by Amanda Dervaitis | May 16, 2019 | All Posts, Progressive Curriculum, Technology and Innovation, What's Happening at SMS
Meaningful field-learning experiences are important element of Project-Based work at Summit and our ‘micro’ size often lends itself to many unique learning opportunities we can find in this great city! Our most recent trip to Flash was no exception! This was the...
by Amanda Dervaitis | Oct 25, 2018 | All Posts, What's Happening at SMS
At the start of the 2018/2019 school year, High Park Day School officially became Summit Micro School! Although our ‘HPDS’ moniker had been endearing to us for the last 7 years, we came to realize that it did not effectively represent who we truly are or...
by Amanda Dervaitis | Aug 26, 2018 | All Posts, Community and Citizenship
The new school year has arrived, and with it, comes some form of change for everyone. For our community, identifying as ‘Summit Micro School’ is a big change we will all take on together! In light of that, I wanted to share a excerpt from the graduation...
by Amanda Dervaitis | Sep 14, 2017 | All Posts, Community and Citizenship
Incorporating ‘mindfulness’ practices into classroom activities is not a new concept. A quick Google search of “benefits of mindfulness for kids” gives you over a million hits. The research is clear – mindfulness practice helps to reduce...
by Amanda Dervaitis | Sep 13, 2017 | All Posts, Progressive Curriculum
The EQAO results were released early in September indicating Ontario schools were failing students in Math education. I was not thrilled to hear this but I was thrilled to hear what Mitzie Hunter, Ontario Education Minister, had to say about it when speaking with Gill...
