Grade School

Core Values Mandate

• to provide an educative environment that nurtures the mind and spirit
• to enhance your child's world through personal, academic excellence, creative expression (visual arts, dramatic arts), physical activity and positive interpersonal connections
• to provide subject specific learning (Language Arts and Vocabulary, Mathematics, Advanced Certificate French Language Program, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Studies and Communications, Geography, Computers and Technology, Visual Arts, Dramatic Arts: performance, dance, music, and Physical Education) with interdisciplinary connections
• to provide an enriched, meaningful version of the Ontario Curriculum, integrating student centered and teacher facilitated learning opportunities
• to use critical thinking to navigate the learning process
• to cultivate democratic citizenship in day-to-day interactions
• to engage the arts through classroom curriculum
• to create a social environment that encourages cooperation, sharing and respect for the similarities and differences of others
• to foster global citizenship, social responsibility and an altruistic spirit
• to promote environmental consciousness as an integral part of human life
• to allow each child to grow through self-evaluation and exploration
• to promote a bully free environment where children feel safe, secure and content
• to encourage the relationship between parents, students and teachers
• to involve parents in a vibrant and active school community
• to instill a life-long respect and love for learning at a child's most critical stage of development