Shamrock School

Shamrock School is committed to creating a community of learners where successful student learning is a focus of all.

Shamrock School is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 English Language Elementary School located in the Southdale area. The school opened in 1974 with staff and students being housed in Van Belleghem School while the school was under construction. The building was completed by the fall of 1975, when Shamrock School officially opened. Shamrock School has grown consistently over the years. Our current school population is 590.

School Vision

As we move into the future, Shamrock School must have a clear sense of its goals, a strong understanding of the characteristics of the school it hopes to become and a collective commitment from its school community in order to transform its dreams into reality.

We envision a school where students:

- Conduct themselves in a way that contributes to a safe, respectful, nurturing and inclusive atmosphere. - Take responsibility for their learning, decisions and actions. - Become actively engaged learners who strive to meet high academic expectations and criteria. - Participate in activities that offer choice, student voice and develop skills necessary for their growth as citizens and lifelong learners.

We envision a school where staff:

- Use current research to inform and develop classroom instruction. - Seek and implement promising strategies for improving student achievement on an ongoing basis. - Develop literacy plans that ensure high levels of reading and writing success for all students, and creates support for struggling literacy learners. - Work together in collaborative teams that have goals, uses team norms of collaboration, produce products that are focused on improving student learning and provide program continuity from grade to grade.