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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The Grade 10 English classes enjoyed a tea party to celebrate their study of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Students could savour the classic novels while enjoying tea-time favourites like cucumber sandwiches and pastries prepared by Chef Ngan and her team.
#TeaTime #Bookstagram
We wish our Jewish community members a very blessed and meaningful Yom Kippur. G’mar Chatima Tova.
Here is a message from Isla W. ‘26, this year’s Women’s Empowerment Club Head, on #InternationalDayOfTheGirlChild!
“The United Nations General Assembly declared this day International Day of the Girl Child on December 19, 2011, meaning it has been celebrated for 13 years! Today, we celebrate the voices of girls worldwide and address the challenges that young girls face as a result of their gender. The theme for this year is ‘Girls’ Vision for the Future.’ This theme highlights the need to include girls’ voices and opinions in discussions about the future. Discussing what the theme means to us and how SCS meets this goal is important to us as students and as a community. Happy International Day of the Girl Child!”
This morning, we welcomed Dr. Iliana Lega from Women’s College Hospital (WCH) to SCS! Dr. Lega, a scientist and staff endocrinologist at WCH as well as an assistant professor, Department of Medicine, at the University of Toronto spoke with students in Grades 7-12 and staff. Her talk focused on topics like hormones and teen health; previous barriers and more recent advances in women’s health care; and how to self-advocate in a clinical setting. Dr. Lega’s presentation was the kick-off to an ongoing partnership this school year between SCS and Women’s College Hospital; it was spearheaded by Madison M. ’25, the Community Committee – School Partnership lead for the 2024-2025 academic year. 👏
There’s something special inside this place, a kind of energy filled with curiosity and courage. Experience it for yourself! Visit us at an upcoming Open House on October 18 and November 15 from 9:00-11:15 a.m. at SCS.
Can’t make it in person? Join us on October 22 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. for our virtual Open House. For details and information on how to register, visit the link in our bio!
#openhouse
In this week`s Postcard, our Director of Student Life Ms Dickson reflects on the robust co-curricular programming that is already in full swing at SCS.
Yesterday, senior students gathered in the East Gym for a University Fair. LINCWell has organized two fairs for our students this fall; between the two, we have hosted more than 30 universities from Canada, the U.S., and abroad. It’s been a great opportunity for students in Grades 10-12 to meet with university reps and familiarize themselves with postsecondary options close to home and further afield!
#UniversityFair
In their Canadian Geography class, Grade 9 students undertook an inquiry project in order to investigate how physical processes create Canada’s natural environments and how these environments both influence, and are influenced by, human activities. Students collaborated in small groups and applied their learning to one region in Canada. Then, in order to share their learning, students held a PhyGeo (Physical Geography) Fair and presented to one another.
A heartfelt thank you to our SCS community for the extremely generous support of our Thanksgiving Food Drive, in partnership with St. Clement’s Church. A flatbed truck left the School this morning loaded up with contributions! ❤️
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