Mia Montessori Academy established in 2004, we offer Primary and Elementary programs that follow the AMI (Association Montessori International) philosophy. We are one of only 5 AMI Member Schools in the Lower Mainland, part of Canada's Montessori Quality Assurance (MQA) program. We are committed to an educational environment that follows a true and fully certified Montessori approach which is designed to ensure the student is the owner of their education. Our name, consistent with our vision, uses Italian as as homage to Maria Montessori's roots - 'Mia' means 'My' in Italian. What does the Montessori approach and our school instil in each student? A sense of ownership over learning, a sense that it is 'Mia education'. more... See more text