Best Schools In Calgary Near Me

4worldlovers: At Calgary Academy, we design student-centered experiences that nurture a love of learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. For over 40 years, we’ve refined our innovative Academy and Collegiate programs, woven together by our four pillars and guiding REACH principles, to empower unique learners to pursue lives of passion and purpose. With new program additions for Kindergarten and Blended+, Calgary Academy helps students develop the independence, skills, and confidence to thrive through extraordinarily small class sizes led by expert teachers.

Our strengths-based, remediation-focused Academy program is personalized to each student’s unique learning needs.

Embracing individuality and unleashing independence, our Collegiate students are preparing to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

The best of online, in-person, and off-campus learning. The Blended+ learning program is a profoundly personalized and engaging option for independent learners.

Our full day Kindergarten program provides students with a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy and a head start on Grade 1!

4worldlovers: As experts in early childhood and elementary school education, we know that a nurturing environment, authentic relationships and opportunities for exploration provide the necessary framework for student success, achievement and well-being.

While regularly ranking among Alberta’s top schools, we are as different from other schools as our students are from one another. At River Valley School, we celebrate children for who they are today.

The wonder children possess is encouraged, stimulated and celebrated through our inquiry-based programming where learning is focused on big ideas and questions that engage them. We know that when a child’s curiosity is piqued, it makes for deeper, more profound learning.

Wonder lives in discovering your personal best through exposure to specialized educators and unique experiences.

Our curriculum, activities and group projects are ground in design thinking, which gives students a road map toa) identify a challenge, b) gather information, c) generate ideas, and d) test solutions. Both indoors and out, we provide conditions and ways of learning to “stretch” the students’ creative muscles, not only in Music, Art and Drama classes, but in all subjects.

As a community, we learn and grow together respecting the values, opinions and beliefs of all students, teachers, administrators, and our parents. We work together in close partnerships to create a school where learners feel known, safe, confident. Within our supportive climate, students become joyful, passionate learners and know they are safe to try new things, make mistakes, discover new approaches, and explore innovative ways of seeing, contributing to and changing the world. We invite you to visit our school to witness the wonder.

Wonder lives in a school with adaptive, innovative and inspiring learning spaces

On December 1st 2021, River Valley School proudly finalized the purchase of our current school site at 3127 Bowwood Drive NW. This momentous achievement would not have been possible without the tremendous generosity of our donors and the tireless work by our passionate Board of Directors, Head of School and Senior Leadership Team.

With a school-owned facility secured, we are now committed to the important and transformative work ahead; to improve upon and expand this amazing campus on the Bow.

With the support of our community, we know that the possibilities are endless and the future of River Valley School is very bright.

4worldlovers: Delta West Academy wants every child to be successful in whatever they choose to do - to be inspired as life-long achievers.

So, we instill an “I can do that” attitude in all of our students. Dr. Alberta Bandura calls it “self-efficacy: a person’s belief in his or her ability to succeed in a particular situation”. Students with a strong sense of self-efficacy:

Are better able to think productively by applying positive thinking skills when facing a challenge

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This mission will be accomplished by creating an environment of high expectations of achievement, behaviour, and service. Our society needs citizens with strong moral and ethical values, who believe in the responsibilities of citizenship and service to others.