IMPORTANT MESSAGE SEPT. 2010

ATTENTION ALL JR HIGH PARENTS:

No Junior High students will be permitted to leave school grounds at lunch time until September 10th when permission forms are collected.  Students with parental consent may leave school grounds beginning on September 13th.  Please ensure that your child has a healthy bagged lunch for school.  Microwave ovens and hot water are not available for student use. Pizza will be available on a first come first serve basis at a cost of $3.50.  Thank you for your assistance in keeping St. Augustine a safe and caring environment.

  

Vision

 “We witness inspiration of spirit in the voice of a child, in the colors of an artist, in the vision of a teacher, and in the most simple acts of daily kindness.

Let our creative spirits shine.”

St. Augustine Fine Arts Program

Celebration and assessment of integrated arts learning is a key part of our Fine Arts Program.  Documentation of student learning is visible throughout our school.  Teachers and students work with a variety of Calgary artists throughout the year in the areas of visual, photographic, dramatic, movement and musical arts.

“inspire”           “dream”             “explore”                   “achieve”

 Why Fine Arts Integration?

  • Arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution.
  • Arts teach children that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
  • Arts teach children about other tools besides writing to represent their knowledge.
  • Arts help increase confidence and self-esteem for students who do not necessarily learn in a traditional way.
  • Arts increase collaboration among students with more project-based work to achieve common outcomes.
  • Arts teach children and teachers to look differently at the community that surrounds them.
  • The arts provide students an opportunity to develop and showcase their talents.
  • Learning through the arts is fun, active and engaging – children remember what they learn better what they are learning in an active way.St. Augustine School offers a Fine Arts Program to all Kindergarten to Grade 9 students who attend our school. Our Fine Arts program integrates the arts with academic subjects as much as possible and allows students to experience links between the arts and other core subjects.

7112 – 7th Street SW

Calgary, Alberta

T2V 1E9

Telephone: (403) 500-2022

Fax: (403) 500-2222