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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Principal Perry shares her reflections from her recent trip to London, UK, for the Round Square Symposium and her experiences connecting with SCS Alum.
Earlier today, the Class of 2030 ventured to Activate and crushed it! 💪🧠 It was an afternoon full of collaboration, communication, and manoeuvring through physical challenges and mental puzzles.
Students in Grade 11 Latin finished their semester with a special visit from Classicist and SCS past parent, Dr. Pothecary. She shared with students her work on Strabo`s Geography, a monumental undertaking in translation and geography - both ancient and modern. Dr. Pothecary offered a glimpse into the lived-in world as the Classical Romans may have saw it.
SCS students love engaging in co-curriculars like mahjong and chess, playing alongside friends and staff! ♟️
Our co-curricular and community programming is just as key to the SCS experience as the classes we offer. These activities are not only fun, they provide the chance to try something new and build stronger bonds within our community!
The assessment period has kicked off at SCS, and our Clementines are hard at work, studying and preparing. Around the School, encouraging words have been spotted to keep spirits high. We’re cheering you on every step of the way! You’ve got this! 💥
Last week, LINCWell hosted the second of two panels for current Grade 12 students to help them prepare for university! Three recent alum – Eloise MacKenzie ’22, Ema Paterson ’24, and Taylor Tratch ’23 – joined virtually from their respective schools to share helpful information and insights on the transition to post-secondary life.
The Grade 1 class is learning about money in their current Math unit! (Before cashing out for recess fun in the snow.)
The winter weather has us thinking about sunny days ahead – and Summer School at SCS! ☀️ We’re excited to share that we will once again be offering numerous coed opportunities during the summer to expand your knowledge, learn about something new, or get ahead for next year.
Our summer opportunities include Ontario credit courses – such as Outdoor Education, Principles of Mathematics, Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Creating Opportunities Through Co-op – that are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience with course completion by mid-July.
Our summer lineup also includes enrichment programming for students in Grade 4 and up! Kick off the summer by exploring the city’s hidden histories, embarking on a dynamic (and delicious) culinary adventure, launching a business, creating a new boardgame, and more.
Registration is now open. Visit scs.on.ca/summer-school for descriptions of all the courses and programming, session dates, registration deadlines, and links to sign up.
SCS was delighted to host a reunion in the UK this past weekend! The group gathered for a reception at the Royal Academy of Arts and enjoyed a tour of the “Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence c. 1504” exhibition. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us. 😊
Yesterday, Clementines gathered in the gym for a special Hanukkah game called Dreidel. Dreidel is a game where players spin a top and take or give game pieces from a pot based on the Hebrew letter that faces up. The last player with game pieces wins!
After the Dreidel match, students enjoyed a bite of fried food together. This shared snack signifies the importance of oil during Hannukah and celebrates the belief that a small amount of oil lasted eight days to light the Holy Temple`s menorah.
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