The Importance of Continuity in Learning During COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted education for almost all children globally. With many of our Maple Bear students still learning in a virtual situation, and with dates for transitioning back to regular…

Technology in the Maple Bear Classroom

Children have been heavily impacted in both good ways and bad by technological advances and in particular, by the digital devices which deliver them. Maple Bear has given very thoughtful…

A Parent’s Guide to Play

Play in the Maple Bear Early Childhood Programs All Maple Bear Early Childhood programs emphasize play and play-based learning as a critical component. Whether the children are learning language, developing…

Early literacy development is not just about learning to read

Many people mistakenly believe that literacy development in pre-school children is only about teaching them to read through formal instruction. In reality, early literacy development is a continuous process that…

Bilingual Immersion FAQ’s

Many parents who send their children to a Maple Bear School intuitively understand the immersion approach that we utilize, but they still have many questions and concerns. Here are some…

What is Bilingual Education?

Not surprisingly, this is a question I am often asked. Bilingual education is the use of two different languages in the classroom instruction of academic content. That means, in our…