Haysboro Elementary School, Calgary, AB

At Haysboro School we believe: - Students are our greatest resource. Knowing their strengths and areas for growth, their passions and uniqueness and nurturing their social and emotional well-being is of utmost importance, - All decisions focus first on what meets the needs of the students we serve, - We are partners in education, - Rigorous and relevant learning experiences which ignite students’ passions and require critical thinking are key to helping our students build meaningful connections, develop deep disciplinary knowledge and the attitudes, skills and competencies required for life-long learning and success, - Student agency and ownership in the learning process is fundamental to developing students who are reflective about how they learn and able to set goals for themselves, monitor their learning towards those goals, revise their strategies when needed and develop awareness of their strengths and areas for growth, - Fostering positive mental-health and well-being and social-emotional competence is a critical part of our work, and - Transparent, open and honest communication is key to our success as a learning community.