Quick Facts
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Our school welcomes approximately 400 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 each year.
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We offer full-day bilingual Kindergarten, the English program with Core French, and Early French Immersion.
Registration
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration page.
About Our School
“Where Legends Begin”
Avalon Public School, located in the community of Avalon, opened its doors to students in September 2008. The school is situated in a lovely park‐like setting, with a small forest at the back of the school and Portobello Park adjacent to the school property. While some students are bused to school, many others walk and ride their bikes.
Avalon provides programming to students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Programs are provided in English and Early French Immersion. Early French Immersion begins in Grade 1. Students with Special Education needs are integrated into classrooms and support teachers/educational assistants work in the classrooms to offer assistance. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and represent 49 nationalities, many religions and 18 languages. Some of our students are from military families and have lived and gone to school in many regions of Canada.
Our Avalon School Council first gathered in March 2008 before the school officially opened. The Council worked very hard to assist in naming the school, selecting a logo and a mascot, planning a June event for the families in preparation for the move, helping with the planning and implementation of the official opening and preparing the constitution and fundraising policy. It was an immense undertaking! Family Movie Night is very popular and has grown to include 2 films – one for younger children and one for older children.
We appreciate the support we receive from parents/guardians, grandparents and community members who volunteer in the school, reading and working with children in the classroom, going on field trips and organizing special events. OCRI volunteers and the Tutors in the Classroom program also provide additional supports to our students. Businesses in our community also support us – Sobey’s often donates edible needs for different events, and Starbucks treated us to coffee at special events.
Academic Programs
Avalon offers English and Early French Immersion programming for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Our Kindergarten program follows the provincial model of Full-Day Learning (FDK). Instruction in Kindergarten is 50 % English and 50 % French. The entry point for Early French Immersion programming is Grade 1.
Special Education and ESL Programs
At Avalon we have a Learning Support Teacher, a Learning Resource Teacher and a half-time ESL Teacher on our team to support our students' specialized learning needs.
Our school is a beautiful structure, designed by Barry Hobin and is wheelchair accessible with a small elevator to assist movement to the second floor. Students can access a high school sized gymnasium with a stage, an instrumental music room, a science lab and an art room. Our library is a large open space with a modest but growing collection of books. We have a large, two story atrium, with a raised stage which is used for special events. A daycare facility is attached to our school with programming run by the YMCA-YWCA.
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover. For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.