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IMPORTANT: Closed Monday due to snow

Pear Tree Elementary will be closed Monday, February 11th due to the snowy weather. Share:

Paul Romani

7 Benefits of Project Based Learning Your Children Will Enjoy

Have you heard the term “project-based learning”? If you’re researching schools for your children, you may have encountered the concept. So, what is project-based learning? What benefit does it present that traditional schooling might not? Project-based learning is a teaching method where students learn through solving real-world problems. Led by a teacher, the children work together…

Elaine Au

Private Schools Vancouver: How To Find the Very Best

The private schools Vancouver landscape can be overwhelming, with dozens of top-rated schools. Here’s how to get to grips and find the very best for your child. When sending their children to daycare or preschool, first-time parents often wonder if the time away from home will cause issues. The answer is no, as long as the…

Elaine Au

Pear Tree Elementary Students Win with New Provincial Exams

As schools around the province prepare for a new way of doing things, it will be business as usual for Pear Tree Elementary students this fall. That’s because changes the province is making to high school provincial exams are ones that Pear Tree was founded on seven years ago. Starting this summer, one of…

Paul Romani

Pear Tree Team at UBC’s 2018 IOP Conference

Pear Tree Elementary is pleased to announce that its team will be presenting at UBC’s 2018 IOP Conference on May 5th At UBC’s IOP Conference, Alexis Birner (M.Ed.), Andrea Page (M.Ed.), Louisa Chan (M.Ed.), and Paul Romani (M.Ed.) will all be presenting about different topics: Alexis and Louisa will be discussing the use of iPhones for…

Paul Romani

Cultivating Resilience through Mindful Movement

Alex Miller and Cally Bailey from GrowYourRoots.ca discuss how to develop resilience in kids through mindfulness Our personalities are instilled with different patterns and habits shaped over time, and we are influenced from before we are even born. Everything from our silly quirks to our biggest fears are a result of what we have…

Paul Romani

8 Benefits of Sending Your Children to a Progressive Private School

Children all learn and grow differently, but they all need a formula for academic success. If it’s time to decide between a public or private school for your child, then taking into account your child’s individual learning needs will be beneficial. Your family’s values and vision for your child’s development should also play a part…

Elaine Au

Guest Speaker: Steph Corker (Ironman Athlete)

For anyone that doesn’t know what the Ironman Event is, it’s a long-distance triathlon consisting of: 1) A 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim 2) A 112-mile (180.25 km) bike ride 3) And, a marathon All this is done back-to-back without a break. Steph Corker has completed 16 X Ironman races, and has qualified for 3 X…

Paul Romani

Winter Sing-Along with Families

On Wednesday night at St. James Community Centre, Pear Tree Elementary students and families came together for a winter sing-along. The night included a dance performance that the older students have been preparing for since September; the younger kids performed some classic Xmas music; and the night finished with a family sing along. As part…

Paul Romani

Australian School Teacher Interviews Pear Tree Elementary

This week, Pear Tree Elementary was proud to welcome Ming Urwin, an elementary school teacher from Abbotsleigh School for Girls, Sydney, Australia. Her interested in learning about the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in schools led her to come to Canada to visit Pear Tree Elementary, among other schools in Vancouver. She also visited HTH…

Paul Romani