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  • School Philosophy

    School Philosophy

    At Garneau school we recognize that each child has an innate capacity from which to grow.  Learning is inspired through nurturing authentic relationships with people, community, the natural world, and ideas. We are dedicated to cultivating meaningful and innovative learning, and fostering academic integrity.

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  • Garneau Program

    Garneau Program

    Garneau (Community) Program

    Garneau School’s kindergarten to grade six program supports in-depth learning focused on 21st century knowledge, skills and attitudes. Students learn competencies such as collaboration, creativity and communication through an inquiry and project approach to learning. Literacy and numeracy are central to instruction in all classes. Our Garneau program provides children with meaningful opportunities to be active participants in their learning.

     

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  • Sciences Program at Garneau

    Sciences Program at Garneau

    Garneau also offers Sciences alternative programming, one of EPSB's teaching philosophy programs of choice. It is a grade K to 6 program that supports students in building academic skills through investigation and hands-on learning to understand how the sciences shape our world with an emphasis on environmental citizenship, working collaboratively on research projects, and participating in community service activities.  

    Garneau uses a ‌project approach‌ to develop critical and creative-thinking skills while integrating science concepts across curriculum with an emphasis on incorporating real-world learning experiences. Students explore the process of asking questions, seeking information, and demonstrating learning using a variety of sources and methods.  This exploration incorporates inquiry, design, environment, arts, and science. Our Sciences classes are organised in combined grade groupings to foster relationship building and to provide students with opportunities for collaboration and leadership.  Benefits of our program include opportunities for students to engage in in-depth study of different research topics and an improved ability to think logically, to reason, and problem solve.  

    Our Sciences Program teachers believe that children learn best when:

    • teachers are responsive to individual learning needs and interests
    • children are interested in what they learn
    • there are opportunities to learn in depth, building on everyday experience
    • there is provision for active investigation, observation and discussion
    • children's inquiry is guided by their own questions and desires to learn
    • children can interact first hand with people, objects, places and events
    • children can represent their learning in a variety of ways
    • learning is memorable rather than memorised

    Garneau Sciences Program Information

    If you have questions about whether this program would be a good fit for your child, please contact the school.

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  • Acknowledging People and Place

    Acknowledging People and Place

    We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.

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Welcome

Garneau School is a welcoming school community that is home to two programs, the Garneau Regular (Community) Program, and the Sciences Program. Both programs deliver the mandated Alberta Programs of Study through rich educational experiences for all children.  The Sciences program, continues the great legacy of the Child Study Centre by embracing the educational pedagogy of the Project Approach, a variation of the project-based learning. Students from both programs come from a variety of backgrounds and communities, as they join to form the learning community at Garneau School. Our parents value the family atmosphere, quality education, cultural diversity, and collaborative approaches to learning.

Our learning community is diverse, and the uniqueness of each member is celebrated. Students, parents, and staff work together to create a warm and welcoming learning environment.

 

2023-2024 Registration and Pre-enrolment

New to Edmonton Public (including Kindergarten Registration):

  • Click on "Register a New Student" on left side of screen

Current Edmonton Public Students Need to Pre-enrol in SchoolZone 

Sign in to your parent SchoolZone account between March 6 and April 14 to select your child’s preferred school for next year. 

Whether your child is staying at the same school and program or changing schools or programs, all students need to pre-enrol. 

 If you need help, contact the school or read the pre-enrolment handout. 

Important Dates:

February 1, 2023   Registration opens for Kindergarten and any students NEW to Edmonton Public Schools

February 23, 2023 Sciences Program Open House 6:30pm - 7:30pm  (To view slides of presentation: Garneau Sciences Program Information )

March 6, 2023       Pre-enrolment opens on SchoolZone for all current Edmonton Public Schools students

April 14, 2023        Pre-enrolment closes.

April 24, 2023        Families notified on status of pre-enrolment.

Important information for registration in Garneau's Regular and Sciences programs:

Garneau School is currently at Level 1 in our Division’s Growth Control Model.  Our regular program attendance area includes a number of nearby neighbourhoods and varies for students in K-3 and 4-6.  For more information, please use the Find A School tool or view the Attendance Area Map on our Division School Listing.  

We are able to accept registrations for Regular program as follows:

  • resident* students from the designated attendance area are guaranteed access during pre-enrolment
  • siblings of current students who are returning to the school the following year are guaranteed access during pre-enrolment
  • the school can accept resident students from outside the attendance area if there’s space
  • the school may go to random selection if the number of applicants exceeds available space
  • non-resident students may select a school during pre-enrolment and can be accepted if there is space remaining after all resident students are enrolled

Acceptance into our alternative Sciences program depends on spaces available.  Registrations are considered in the following sequence, using random selection as needed, until classes are full: 

  • resident* students who live in the attendance area, and who are currently in the alternative program in a Division school.
  • resident students who live in the attendance area.
  • resident students who live in the program enrolment boundary, where applicable.
  • siblings of students currently in the alternative program at the school and who will be returning the following year.
  • other resident students.
  • non-resident students currently enrolled in the same alternative program elsewhere in the Division
  • other non-resident students.

 

*A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. 

 

Welcome to Garneau School.

At Garneau School our classrooms and school learning spaces are flexible and engaging. Students access technology to interact with the world around them and support inquiry and investigation. Our learning spaces reflect our belief in communication and collaboration with each other, the community and world around us. We believe learning is active and interactive.

Children’s investigations frequently take them outside the school building and into the surrounding neighborhood.  Garneau School is ideally situated to encourage first hand investigations of the program of studies with easy access to Edmonton’s River Valley, University of Alberta, Parliament Building, unique local businesses, and the LRT connecting us to the city core.

We value relationships and rely on collaboration from all our partners; including students, parents, staff and community members. We honour student voice, as children are actively involved and engaged in their learning, and parent voice as we work together to create learning opportunities that are valuable to each child.

 

Yours in partnership,

Kathleen Durance, Principal

Garneau School, Inspiring Curiosity

School Philosophy

  • At Garneau school we recognize that each child has an innate capacity from which to grow. Learning is inspired through nurturing authentic relationships with people, community, the natural world, and ideas. We are dedicated to cultivating meaningful and innovative learning, and fostering academic integrity.

School Vision

All of our students become:

  •  Readers
    • Garneau students embrace reading while critically considering the perspective of others and connecting their ideas to literature.
  • Writers
    • Garneau students confidently craft their writing with purpose, using multiple skills to effectively inspire diverse audiences.
  • Mathematicians
    • Garneau students masterfully and accurately use mathematical skills to creatively explore and persevere as problem solvers in the world.

Sciences Program Mission

  • We develop responsible citizens skilled in communication, collaboration, problem solving, creativity, innovation and empathy. Our integrated research projects empower learners to forge deep personal connections across the curriculum and into the wider world.
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