Schools in Sundance
Schools in Sundance
‘’Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school’’ – Albert Einstein
Parents play a vital role in educating their kids on how to eat, how to speak, how to dress, how to walk, how to ride a bicycle and how to build relationships and much more but schools or institutions like these taught your kids discipline, ethics, and attitude. They sharpen your kid’s personality to compete with the world and make this world a better place to live. And along with these things they get academic education.
Schooling helps the seed to grow into a tree. So, that’s why Sundance community has built 7 schools of different categories for each age group. This community cares about its people and their children. Let me give you an overview on these schools.
It was logically named after the community’s name Sundance. Sundance Elementary is committed to the development of each child’s potential, to the building of each child’s positive self-concept and to nurturing a desire for life-long learning in each child. Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students, and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth.
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education
Our mission is to ensure each student, in keeping with his or her individual abilities and gifts, completes high school with a foundation of learning necessary to thrive in life, work and continued learning. The building is designed with three distinct learning communities. We have excellent athletic facilities and can offer a daily modular physical education program Full slate of athletic teams for both males and females. Many school clubs such as: Art, Debate, Yearbook, Catering, Tech, Design, Mathletes, Construction. Students have up to 4 complimentary/option courses from which to choose.
We are in the community of Sundance within walking distance of two exceptional environmental resources – Fish Creek Provincial Park and Lake Sundance. We have a modern, technological and resource enriched facility. Over 400 dedicated parent volunteers serving the school in many valuable capacities. We have a strong emphasis on academic achievement, high expectations for student behaviour, fine arts infusion, balanced literacy, integration of technology, dedication to providing instructional resource support, inquiry based and other stimulating learning experiences. We have responsible citizens committed to informed involvement both locally and globally. We have determined students who possess the character and integrity to do what is right and treat others with compassion, fairness, and respect.
The high school was named to reflect the Alberta Centennial and is the proud home of the Coyotes. Our mission is ‘’To Prepare Students for Life and Work’’. Our Motto is ‘’To Making a World a Better Place’’. Our core value is to provide the foundation for building a positive culture and community. We taught our students respect for themselves and others.
As a not-for-profit society and registered charity, Renfrew Educational Services offers a broad range of specialized programs and is an acknowledged leader in program development for children with special needs. At Renfrew, we believe that all children deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential and require an educational program that meets their individual needs.
In this school, we are offering several programs and services to our children.
- Early Childhood Services
- Elementary Education Program
- Integrated Services for Children with Motor Disabilities
- Specialized Services Program
- Assessment & Therapy Services
- Community Services
- Wellness Empowerment Program
- Stepping Out on Saturdays Respite
- Assistive Technology
Our Mission is ‘’Discovering our Faith, Discovering Knowledge, Discovering Ourselves’’. The school models its work on the life of Christ and our relationship with him. Our focus is on the relationship between teacher and the student. The school dictates itself to knowing each individual student well. A full curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular experience that seeks to educate the “whole person” is established and maintained.
Father James Whelihan was fun-loving nature with a compassionate personality, and is remembered by the many students that had the privilege of learning from him. He was an extraordinary man who believed that we should strive to be "The Best That We Can Be". His dedication to teaching students the importance of always doing your best is the philosophy that is still alive and well in the school that was named in his honour. Father James Whelihan School opened in September of 1986 in the community of Sundance in Calgary, Alberta. The students, teachers, staff, and parents at Father Whelihan School affirm that we have mutual rights and responsibilities towards each other. These are based on our Catholic faith, the need for trust in a safe and healthy learning environment. We celebrate Father Whelihan's teachings each year.
Karla Linares, Your Sundance Realtor
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