The Montessori Learning Centre was established in 1984 and was the first Montessori school in the Pickering area. We are a non-denominational school, owned and operated by a Montessori Directress. The school opened with twenty-five students and has grown to an operating capacity of two hundred. The school operates with Montessori's philosophies and theories and a full range of her materials through to the end of grade six. Grade seven and eight students usually work in advance of the Ontario School Curriculum and have upper level Montessori materials available for support. Our Montessori Method is designed to support each child to become a well-rounded, responsible and self-reliant individual who will demonstrate a love of learning, self-confidence and sense of fair play throughout life. The Montessori Method functions without the confines of a traditionally structured classroom. Each child has rights and each has responsibilities.