continue reading →

This week at Camp, we went elemental. Sticks and stones Fires to warm A gathering of souls And a story to tell Students pitched a tent in the green space at the back of the school, built a cardboard oven … Continue reading →

On Monday, February 1st, our elementary classes will be given the second Great Lesson virtually from The Lyceum. The series of five great lessons are the stories of existence: of the earth and the things that live on it. Here … Continue reading →

…and the smiles and squeals made it so much more than a pleasure..

26 hats, 8 days, 1 bottle of Aleve…

The casa children at the Orchard decided to make their own Enchanted Forest Halloween Ball. For a week before the festivities, the children called upon all of their practical life skills, flights of avian, insect, fairie fancy, with a dash … Continue reading →

Look! We finally finished. The Orchard is ready to welcome everyone back where they belong. We have all been working diligently, with great thought and care, to secure the safe shell around our school to make your physical entry smooth … Continue reading →

We are very happy to announce that we will be back to school in September. Returning children will return to school on September 8th and new students over the following days. In order to keep everyone safe, we will be … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our eleven graduates from casa and elementary! We met our challenges and stuck together through all this and we are grateful for our beautiful school community. Special thanks to Katherine for her dedication to her seeing her students … Continue reading →

Casa kids!! This issue’s theme is Grace and Courtesy and it contains a special secret recipe from Melody’s kitchen! If you haven’t already signed up, get in touch with Maude right away: maude@theorchardmontessori.com Details can be found on the Owl’s … Continue reading →