School Information
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Mission Statement & Vision Statement:
At École Our Lady of the Prairies School, we foster a Christ-centered life where our children collaborate, explore, and communicate as 21st Century learners.
School Vision:
We inspire in our children a sense of humility, fairness, and open-mindedness to support their:
- Love of God and Jesus
- Bilingualism and appreciation of our community's multi-cultural mosaic
- Journey as engaged and ethical learners who will become global citizens
- Critical thinking skills
- Love of learning
- Social Justice awareness
- Desire to celebrate success
Highlights:
- Programs offered
- Kindergarten to Grade 6
- Dual Track: Regular English program and French Immersion Program
- Full-day Kindergarten programming with Extensions in English / Half-day Kindergarten programming in French Immersion
- French as a Second Language instruction is offered to all students in Grades 4 to 6
- Comprehensive & Collaborative Music Programming for all students
- Technology
- 1:1 device school - iPads / Chromebooks
- Learning Commons/Makerspaces that include a variety of high-tech, low-tech and no-tech tools to promote STEM learning (Wind Tunnel, Magnet Wall, Lego Wall, Light Labs, Robotics, Dash & Dot Coding Robots, Cubelets®, Robot Blocks, Osmos, Tagoo Blocks and more)
- Support for all students to achieve their personal academic best
- Diverse learning spaces designed to meet a variety of student needs and offer student choice.
- Flexibility in learning modalities based on a student's preferred learning style.
- Inquiry-based learning that offers a high level of student engagement.
- Mathletics / Net Math / Raz Kids / L’Écture Enfant licenses for at home use
- School-wide Balanced Literacy Model designed to develop strong skills in both, reading and writing
- Support for English Language Learners (ELL)
- English as a Second Language Learners receive extra support in the classroom through their homeroom teacher and the Learning Coach
- SIOP and Imagine Language and Literacy Program for English Language Learners
- Support for Struggling Learners
- Learning Coaches coordinate flexible approaches to learning, customized for individual student needs.
- Access to a Multiple Disciplinary Team (MDT) of Service Providers
- Literacy Intervention Program for Struggling Readers
- Support for our students' physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development
- Comprehensive School Planning for Mental Health
- Apple Ally School
- Snack Program
- Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
- International PATHS Model School
- School Chaplain
- Celebrating Our Catholic Faith
- Daily student-led prayer
- Liturgical celebrations
- Daily Catholic religion classes
- Support of Good Shepherd Parish
- Social justice projects
Extra-Curricular Activities:
- Student-led Broadcast Team
- Student Social Justice Club
- Volleyball Teams
- Intramurals
- Running Club
- Choir and Handbell Club
- Annual School Christmas Concert
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