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Phone: (403)
777-7400
Fax: (403)
777-7409
School Hours: AM:
8:25
~
11:32
PM:12:22
~
2:55
School Location
2155 Chilcotin Road N.W.
Calgary
,
AB
T2L 0X2
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Senator Patrick Burns School is located in the northwest with close proximity to the University of Calgary. We serve the communities of Citadel, Charleswood, parts of Brentwood and the Hamptons. Elementary feeder schools include Captain John Palliser, North Haven, Capitol Hill, and Collingwood. We are pleased to provide the Spanish bi-lingual program for students in North Calgary in grades 5 through 9. We also are pleased to house the National Sports Academy Hockey option for students in grades 7, 8 and 9. Most of our students graduate from Senator Patrick Burns School to William Aberhart High School, although the National Sports Hockey Academy students may choose to continue their hockey program at Central Memorial High School. Students in the ISA Spanish Bilingual Program continue to William Aberhart High School.
About the School
The school was built in 1961 and is situated on 12.53 acres with very large playing fields. In the spring of 2009 we opened a new Outdoor Adventure Centre which was lovingly planned and established through the hard work of many present and future parents and community members. Students enjoy using this facility every day.
The school has 33 classrooms: a well equipped library; band room; art, drama and Construction Technology rooms; fashion and foods labs; updated, modern science laboratories; CTS teaching centres; computer labs with infused technology in many classrooms; four physical education locations with a full sized gymnasium, a dance/combatives area, a fitness area with weights and a climbing wall; and a superb cafeteria with a large variety of nutritious hot and cold food choices.
We are also home to the National Hockey Academy. As an alternative program choice, families may include hockey as part of their education. Students take the courses that all of our students receive and learn more about hockey through the Training for Excellence in Sport off-ice, and on-ice experiences. More information is available at the school and from the National Hockey Academy at 777-3646.
We are excited to be home to the International Spanish Academy Spanish Bilingual program in grades 5 through 9. Students enrolled in this program have been taking Spanish as a bilingual program since grade 1. New students are only accepted with a high degree of fluency in Spanish as determined by intake interviews with the Spanish staff.
About School Name
Patrick Burns was born on July 6, 1856 in Oshawa, Upper Canada. He was the son of Michael Byrne Burns and Bridget Gibson, who were both Irish immigrants. His family moved to Manitoba in 1878, where he became a cattle dealer. In 1890, a meat packing firm called P. Burns and Co. Ltd., was established in Calgary. It became one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world, with branches in London, Liverpool, and Yokohama. Patrick Burns held directorships in several important banking, engineering, and insurance companies. In 1912, he was one of Alberta's "Big Four" cattlemen who, in that year, backed the first ambitious Calgary Stampede. Patrick Burns was called to the Canadian Senate in 1931 but relinquished his seat in 1936. Senator Patrick Burns died in Calgary on February 24, 1937.
School Mission
At Senator Patrick Burns School we strive to create a dynamic, supportive and inclusive teaching and learning environment in which learning is a shared responsibility among students,parents,staff and community. Our school community provides a variety of lifelong learning experiences while promoting positive relationships and personal excellence.
In pursuit of lifelong learning, our community believes learning occurs best when we:
provide opportunities to develop positive relationships,
take responsibility for our learning and learning environment,
create a safe and positive learning environment,
are actively engaged and challenged in our learning,
connect learning to our lives,
engage in the pursuit of inquiry and innovations through risk-taking,
honour and address diversity,
reflect on our own learning.
* Inclusion, as we understand it, is the provision of the least restrictive learning environment determined in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.
We Value:
Caring and respectful relationships,
Learning,
Creativity,
Critical and independent thinking,
Democratic ideals,
Teamwork,
Active Citizenship.
School Motto
"Striving for Excellence". Our motto was selected through input and voting from students, staff, school council and parents.
Unique Points
Our Provincial Achievement scores are consistently above the Provincial average in all subject areas. We are very proud of the achievements of our students! More specific information is available on the website.
Senator Patrick Burns School program is uniquely organized as follows: Our school is organized around three Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) with approximately 200 students in each. These communities cluster their classes in a common area which allows for less class change time,meaning more learning time, less movement in the hallways and a safer, more secure environment.
Teacher advisor groups are provided through homerooms.
Teachers within the core program are organized into pods of two teachers (one teaching Humanities and one Math/Science) to teach two classes of students only. Common preparation is built into this pod organization for planning and integrating curriculum, and discussing strategies to work more successfully with their students.
academic (core) program - Math/Science, Humanities(Language Arts/Social Studies);
Physical Education; and the Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) are all offered primarily in the morning.
Many of these classes are blocked together in two periods to allow extended periods of learning time. This is very effective for projects and lab work.
We provide a compulsory Fine and Performing Arts program in which every student receives a semester of Drama, Art and Music to enhance our students' learning.
Outstanding Complementary program (options) - organized in trimesters (exemption: French and Band are full year courses). Students are offered a wide variety of option courses which extend and enhance the Program of Studies (these classes are primarily offered in the afternoon to take advantage of this block of time for field trips).
All options are cross-graded.
Staff are creative, concerned, competent and caring.
We are the Spanish bi-lingual program for North Calgary for grades 5 through 9.
The National Hockey Academy is also housed at Senator Patrick Burns Junior High in grades 7, 8 and 9 only.
Student Enrolment
(September
2009
) Total Enrolment:
506
