Our subjects are integrated and taught together via weekly and monthly themes. Research shows we learn best when topics are interwoven and blended, just as they are in life. Projects allow students to blend knowledge together in a meaningful and integrated way, as well as applying critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and public speaking skills.

We include life skills necessary for the real world, such as organization and other executive functions, (planning, focus, self-control, perseverance, growth mindset, tech ability, public speaking, and leadership). Social-emotional skills like empathy, sympathy, ethics/morals, and self-esteem are also an equally important part of everything we do.

It's a scientific fact that the food a child eats has a direct influence on their academic, emotional, and physical performance. Our healthy hot lunch program provides the nutrition your child needs. Beyond that, cooking is part of our curriculum, and is used to teach science, math, social studies, collaboration, and much more!

Yes, if your child attends Pear Tree Elementary, they will cover the requirements of the B.C. curriculum - and so much more! We find ways to extend far past the B.C. curriculum in exciting and relevant ways. Our students reach higher benchmarks and standards!

Our students receive a full hour of dynamic physical education each day. Traditional sports, plus martial arts, yoga, swimming, sailing, and more. During this time, students also learn about science (including human kinetics), math, strategy, teamwork, leadership, psychology, and perseverance in the fully integrated approach that Pear Tree is based on. The learning never stops.

Critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity are central to our teaching philosophy and style. We find opportunities to include them in each instructional day.

Our facility, teachers, and students make use of iPads, Surface Pros, SMARTboards, and various other devices to enhance and expand learning and understanding in the classroom.

We live in an interconnected world - a global village. But before children can appreciate the world at large, they need to know, understand, and respect the world on their doorstep.

Pear Tree Elementary is unique in cultivating solid academic, socio-emotional, and physical roots that will nourish them throughout life. All three work in partnership and must not be neglected.

Pear Tree strives to make learning immediately relevant and important by connecting it to the real world at every stage. Our students' education is not just theoretical. It’s practical and useful in their current and future lives.

We teach our students to move beyond simple memorization to fully understand how they learn best. No two children learn in the same way at the same speed.