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nickle@cbe.ab.ca
Phone: (403)
777-7720
Fax: (403)
777-7727
School Hours: AM:
9:15
~
PM:
~
3:45
School Location
2500 Lake Bonavista Dr. S.E.
Calgary
,
AB
T2J 2Y6
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Nickle School is located in the southeast community of Lake Bonavista, serving the communities of Bonavista Downs, Lake Bonaventure, and Lake Bonavista. In addition, Nickle School is the designated bus receiver for the communities of Cranston and Auburn Bay.
About the School
The school was built in 1970 and is situated on 12.0 acres. The school has 28 classrooms and 3 relocatables, a music room, industrial arts and home economics labs, a CTS lab, a lunchroom, 2 gymnasiums, an art room, a centrally located library, and a computer lab.
About School Name
Nickle School was named after Mr. Carl O. Nickle, who was born in 1914. He was a well-respected member of the Alberta oil patch. Nickle was best known as "Mr. Oil," the father of the oil industry communications business. He was also active in politics, winning a by-election in 1953 to become a member of parliament for Calgary West. As a successful businessman, Carl Nickle shared the results of his interests with his community. He was quite involved in volunteer work and privately helped many individuals. Carl Nickle passed away in 1990 at the age of 76 years.
School Mission
To encourage excellence, responsibility, mutual respect and life-long learning.
The Nickle School Community, including students, teachers, and parents, thrives in an inviting environment where all members are recognized and valued as both learners and leaders. Interdependence is seen as a strength of our learning community. A sense of shared responsibility and common purpose leads to the development of a creative spirit and a commitment to lifelong learning.
The nurturing learning environment encourages compassion and acceptance of others' diversity. Respect for self, for others, and for the environment is evident in our interactions with one another and the physical appearance of our school. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are developed in a culture where taking risks and making mistakes are accepted as necessary and integral components of the learning process. Learners accumulate knowledge through connections with their prior experiences, relationships, values, and the program of studies. Our community members strive to optimize technology in learning. The school community takes great pride in its efforts and accomplishments.
A pervasive sense of energy, well - being, and optimism is evident among all members of our learning community. We face the future with confidence for we have acquired the values, the tools, and the skills to ensure success. Our potential for learning is limitless!
We are eager to tackle the challenges of the 21st century.
School Philosophy
Beliefs - Learning and Teaching:
Students, parents, and staff at Nickle believe that:
Students need the basic knowledge and skills as outlined in the provincial curriculum.
Students need to improve their ability to think and communicate.
Students need to improve their ability to access, analyze, and use information.
Students need to improve their ability to relate to each other with respect and understanding.
Students' intrinsic curiosity for learning must be nurtured, for learning is a lifelong process.
Learning should be meaningful and relevant to the students.
A variety of teaching styles should be utilized in order to accommodate the varied learning styles of students.
Students, parents, staff, and community are all stakeholders in what happens in school, and each has a role to play in the learning-teaching process.
The changing roles of students and teachers lead to the student as problem solver and the teacher as facilitator.
Teachers need to continue to be flexible.
Beliefs - Students:
Students, parents, and staff at Nickle believe that:
Students learn at different rates.
Students learn in different ways.
Students need the opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions and to become contributing members of their society.
Students are unique individuals who need to receive positive reinforcement.
Students need to accept responsibility for their own learning.
Students must be challenged to their fullest potential.
Students need to exercise discipline and diligence in their application to work.
Students need to demonstrate respect for people and respect for property.
Beliefs - School:
Students, parents, and staff at Nickle believe that:
The school is one of the agents which provides for the harmonious development of the whole child - body, mind, and spirit.
The school should establish a cooperative and collaborative atmosphere where the needs of students are addressed through open communication between students, parents, and staff.
The school should prepare students for the future.
Open communication must be established between the school and community at large in order that each may share the resources offered by the other.
The school should provide an atmosphere, sensitive to the needs of the whole child, that promote the development of realistic goals and a positive self-concept.
Beliefs - Parents/Community:
Students, parents, and staff at Nickle believe that:
Parents should be actively involved in the life of the school.
The school should be an integral part of the community.
The community is a valuable resource which should be tapped through partnerships, etc.
The "walls of the school" should be extended into the community allowing the community to become a "learning laboratory."
School Motto
Nickle, A Caring Community
Unique Points
A strong, well-balanced program in core academic areas and career and technology studies.
A collaborative learning community where all stakeholders students, staff, and parents share in all decision making.
Student Enrolment
(September
2009
) Total Enrolment:
545
