Our Programs
Inquiry & Concept-Based Learning
We use an over-arching inquiry question to guide our work in providing students with rich, authentic learning opportunities. This year we will examine the following through the lens of the Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework: “Yo me cuido el espíritu, el corazón, la mente y el cuerpo. I care for my spirit, heart, body and mind”.
Anchoring this, is our 2022-23 commitment to Truth and Reconciliation: ‘Escuela’ Eugene Coste School commits to learning about how we can all contribute to our community, with the Seven Sacred Teachings as our guide. We commit to learning how to better ourselves, and therefore the community, through this holistic approach to character education.
International Spanish Academy
¿Quiénes somos? Our school is an International Spanish Academy! The International Spanish Academy program is an educational initiative of the Ministry of Education of Spain that complements the Calgary Board of Education's vibrant Spanish Bilingual Program by connecting schools from across Alberta and the United States. It provides students with opportunities to acquire and maintain language skills in Spanish and English and develop global citizenship through rich intercultural encounters.
For more information visit our Spanish Bilingual Program page.
Homework
We believe parents should be directly involved in their child’s learning. Good study habits need to be introduced at an early age. We believe home study will contribute to this as well as to reinforce learning taking place in the classroom. Students at all levels are strongly encouraged to read daily at home. Parents are recommended to provide a home environment which facilitates home study or leisure reading.
Promotion of mathematical skills is also encouraged at home. Playing card and dice games help increase speed and accuracy with basic facts and are a fun method to support growth in this area. Family nature walks and journaling are also excellent ways to extend skills. Teachers have games and recommended resources through their Google Classrooms to support learning at home.
As children progress through the grades, it is an expectation they will have increasing amounts of time devoted to reviewing, and completing assignments on a daily basis. Parent interest and encouragement are invaluable to a child’s successful completion of homework. Please call your child’s teacher(s) if you have questions about homework. Teacher on-going communication will reveal items of current study projects and support connected conversations related to school for parents.
Suggested time:
· Grade 1-3 students spend 15 minutes each evening reading with parents or talking about experiences they had at school that day.
· Grade 4 & 5 students may be assigned up to 30 minutes of homework (short or long range projects).