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YELLOWKNIFE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1830 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P4
Phone: (867) 766-7400
Fax: (867) 766-7401
Yellowknife Catholic
Schools has been providing quality education to northern
students for over fifty years. In fact, our Fiftieth Anniversary
was celebrated in 2001-2002. We are the only Catholic school
district in the north. As such, we are truly a unique northern
school district. The district consists of three schools
that house approximately 1,550 students: Weledeh Catholic
School (K-8) and a classroom at the Territorial Treatment
Centre; Ecole St. Patrick High School (9-12 English and
French Immersion), École St. Joseph School (K-8 English
and French Immersion).
January, 2004 saw the completion of Phase I of our new
Career & Technical Centre that currently offers the
following pre-trades courses: welding, electronics, small
engine repair, building construction, multi-station and
cosmetology labs. The facility is used full-time in partnership
with Skills Canada NWT/NU and Aurora College. Strong
community support has been received for the realization
of this new Centre. The official name of the facility is
called the Kimberlite Career & Technical Centre, in
honor of our major sponsor, DeBeers Canada Inc.
The Yellowknife Catholic School Board consists of seven
trustees. A new Board will be elected in October, 2009. They
are very student-centered and continue to work towards improving
our learning organization. Improving achievement of all
students is one of the Board's strategic priorities. The
other priority includes developing a Catholic Christ-centered
community that strives to nurture the spiritual development
of all learners.
Our district built
a brand new replacement high school, which opened in the
fall of 1995, that has an interagency space, cosmetology
lab, a natural rock amphitheater and other community components
housed within it. We completed building a replacement school
for Weledeh Catholic School in 2000 as well. Significant
features include a 775 square meter gym joined to its sister
gym of equal size at Ecole St. Patrick High School, a Dogrib
classroom complete with three dimensional display area,
a solar wall (built at the most northern latitude in the
world) and ample daylight brought into the building through
the unique architectural glass features.
Our third school, École St. Joseph School, was built over twenty-five years ago and features a quality early
French Immersion program. This school is our largest, with
approximately 470 students and a staff of sixty.
Our district also sponsors two government funded programs:
(1) the Yellowknife Family Centre that houses a family resource
program and (2) Four Plus, a pre-Kindergarten readiness
program.
Our district has dramatically changed over the last several
years, with initiatives such as school-based decision-making,
creative community partnerships and collaboration, new teacher
mentorships and a model of shared leadership. Our mission,
values and beliefs focus on the development and gifts of
each child with their individual talents and cultural diversity.
We know that collaboration, partnerships and inclusion are
the keys to realizing our goals.
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