Don Titus Montessori

About

Don Titus Montessori is located in Chetwynd, BC (PO Box 538, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0). As a Montessori school in School District 59, it is part of a district approach that emphasizes interactive, self-directed learning, with strong foundational skills and high expectations. The district’s Montessori description highlights multi-age classrooms, small-group lessons, and student choice and independence across a broad elementary curriculum.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Peace River South)

Education language: The sources provided do not state the language(s) used to teach the core curriculum at Don Titus Montessori. School District 59 offers French Immersion elsewhere in the district, where French is the language of instruction across the curriculum, but the listed French Immersion schools do not include Don Titus Montessori. District Learning Services also includes English Language Learner (ELL) support through assessment and consultation.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 250 788-2531

Email: jbougerolle@sd59.bc.ca

Principal: Jody Bougerolle

Education Languages

The sources provided do not state the language(s) used to teach the core curriculum at Don Titus Montessori. School District 59 offers French Immersion elsewhere in the district, where French is the language of instruction across the curriculum, but the listed French Immersion schools do not include Don Titus Montessori. District Learning Services also includes English Language Learner (ELL) support through assessment and consultation.

Programs and Services

Montessori (instructional approach) Don Titus Montessori is part of the district’s Montessori programming, which emphasizes hands-on learning through the senses, student choice, independent work, and multi-age classroom communities. Montessori learning is described as supporting concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning, with lessons spanning language, mathematics, history, sciences, and the arts. Athletics and extracurricular sports Student support / special education School District 59 provides District Learning Services that include counselling support (individual and group), speech and language services, and school psychology services. The district also lists supports for students with visual impairments and for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as inclusion helping teachers and Provincial Outreach Program liaisons (e.g., autism and related disorders, early intervention, SET-BC). The district also notes ELL support through assessment and consultation.

• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Badminton
• Archery

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

The district provides bus delay/cancellation updates via a school bus information line (250-782-1061) and notes that families can subscribe to bus notifications by email or text. In the Chetwynd area, families are directed to contact Standard Bus at 250-788-2415 for school bus information. Delays of twenty minutes or more or cancellations are also announced on CJDC radio, Peace FM, and Big Country radio.

Enrollment

The school website includes a link labeled “Kindergarten Registration,” but no additional enrollment steps or requirements are provided in the supplied text.