About Us

School Mission Statement

'YOU ARE MY BELOVED CHILD WITH WHOM I AM WELL-PLEASED" (Mark 1:11)

At St. Michael Catholic School, we firmly believe that all of our children can be inspired and successful, reaching their full potential through a life of faith and service to others.

Our school community is a welcoming and inclusive environment of learners. St. Michael is a dual track school offering French Immersion and English classrooms from Kindergarten to Grade 8.

The school building was retrofitted in 2011, preserving the beautiful historic facade from the outside while 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.

We Offer French Immersion!

French Immersion at St. Michael Catholic School is offered from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Students are immersed in the French language for 50 percent of their day. Core subjects such as language, mathematics and religion are taught in English.

Positive outcomes for students in the French as a Second Language 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

Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program

We provide a rich and engaging full-day Early Learning Kindergarten Program in both English and French Immersion. This 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.

Positive School Climate and Well-Being

The Algonquin and Catholic District School Board (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.