Jérôme Lejeune School

Educating the Heart to Reality

Catholic School offering Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten Programs with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Latest News

CGS Atrium offered on Friday mornings!

Starting October 2019, the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 1 Atrium will be offered as part of the 3 Half Day and 1 Half Day Montessori Programs. Spaces are still available for children who are new to the CGS program.

New 3 Half Day Program!

Jérôme Lejeune School is now offering a 3 Half Day Montessori Program with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium. Spaces are available for children ages 3, 4, and 5 years of age. Contact the school for more details and to register.

New Location!

As of July 2019, Jérôme Lejeune School will be located at the school building attached to St. Stephen's Anglican Church near Pinecrest and Hwy. 417. The new address is:

2821 St. Stephen's St. Ottawa ON.

The new location will accommodate the expansion of the school, as it offers large classrooms, an auditorium/ gym, and an outdoor fenced play space.

2019-2020 Programs

Jérôme Lejeune School believes in offering accessible options so that many families can experience a Montessori education for their preschool and kindergarten age children. Take a look below to learn more.

3 Half Day

With CGS Atrium

Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays

Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Ages: 3-5

Yearly Fees: $2000

2 Half Day

Integrated CGS

Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays

Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Ages: 3-5

Yearly Fees: $1500

1 Half Day

With CGS Atrium

Days: Fridays

Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Ages: 3-5

Yearly Fees: $500

Educational Method

Montessori

The time-tested Catholic Montessori learning environment is a community where the dignity of each child is respected and is based on the belief that each child has their own path of growth. It is a place where children love to learn and grow into their full capacity as a unique child of God. This prepared environment aids the child in their great work of growth to become an independent learner, while they follow their own inner teacher, the Holy Spirit.

The Montessori classroom features didactic materials in language, math, sensorial, practical life, science, geography, art, and music, and were developed through research and observation of how children learn.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

The atrium of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a specially prepared environment in which the furnishings are scaled to size of the child. In this space children and adults live together a religious experience which facilitates participation in the wider community of the family, the church and other social spheres.

The atrium is a place of prayer, in which work and study spontaneously become meditation, contemplation and prayer. The atrium is a place in which the only Teacher is Christ; both children and adults place themselves in a listening stance before his Word and seek to penetrate the mystery of the liturgical celebration.