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.
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 and 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
At St. Clement’s School, we are passionate about learning – and that learning extends far beyond the curriculum.
Our co-curricular and community programming is just as key to the SCS experience as the classes we offer. Spanning Grades 1-12 and catering to a wide range of interests and identities as unique as our community itself, the
co-curricular programming plays a key role in helping us all to truly “get excited” about life at SCS!
Students in Grades 1-6 have their own co-curricular schedule, with programming falling before and after school. As a school, we have worked hard to include programs to meet different needs and interests.
Everyone in the St. Clement’s community – Grades 1 to 12 students and staff – is assigned to a House: Stuart, Tudor, York, or Windsor.
LINCWell
LINCWell is a full school, Grades 1-12 approach designed to craft a school experience for each of our students that is characterized by Learning, Individualization, Nurturing, Creativity, and Wellbeing.
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.
Experiential learning at SCS immerses students in authentic and dynamic experiences. Students of all ages are encouraged to think creatively, problem solve, collaborate with others, and consider varied perspectives. Regardless of the experience itself, the goal of our experiential learning programming is to allow students to come away with a deep and real understanding of what they have learned.
Student Leadership
At SCS, leadership isn’t just modeled by one group of students. Our Leadership Program spans every grade level, and is closely aligned with our stated goal of developing and equipping courageous and adaptable learners who are empowered to make impactful contributions in their local, national, and global communities.
SCS students progressing along their personal journeys of leadership development are learning and understanding the core dimensions of effective leadership, including communication, collaboration, values alignment, and the need for reflection. In practice, leadership shows up in varied ways; there is no “typical” leader or leadership style at our School.
As students discover the type of leader they strive to be, practical leadership skill development is built into the curriculum with programming for all grades. There are grade wide opportunities for leading as well; in the Junior School that includes the Grade 4 class working with visiting kindergarten students from St. Clement’s Early Learning and Grade 6-led Halloween activities for the full Junior School.
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Before school was officially out for summer, the Grade 5 class highlighted some of their recent learning with the wider Junior School community. As they worked to gain knowledge about Indigenous Peoples in Canada, students were asked this driving question: “How did the first meetings between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans change life in what is now Canada?” (In Project-Based Learning, a driving question is the central, open-ended question that frames an entire unit of study and guides students’ sustained inquiry).
Part of the response to this driving question included an exploration of Indigenous artifacts and the corresponding meaning and cultural significance for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada. The Grade 5s then shared what they had learned with other students in Grades 1-6, and Junior School teachers too!
At SCS, reading is better together! Through our Hooked on Books club, students and their special guests come together to explore interesting books and create lasting memories throughout the year. Find out why participation in this club resonates with Junior School families at our link in bio. 📖
Summer was in full swing for our SCS Variety Program campers last week, as they enjoyed outdoor play, got creative with art and hands-on activities, and had an awesome trip to Eglinton Park! They also loved cooling off with the unicorn sprinklers in the Side Yard (a great way to beat the heat), designing bracelets, cooking with Chef Ngan in our cafeteria, and experimenting with Oobleck during the Scientist in School workshop. 😎🎨
And to top it all off, campers ended the program in style with a special Pajama Day filled with stuffed animal portraits, sparkly keychains, Pixar movies, and painted flowerpots. Talk about an action-packed week!
Happy Canada Day to our SCS community! 🇨🇦
Today, we celebrate the diversity of our people, the natural beauty of our land, and our collective commitment to reconciliation and peace. As we reflect on our past, let’s continue working toward a brighter, more inclusive future for all.
At the 2026 International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) Global Conference last week, Junior School Learning Strategist AnnMarie Zigrossi (pictured third from left) reunited with the six teachers from the UK, Australia, and the US she has been mentoring for the last 18 months! AnnMarie has been providing her insight and expertise as these teachers successfully completed their own action research into AI interventions in the classroom, as part of ICGS’ Global Action Research Collaborative (GARC). Participating Research Fellows study how a girls’ school education impacts students’ confidence, leadership, learning, and wellbeing, supported by Advisors like AnnMarie. (AnnMarie’s own research into mindfulness in Grade 3 earned her the GARC Researcher of the Year Award in 2023!)
St. Clement’s School was proud to have a lot of representation at last week’s International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) Global Conference!
After an SCS choir officially opened the event in the best musical way, we had several staff members lending their varied expertise to the global conference proceedings.
Principal Martha Perry acted as a Mentor for the Global Leadership Institute, which is a one-year ICGS fellowship to advance leadership expertise in girls’ organizations worldwide.
Jaime Malic, Teacher and Researcher, and Heather Henricks, Vice Principal, presented “Learning to Thrive: Talking to Alum about Preparedness for Life After Graduation”, which highlighted insights from the School’s first five-year longitudinal research study (still underway) which aims to move beyond traditional measures of preparedness like grades or test scores and instead, gather the voices of recent SCS graduates.
Mark Will, Curriculum and Department Leader, Social Sciences, delivered “The Survey is Dead! Long Live the Survey! Building Girls’ Engagement in History”. His session explored how traditional survey courses can be reimagined, helping students learn thematically and collaboratively across time periods while strengthening their historical thinking skills.
AnnMarie Zigrossi, Junior School Learning Strategist and an ICGS In-School Mentor with their Global Action Research Collaborative co-presented “Stronger Together: A Global Emotions Project”, sharing a two-year international research collaboration with two Australian schools: Seymour College in Adelaide and Pymble Ladies’ College in Sydney. The project explored how explicitly teaching emotional regulation skills to girls can support wellbeing and help them build personalized coping and resilience strategies for school and beyond.
It is so inspiring to see SCS staff members bring their knowledge and passion for advancing girls’ education to a global community!
Summer is the perfect time to dive into a great book! If you’re still looking for page-turner (or you’ve already zoomed through your reading list!), our Library team has you covered. Here are some top reading recommendations by age.
Happy summer reading, SCS! ☀️📖
Chinchillas and geckos and snakes, oh my! 🐍 Grades 1-4 students kicking off the summer with our SCS Variety Program this week enjoyed getting up close and personal with some amazing creatures, courtesy of Pawsitively Pets!
Principal Perry’s last Postcard of the 2025-2026 school year is an excerpt from her remarks at our 125th Annual Closing Ceremonies and Graduation, held at Massey Hall one week ago today!
Reunited and it feels so good! ✨
Our Grade 8 Clementines have been making the most of their time in Edinburgh - discovering the city together, reconnecting with their exchange partners from St. George’s School, and immersing themselves in daily life with their host families. What an incredible experience it’s been so far!
Many thanks to the @stgeinternat team for sharing these special moments!
