At Hillside Community School we...
believe Greatness Happens Here. We have the opportunity to serve students in our boundary area with the best educational opportunities possible. We believe that supporting the growth of each student to be well rounded individuals is necessary for their success. We not only emphasize the growth in reading, writing, numeracy skills, and collaboration, but also to focus on self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relational skills, and responsible decision making.
Our staff works closely with the Division's Multidisciplinary Team which includes Classroom Support Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Speech Therapists, Counsellors, and Psychologists to ensure we are providing our students with the best possible learning opportunities.
Hillside has partnered with various community programs and resources to enrich the learning environment. Our partnerships extend to Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection where we provide afterschool multi-sport programming 2 days a week for students in grades 4-6. Another partnership we have at Hillside is with Elder Darlene which offers Indigenous teachings to our students once a week.
We believe it is imperative that for our students to succeed we partner with our parents/guardians and families and focus on building opportunities to be involved. We engage in a school council, celebrations of learning and various participation events such as literacy nights.
Our School Education Plan is focused on:
Priority: Teaching and Learning
Outcome: Purposeful literacy instruction increases student literacy levels.
Outcome: Current best practices in planning, instruction and assessment address learning needs of all students.
Priority: Inclusion
Outcome: A welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment promotes healthy student development and academic achievement.
To see our full School Educational Plan and Results Report - Click HERE
