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Location
Elementary serves the Parkdale Cromdale
area. Junior high serves the Boyle Street
and McCauley area.
Our Mission
The St. Alphonsus community upholds the sacred responsibility to provide the greatest spiritual learning environment through embracing the holistic growth and development of each individual student to enable a journey that inspires constant growth in core values, academic learning, physical and mental health and service toward God in one another.
Our School Goal
All students K-9 will improve their instructional reading and reading comprehension level by at least one grade from September to May.
Core Focus
The teaching of motivational and interactive reading comprehension skills is a school wide focus (K-9) to assist with the facilitation of student success in curricular skills, knowledge and attributes.
Extracurricular Activities
Ever-Active Leadership Team; "Guy Power" Group; "Girl Power" Group; "Power Patrol" - Social Skills; Homework Club; Inter-school sports program including: Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Track and Field, Curling; Educational athletic field trips; Christian Service Program; Choir, Dance and Band concerts; St. Al’s Live Fine Arts Production; Clubs: Library, Art, Computer, Music, Technology, Drama, Choir, Intramurals; Tribal Council Student Leadership
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Key Features
School Community K-9
A unique opportunity for children and their families to
engage in a faith journey from Kindergarten through to
Grade Nine. The K-9 experience enables students and
their families to maintain familiarity with friends, staff and
other school community members. This partnership facilitates
growth in faith, hope, and love through a purposeful
focus on core values and student learning.
Programs
Junior Achievement programs and courses offered from grade 3-9
Emphasis on educating students about business,
economics and free enterprise
Student run school store
Career and technology studies
Fine Arts (drama, music, art)
Full day kindergarten program
English as a Second Language
Awards program
Snack, Breakfast and Hot Lunch Program
Acts of Service (following Jesus footsteps)
Mentoring Program (Big Brother Big Sister)
Study Buddy/University Tutoring
STAY Program (School Team Advisor for Youth)
RISK Program (Responding to Individual Students with
Kindness)
Resources
Member of Safe and Caring Schools
Differentiated Programming
Counselling services
Inclusive education (individual program plans for special
needs students)
Smart Start Day Care Center
ABC Headstart
Clothing Bank
Resource Officer
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