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About Us

'YOU ARE MY BELOVED CHILD WITH WHOM I AM WELL-PLEASED" (Mark 1:11)
 
We at St. Michael School firmly believe that all of our children can be inspired and successful, reaching their full potential through I life of Faith and service to others. 

"The ability to speak and understand French allows students to communicate with Frecnh speaking people in Canada and around the world, to understand and appreciate the history and evolution of their culture and to develop and benefit from a competitive advnatage in the workforce."  French as a Second Language, The Ontario Curriculum, 2013.

 

French Immersion at St. Michael Catholic School is offered from Kindergarten to Grade Eight. Students are immersed in the French language for fifty percent of their day. Core subjects such as Language, Mathematics and Religion are taught in English.

 

Positive outcomes for students in the FSL curriculum include:

- increased mental flexibility, improved problem solving skills, a better understanding of a variety of cultures, greater   awareness of global issues, expanded career opportunities 

At St. Michael Catholic School, we are a welcoming and inclusive community of learners. St. Michael is a dual track school offering French Immersion and English classrooms from K-8.
 
Fifty percent of our day is offered in a French Immersion setting. Core subjects of Language, Mathematics and Religion are offered in English.
 
We were retrofitted in 2011 preserving our beautiful historic building from the outside and modernizing the inside. At St. Michael we are student centred and work to meet the needs of all learners and enable students to reach their God given potential.
St. Michael Catholic School provides a rich and engaging Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program in both English and French Immersion. Our program is focused on the exploration of play and inquiry in a faith-based classroom environment. The program is planned around the following frames in the Early Learning Kindergarten Program document: Belonging and Contributing, Self-Regulation and Well-Being, Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours, and Problem Solving and Innovation.

The ALCDSB is dedicated to creating and promoting positive school climate and well-being in all of our schools. Respecting the dignity of all persons by fostering trusting relationships through policies and practices that promote equity, inclusion and diversity are at the core of our Catholic values, the Board's spiritual theme of Faith in Action and our provincial Catholic Graduate Expectations. A positive school climate is directly linked to student success and well-being ensuring students are motivated to do well and will realize their full potential. We are committed to sustaining healthy and nurturing communities of belonging that are safe, caring and respectful and built on the principles of restorative practice and progressive discipline.

 

The ALCDSB and its school communities engage in a whole school approach in putting prevention and intervention strategies in place to facilitate a positive relationship between students, staff, parents and community partners.

Attached please find our Positive School Climate and Well-Being plan for 2020-22