1. How big are the classes?
Class size shapes how well a teacher can know your child. Ask for the actual ratio in the Elementary grades, not a school-wide average.
At Alive: our Elementary ratio is 1:10 to 1:15.
2. What curriculum do you follow, and how does it work day to day?
Ask what a typical morning looks like and how progress is tracked.
At Alive: we follow a Montessori-based grid curriculum for Grades 1 to 6. At the Student Demo, you will hear about it from the children themselves.
3. How often do children get physical activity, and where?
Some schools have no gym of their own and no Physical Education staff. Ask how often Physical Education happens and who teaches it.
At Alive: Physical Education takes place in our own on-site gym, led by a full-time Physical Education teacher. Come and see the gym for yourself on November 13.
4. What is included, and what costs extra?
Enrichment can look similar on paper. Ask which subjects are part of the program and which are paid add-ons.
At Alive: PE, music, French, drama, yoga, dance, cooking, gardening, public speaking and chess are included. Private piano lessons, private coding lessons and gymnastics are separate add-ons.
