Location and Attendance Areas:
We are located in the North Part of Red Deer, just off 67 Street and Riverview Avenue. We are attached to the Dawe Centre.
We serve Highland Greens, areas on the North side of Oliver Street (Oates Green, Odell) and all of the Pines area. Please contact us if you require further details.
Our Vision:
Nurturing a community of compassionate, conscientious and confident learners demonstrating academic success and responsible behavior.
Statement of Values:
We believe that it is important that parents and the school work together to assist our students in developing and demonstrating the following desirable characteristics:
Ethical/moral characteristics: empathy, kindness, conscience, fairness/justice, tolerance, honesty, tolerance, forgiveness, commitment to democratic ideals, loyalty, respect, responsibility.
Intellectual characteristics: open-mindedness, critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, creativity, pursuit of excellence, appreciation.
Social/personal characteristics: cooperation, acceptance, conservation, industriousness, self-control, image of strong self-worth, perseverance, neatness, attentiveness, unselfishness.
The school will demonstrate and model the above characteristics when dealing with students, parents/guardians, community members and colleagues.
The school also recognizes that students and their parents are our primary clients. This recognition will see the school:
-place the best interest of students first
-ensure timely accessibility to students, parents and the community
-provide mechanisms for appropriately involving students and parents
-provide a safe and productive learning environment
-be accountable and fiscally responsible.
We believe that:
-teaching and learning is our primary purpose
-all children can learn
-positive partnerships in learning are essential
-between student and teacher
-between teacher and parent
-between teacher and teacher
-between school and community
-a safe and orderly school is necessary in order to teach and learn.
The values we uphold reflect the values of Red Deer Public School District and of our community.