Junior School:Grades 1-6.
The Junior School academic program highlights collaboration, problem solving, and inquiry. It is enhanced by a full complement of co-curricular activities.
The students are mentored and inspired by the older students they encounter in the building daily, as well as by their peers in the Junior School. Grade 6s take on leadership roles within the Junior School.
A Day in The Life at our Junior School
Junior SchoolAcademics & Curriculum
The academic program at the Junior School provides a strong foundation of skills and knowledge.
Students in their Junior School years are naturally inquisitive, and this energy is focused through the use of problem-based learning. By focusing study on big ideas and allowing students to direct their learning, our students discover that learning is connected, relevant, and that it can have an impact on the world around them.
The Junior School is home to multi-disciplinary, skills-based learning in real-life contexts, supported by subject specialists.
Students have the opportunity to collaborate, problem solve, think critically, and persist through challenges.
Subjects
The Arts: Drama activities, Music, Visual Arts
French
Health & Physical Education
Language Arts: Reading, Writing, Oral Language and Media Studies
Mathematics
Library and Research
Public Speaking
LINCWell Programming
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Co-Curricular Programs
In Grades 1-6, time is allocated each week for co-curricular activities.
Each student is expected to participate in an activity – and with such a broad range of choices, there’s something for everyone!
Students participate in Athletics beginning in Grade 1. Inter-school competitive athletics begin in Grade 4, using a ‘maximum participation’ model. There are no tryouts – everyone is encouraged to play.
Everyone in the St. Clement’s community – Grade 1s to Grade 12s, staff, and teachers – is assigned to a House: Stuart, Tudor, York, or Windsor.
LINCWell
Far beyond the core curriculum content, a key component of the program at SCS is the development of values, attitudes, and habits towards learning.
This development is supported by our innovative LINCWell (Learning, Individualization, Nurturing, Creativity, and Wellness) approach.
LINCWell’s overarching goal is to provide
each one of our students with key resources, or tools, as well as the ability to know when to use each tool according to their individual needs and preferences.
Having a “toolbox” of key resources to pull from contributes to each student’s wellbeing. As our students develop these tools, they are enabled to learn well, lead well, and live well; empowering them to be able to successfully navigate the opportunities and challenges
they will experience at SCS, and beyond.
Beyond the Classroom
To develop lifelong learners and girls who will impact the world after their time at St. Clement's, learning doesn't stop at the classroom door.
You’ll find Clementines involved in the community, beginning during their time at the Junior School. Experiential education includes classroom visitors, daytrips, overnight outdoor education trips beginning in Grade 4, and community partnerships with local post-secondary institutions and seniors’ residences. Guest speakers bring a wealth of knowledge to share.
Student Leadership
Our students develop leadership skills.
We are committed to providing learning experiences to build skills, and both formal and informal opportunities to apply those skills.
In the Junior School, the curriculum provides significant introduction to the elements of leadership. Junior School classes host school-wide assemblies on a regular basis. Grade 6 girls run ‘boot camp’ to get their fellow students (and staff!) moving in the morning.
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It was one spectacular evening last Saturday, April 20 when the SCS Big Top rolled into town. A huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported the Gala – by purchasing tickets to attend the fun, by sponsoring the event, or through donations of amazing silent and live auction items. Thank you all for “stepping right up” and supporting SCS! (We’re also extending a special shout-out to the Gala Committee for all their incredible work in bringing the three-ring circus fun to life.) 🎪❤️
Experience what it’s like to be a Clementine. 🍊
It’s different here at SCS. There’s something special going on, a kind of energy filled with curiosity and courage.
It’s the way our students approach things, from learning to discovery to play. It’s the way we teach – more than just the requisite skills, the ability to think deeply, critically, creatively, and become more self-aware.
Join us at our spring Open House on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Registration link in bio.
Our athlete of the week is.... 🥁
... Lucy W. `32 from our Pee Wee Track and Field Team!
Lucy puts 100% into every practice whilst also maintaining team spirit by cheering on her teammates during track meets! Congratulations, Lucy. We`ll be cheering you and the whole team on all season long!
Do you miss assembly? 🤔
Well, now is your turn to return for an assembly on May 3! Join us for a full weekend of activities and see our new Trailblazer spaces.
We have a full roster of weekend events you won’t want to miss. Save a space in your calendar for May 3-5 and join your past classmates for a weekend of nostalgia and wonder.
Registration link in bio.
SCS parents and alums, we’re excited to welcome back @lisa.damour for the final event in our year-long partnership! We hope you can join us on Monday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. for more insights and support from Dr. Damour for navigating the complex teenage years. Thank you to the SCS Parents’ Association for supporting this series! Registration link in bio.
We are ready to learn s`more from our Grade 1 students, who made solar ovens as part of a science experiment reently - with Grade 5s helping them record their results. During the two-hour experiment, students were excited to see the chocolate melt! 🍫 We can`t wait to serve up more delicious experiments over here.
It`s Earth Day! 🌎 To celebrate, we would love to shine a light on a group of our Grades 10 to 12 students who were recently at @globalideasto to talk about the global challenges in food waste reduction.
There, they participated in a poster presentation and interviewed an executive at @campbellcanada to learn more about the logistics of their production and sustainability practices.
Their solution to the food waste problem was to start an NGO that certifies companies with practices that minimize food waste and educate people on food waste prevention.
We are so proud of these students for their creative insights!
It’s almost time for the circus to roll into town at One King West! If you’re joining us under the SCS Big Top this evening - we can’t wait to see you. 🎪🤩 (Tickets to this evening’s fun can also be purchased at the door!) For anyone looking to support SCS from outside the three-ring circus, you don’t have to attend the Gala to participate in the excitement of our silent auction. Bidding is open now and will close tonight at 10:45 p.m. Link in bio to join in on the auction fun!
We’re concluding our National Volunteer Week shout-outs with gratitude for our Annual Fund Class Reps, who have been instrumental in helping us communicate with fellow parents to keep them informed about our Annual Fund goals, successes, and impact.
One of our 2023-2024 Annual Fund Priorities we have already been able to purchase (thanks to our volunteers, parents, and community) includes our VEX IQ Robotics kits!
Thank you to this group of volunteers for helping us in our efforts to reach our 2023-2024 Annual Fund goal. #EveryMomentMatters
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