39 Spadina Road, Toronto, ON M5R
- SCHOOL TYPE: Private
- WEBSITE: Taddle Creek Montessori School
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Elementary, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Taddle Creek is a community dedicated to peace and environmentally sound practices. Respect for everyone is our most important rule, which is actively achieved through direct instruction, role modeling, discussion, conflict resolution, and storytelling. Observation is the fundamental tool we employ for assessment and evaluation purposes. All staff members work closely with parents and administration to communicate observations, goals, and potential challenges. Taddle Creek Montessori School offers a holistic and comprehensive educational foundation that builds confidence, self-awareness, academic excellence, social responsibility, and a lifetime love of learning. We have three Casa classes, two Lower Elementary, and one Upper Elementary class. The Montessori program is enhanced with French, music, art and physical activity. Taddle Creek is located in the Annex neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, surrounded by the cultural opportunities of the AGO, ROM, and University of Toronto, among many others.
Bordering the University of Toronto, the Annex has long been a student quarter and is also home to members of the university's faculty. The Annex is mainly residential, with tree-lined one-way streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions, most of them built between 1880 and the early 1900s. The Annex is home to many examples of a uniquely Torontonian style of house: Annex style houses. These homes typically feature large rounded Romanesque arches along with Queen Anne style decorative items such as turrets. The eastern edge of the neighbourhood includes the Yorkville area which has a wide variety of businesses and condos. The western edge encompasses the area of Seaton Village which contains primarily detached homes.