Academie Providence

About Academie Providence

Providence Academy is fully committed to offer an enriched curriculum and an educational environment that cultivates and enlightens the total development of the students. The curriculum is trilingual: French and English are taught as a first language, International language as a second language. The academic program puts the accent on the basic skills such as French, English, Mathematics and Science. Providence Academy is a Catholic, Private French School in Ottawa. Location: 998 Frances Street, Ottawa ON K1K 3L5.

Our Take: Academie Providence

All private and independent schools are unique — designed to a specific purpose and for a specific class of learner — and Academy Providence is a particularly good example of that. It was founded in 2002 as an expression of the work of the Antonine Sisters in Canada and the values of the Catholic church. The curriculum adopts a multicultural gaze, even in the earliest years, in part through a substantial attention to languages. Likewise, it adopts the hands-on, group inquiry approach of the Montessori method. That’s a lot, perhaps, but it works. Families that enroll here are drawn by the strength of the academic program as well as the values that inform the delivery of the curriculum. The school is an expression of a Catholic order, though one of the tenets of the Antonine Sisters is to provide education to all people, something that is reflected in the diversity of the student body.

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998 Frances Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 3L5

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Curriculum: Traditional, Reggio Emilia
- Mathematics: Equal Balance
- Early Reading: Whole Language
- Writing: Equal balance
- Science: Equal Balance
- Literature: Equal Balance
- Social Studies : Thematic
- Humanities and Social Sciences : Equal Balance
- Foreign Languages: Audio-Lingual
- Fine Arts: Equal Balance
- Computers and Technology: Medium integration
- Physical Education:
- Religious Education: More than 25% of our courses are religion courses
- Sex and health education: Not Ontario curriculum
Preschool/K Curriculum: Academic
Curriculum Pace: Standard-enriched
Academic Culture: Rigorous
Developmental priorities: Balanced
Special needs support: Special needs school
Gifted learner support: Dedicated class; in-class adaptations
Language: English
Homework Policy:
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Curriculum Traditional, Reggio Emilia
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Central to your child's school experience is the underlying curriculum taught in the classroom. "Curriculum" refers to both what is taught and how it's taught. When considering the different curricula outlined in the next few pages, keep in mind that few schools fall neatly into one category or another. Most schools' curricula comprise a blend of best practices drawn from multiple curriculum types. Having said that, most schools do have a general overall curriculum type. These are identified for each school on OurKids.net.

Curriculum approach at Academie Providence : Traditional, Reggio Emilia
Academie Providence has a Traditional, Reggio Emilia approach to Curriculum (as opposed to Liberal Arts, Progressive, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf approach).
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Traditional curricula tend to be very content-based and rooted in the core disciplines. It is a structured approach that involves the teacher delivering a uni?ed curriculum through direct instruction. Students usually learn by observing and listening to their teacher, studying facts and concepts in textbooks, and completing both tests and written assignments - which challenge students to not only demonstrate their mastery of content but their ability to analyze and deconstruct it critically. Class discussions are also used to create critical dialogue around the content of the curriculum.

Curriculum at schools on OurKids.net

Traditional - 42%
Liberal arts - 16%
Progressive - 26%
Montessori - 15%
Reggio Emilia - 0%
Waldorf - 1%

Academie Providence has a Reggio Emilia approach to secondary curriculum.

Reggio Emilia programs are offered by some schools at the preschool and elementary level. The approach aims to develop curiosity and problem-solving skills through the liberal use of projects (as opposed to activities or lessons): teachers design projects for children around their demonstrated interests. Projects can be geared to an individual student, a small group of students, or the class as a whole. They can last from a few days to the whole year. Art is strongly emphasized and is typically incorporated into every project. Teachers actively participate in projects alongside students, rather than sitting back and observing. The philosophy calls for a high degree of parent involvement as well, particularly when forming curricula and project plans (which happens throughout the academic year).

What Academie Providence says: The teaching program of the Providence Academy meets the requirements of the Ministry of Education of Ontario, integrates the teaching program of the Ministry of Education of France and incorporates the educative philosophy of the Antonine Sisters (personalize and whole group) together with montessorien principles in a structures and inter cultural environment. The pedagogical approach respects the pace and learning style of each student to procure the development of the autonomy and self-esteem of each student. The Providence Academy is the only Catholic Private French School that offers such a program in Ontario.

Approach:

Focus Special needs Religious-based

Academic Special needs Christian (Roman Catholic)

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Pedagogies and subject courses:

Mathematics Equal Balance

Mathematics approach at Academie Providence : Equal Balance
Academie Providence has an Equal Balance approach to Mathematics (as opposed to Traditional Math , Discovery Math approach).
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These math programs feature an equal balance of “Traditional” and “Discovery” methods.

Mathematics at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 66%
Traditional math - 27%
Discovery math - 7%

What Academie Providence says: - Les mathématiques favorisent la connaissance des nombres et le calcul, l'approche de la géométrie et des mesures et la résolution de problèmes. - La pratique des mathématiques développe le goût de la recherche, l'imagination, les capacités d’abstraction, la rigueur et la précision. - Les mathématiques favorisent la découverte de plusieurs nouveaux concepts par l’exploration et l’expérimentation à l’aide de matériel concret ou illustré, d’algorithmes personnels et usuels et de stratégies de resolution de problèmes. - Les mathématiques favorisent l’acquisition des bases d'une première culture scientifique en partant de situations proches de la réalité.

Textbooks and supplementary materials: Avec T'choupi je découvre les nombres-TPS Nathan Petite Section, Maternelle,Je découvre les chiffres,Hatier Chouette Entraînement-Activités de maths-Moyenne Section Le nouveau Math élém., Fichier 1 pour Grande Section Le nouveau Math élém., Fichier 2 pour Grande Section

Calculator policy: L’enfant va apprendre à structurer son raisonnement par le biais de l’expérimentation et de l’analyse ce qui requiert des efforts d'organisation et de concentration.

Early Reading Whole Language

Early Reading approach at Academie Providence : Whole Language
Academie Providence has a Whole Language approach to Early Reading (as opposed to Phonics-intensive , Balanced Literacy approach).
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Whole Language reading programs eschew sublexical (under the word-level) training, focusing instead on getting students to infer and guess at words based on their understanding of the larger meaning of the sentence (“context-clues”). Students are given ample opportunity to read actual literature (age-appropriate) along with strategies for using semantic-based clues to pronounce unrecognized words.

Early Reading at schools on OurKids.net

Whole language - 2%
Phonics-intensive - 44%
Balanced literacy - 54%

What Academie Providence says: Le CP est la 1ère classe du cycle des apprentissages fondamentaux où l’enfant va acquérir les savoirs de base que sont lire, écrire, communiquer et compter. Le CE1 est avant tout une année de révision et de consolidation des acquis antérieurs. L’enfant va maîtriser les savoirs de base que sont lire, écrire, communiquer et compter Le CE2 est la 3e année du cycle 2 au cours de laquelle l’enfant va apprendre à structurer son raisonnement par le biais de l’expérimentation et de l’analyse ce qui requiert des efforts d'organisation et de concentration.

DIBELS Testing: This school periodically uses DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.

What Academie Providence says: Contrôle continu et examen trimestriel tois fois l'année scolaire

Writing Equal balance

Writing approach at Academie Providence : Equal balance
Academie Providence has an Equal balance approach to Writing (as opposed to Systematic approach , Process approach approach).
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Programs that balance systematic and process approaches equally likely have an emphasis on giving young students ample opportunities to write, while providing supplementary class-wide instruction in grammar, parts of sentences, and various writing strategies.

Writing at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 78%
Systematic approach - 10%
Process approach - 12%

What Academie Providence says: • Identifier personnages, événements, circonstances d’un récit lu • Copier avec soin un court texte en respectant l’orthographe et la ponctuation • Écrire sous la dictée un texte de 5 lignes en utilisant ses connaissances lexicales, orthographiques et grammaticales • Produire de façon autonome un texte de 5 à 10 lignes • Copier avec soin et lisiblement un texte court

Science Equal Balance

Science approach at Academie Providence : Equal Balance
Academie Providence has an Equal Balance approach to Science (as opposed to Expository , Inquiry approach).
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Science programs that balance expository and inquiry learning equally will likely have an equal blend of tests and experiments; direct, textbook-based instruction and student-centred projects.

Science at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 67%
Expository - 5%
Inquiry - 28%

Teaching approach: Acquérir des repères dans le temps et l’espace et des connaissances sur le monde. - Maîtriser le vocabulaire spécifique correspondant à ces réalités. - Dépasser les représentations initiales en observant et en manipulant. - Comprendre et décrire le monde réel, celui de la nature et celui construit par l’Homme. - Apprendre à agir sur le monde et de maîtriser les changements induits par l’activité humaine. - S’initier à une démarche d’investigation: observation, questionnement, expérimentation, argumentation et consignation des expériences

Topics covered in curriculum:

Subject offered
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology
Meteorology
Physics
Physiology
Zoology

Treatment of evolution:

Subject offered
Evolution as consensus theory
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories
Evolution is not taught

Literature Equal Balance

Literature approach at Academie Providence : Equal Balance
Academie Providence has an Equal Balance approach to Literature (as opposed to Traditional , Social Justice approach).
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These literature programs draw in equal measure from “Traditional” and “Social Justice” programs.

Literature at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 74%
Traditional - 23%
Social justice - 3%

What Academie Providence says: - Adapter son comportement de lecteur aux difficultés rencontrées : notes pour mémoriser, relecture, demande d’aide, etc. - Participer à un débat sur un texte en confrontant son point de vue à d’autres de manière argumentée. - Lire au moins cinq ouvrages dans l’année scolaire et en rendre compte ; choisir un extrait caractéristique et le lire à haute voix. - Expliciter des choix de lecture, des préférences en utilisant diverses stratégies de lecture pour construire le sens d’un texte. - Rapprocher des œuvres littéraires, à l’oral et à l’écrit et participer à un débat sur une oeuvre en confrontant son point de vue à d’autres de manière argumentée. - Démontrer la compréhension des textes lus, en tirer l’information voulue et exprimer ses réactions. - Découvrir des œuvres d’art antique et moderne, des figures mythiques qui permettent de mettre en valeur la thématique « Arts, mythes et religions ».

Social Studies Thematic

Social Studies approach at Academie Providence : Thematic
Academie Providence has a Thematic approach to Social Studies (as opposed to Core Knowledge , Expanding Communities approach).
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The Thematic approach organizes the curriculum around certain themes or cultural universals. Students might spend time focused on food. Then they might focus on transportation or government, and so on.

Social Studies at schools on OurKids.net

Thematic - 31%
Core knowledge - 43%
Expanding communities - 26%

What Academie Providence says: - Maîtriser comme individu et comme citoyen, les règles élémentaires de la vie en société et les mettre en œuvre dans le cadre scolaire. - Acquérir des repères dans les domaines de l’histoire, de la géographie, des droits et des devoirs du citoyen, de la responsabilité et de la liberté. - Développer les habiletés à identifier et évaluer des éléments concernant le fonctionnement des institutions et des événements sociaux et historiques. - Développer les compétences et les qualités personnelles nécessaires pour mener des enquêtes dans la matière qui sont ensuite transférables dans d’autres sphères de la vie quotidienne. - Apprendre à se servir de la technologie appropriée comme outil pour recueillir et analyser de l’information, résoudre des problèmes et communiquer des informations. - Utiliser le vocabulaire approprié au sujet à l’étude

Humanities and Social Sciences Equal Balance

Humanities and Social Sciences approach at Academie Providence : Equal Balance
Academie Providence has an Equal Balance approach to Humanities and Social Sciences (as opposed to Perennialism , Pragmatism approach).
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These programs represent an equal balance between the perennialist and pragmatic approach to teaching the humanities and social sciences.

Humanities and Social Sciences at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 80%
Perennialism - 10%
Pragmatism - 10%

What Academie Providence says: - Comprendre les grands principes de l’action morale: valeurs, savoirs, pratiques et comportements dont le but est de savoir particier efficacement à la constructive de la vie sociale, d'exercer sa liberté en pleine conscience des droits de chacun et de refuser la violence. - Apprendre à établir la différence entre les principes universels (les droits de l'homme), les règles de l'Etat de droit (la loi) et les usages sociaux (la civilité). - Développer le sentiment d'appartenance à son pays dans le respect dû à la diversité des choix et des options personnels.

Foreign Languages Audio-Lingual

Foreign Languages approach at Academie Providence : Audio-Lingual
Academie Providence has an Audio-Lingual approach to Foreign Languages (as opposed to Communicative , Equal Balance approach).
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The audio-lingual method of teaching foreign languages emphasizes the use of repetition and a system of immediate reinforcement and feedback. The method makes particular use of oral drills where students are expected to correctly imitate (or intentionally alter) an utterance made by the teacher in the target language. Quizzes and worksheets are also used extensively.

Foreign Languages at schools on OurKids.net

Audio-lingual - 2%
Communicative - 37%
Equal balance - 61%

What Academie Providence says: - L’enfant va développer sa réflexion, sa recherche et sa présentation, en enrichissant ses lectures, en sachant se documenter, exposer ses points de vue et présenter le fruit de ses recherches. - Il va apprendre à rédiger différents types d’écrits. Le programme est bien rempli, rigoureux et exigeant en orthographe et en expression écrite. - Il va enrichir son vocabulaire, étudier la formation des mots et les règles orthographiques et grammaticales. - Une place importante est donnée à la réception (lire et écouter) à la production (dire et écrire de textes narratifs

Fine Arts Equal Balance

Fine Arts approach at Academie Providence : Equal Balance
Academie Providence has an Equal Balance approach to Fine Arts (as opposed to Receptive , Creative approach).
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These programs have an equal emphasis on receptive and creative learning.

Fine Arts at schools on OurKids.net

Equal balance - 61%
Receptive - 1%
Creative - 38%

Program offers:

Subject offered
Acting
Dance
Drama/Theatre
Graphic Design
Music
Visual Arts

Visual studio philosophy:

Expressive
Disciplined

What Academie Providence says: - Initier l’élève à transmettre des messages et des émotions dans ses réalisations et à s’interroger sur la fonction et l’emplacement des formes d’arts visuels dans sa communauté, dans sa province et dans tout le Canada. - l’élève entreprend l’étude d’une notation musicale traditionnelle et communique des messages, des idées et des émotions dans ses réalisations. Le chant et l’interprétation de chansons folkloriques et populaires tiennent toujours une place importante, ce qui donne aux élèves l’occasion de chanter ensemble, d’approfondir leurs connaissances et leurs habiletés musicales et de s’ouvrir à la culture, aux traditions, à l’histoire de leur milieu et à d’autres cultures et époques. - explorer des situations sociales et culturelles et expérimenter des formes de représentation tout en améliorant les habiletés d’expression d’idées et d’émotions sous forme dramatique.

Computers and Technology Medium integration

Computers and Technology approach at Academie Providence : Medium integration
Academie Providence has a Medium integration approach to Computers and Technology (as opposed to Light integration , Heavy integration approach).
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Effort is made to integrate the development of digital literacy through the curriculum. However, this is not a dominant focus.

Computers and Technology at schools on OurKids.net

Medium integration - 45%
Light integration - 24%
Heavy integration - 31%

What Academie Providence says: Découverte de l’ordinateur: - découvrir que l'ordinateur a de la mémoire, fonctionne avec les nombres, les lettres et les mots. - Initier à la découverte des concepts fondamentaux de l’informatique. - distinguer les différents systèmes informatiques avec leurs avantages et inconvénients - Know the function of the keys: backspace, delete, enter, caps lock. Entraînement - savoir utiliser des outils interactifs, le multimédia et l’internet - Initier au langage et à l’usage d’outils informatiques. - être capable de traduire les mots dans le langage Basic et d’exploiter les éléments relatifs à l’internet Création et production - créer, produire, exploiter des données. - développer une intégration avec les autres enseignements scientifiques et techniques dans une volonté d’interdisciplinarité. - rédiger un programme et le représenter schématiquement.

Program covers:

Subject offered
Computer science
Robotics
Web design

Physical Education

What Academie Providence says: - Développer l’équilibre psychomoteur et les habiletés locomotrices tout en apprenant des habiletés simples de manipulation d’objets en commençant par les lancer et les attraper. - Développer les capacités nécessaires aux conduites motrices, physiques, sportives et artistiques. - Développer le sens de l’effort et de la persévérance tout en répondant au besoin et au plaisir de bouger. - Apprendre à mieux se connaître, à mieux connaître les autres et à veiller à sa santé. - Acquérir une compréhension des facteurs qui contribuent à un développement sain et apprendre à assumer des responsabilités en ce qui concerne la santé tout au long de la vie. - Développer des habiletés motrices et tactiques et appliquer des concepts liés aux mouvements lors de jeux, sports, danses et autres activités physiques.

Religious Education More than 25% of our courses are religion courses

What Academie Providence says: • Écouter et raconter des récits bibliques. • Démontrer sa compréhension de certaines fêtes chrétiennes. • Exprimer des sentiments et des idées sur des sujets religieux par l’expression verbale, l’expression corporelle, les chants et les arts visuels. • Découvrit la richesse de chaque saison et exprimer son admiration pour la vie et l’environnement. • Exprimer de l’émerveillement envers Dieu auteur de la Création. • Reconnaître que l’amour et l’amitié rendent heureux. • Identifier des gestes d’accueil à poser envers l’autre. Raconter des récits bibliques; Faire des liens entre des récits bibliques et la vie quotidienne; Démontrer du respect envers la Bible, le livre de la Parole de Dieu; Énoncer des convictions des chrétiennes et des chrétiens de foi catholique sur la présence Dieu. Contempler la création pour y voir l’œuvre de Dieu; Lire et méditer les événements de la vie de Jésus; Porter un regard attentif sur l’amour entre les personnes pour y pressentir l’amour de Dieu; Faire l’expérience des symboles et des rites du baptême; Prier en utilisant des formules de la tradition catholique. Identifier des repères sur lesquels les chrétiennes et les chrétiens fondent leurs décisions morales; Acquérir une démarche de discernement moral; Reconnaître les valeurs appropriées: la tolérance, l’ouverture aux différences, le sens de l’autre.

Sex and health education Not Ontario curriculum

Sex and health education approach at Academie Providence : Not Ontario curriculum
Academie Providence has a Not Ontario curriculum approach to Sex and health education (as opposed to Follows provincial curriculum approach).
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The sex education curriculum does NOT follow the provincial one taught in public schools - either in terms of structure, pacing, focus, and/or tone.

Sex and health education at schools on OurKids.net

Does not follow prrovincial curriculum - 47%
Follows provincial curriculum - 53%

Approach to sex and health education:
Academie Providence has a approach Fairly value-based (as opposed to Mostly value-neutral approach).
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Sex is sometimes taught from a particular moral or ethical standpoint. Sometimes particular values or value systems (such as social, political, or ideological values) are invoked when teaching sex and related issues .

Academie Providence has a approach Progressive (as opposed to Traditional approach).
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This approach might involve placing more emphasis on things like planned parenthood, different types of families, sexual and gender identities, diversity, and social justice.

Academie Providence 's approach to sex-ed: On porte une attention particulière au développement des habiletés nécessaires pour faire face à des problèmes relationnels qui affectent le concept de soi et le sentiment de bien-être, maintenir des relations saines et acquérir les connaissances et les habiletés nécessaires pour prendre des décisions éclairées au sujet de sa santé sexuelle. Les principaux sujets comprennent, la prévention des maladies, la compréhension des effets de l’identité de genre et de l’orientation sexuelle sur l’identité d’une personne et son concept de soi.
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Preschool/K Curriculum Academic

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Preschools and kindergartens tend to have a particular curriculum or curricular approach. This refers to what is taught and how it's taught. Most preschools have a curriculum that comprises a blend of best practices drawn from multiple curriculum types. A preschool's curriculum may or may not, though, reflect its higher-level curriculum (if it's part of a school with elementary or secondary programs)

Preschool/K Curriculum approach at Academie Providence : Academic
Academie Providence has an Academic approach to Preschool/K Curriculum (as opposed to Play-based, Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia approach).
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Academic-based preschools and Kindergartens are the most structured of the different types, and have a strong emphasis on math and reading readiness skills. These programs aim to expose children to what early-elementary school is like. While time is still allotted to free play, much of the day is built around explicit lessons guided by the teacher. Classrooms often resemble play-based ones (with different stations set up around the room), but at an Academic program the teacher leads students through the stations directly, and ties these activities to a whole-class lesson or theme.

Preschool/K Curriculum at schools on OurKids.net

Academic - 43%
Play-based - 18%
Montessori - 31%
Waldorf - 2%
Reggio emilia - 6%

What Academie Providence says: Les objectifs essentiels de la maternelle : • aider chaque enfant à: - devenir autonome ; - s'approprier des connaissances et des compétences; - acquérir un langage oral riche, organisé et compréhensible par l'autre; - vivre une expérience scolaire réussie; - se préparer adéquatement à l’école primaire en développant ses facultés fondamentales : parler, agir, découvrir, sentir, réfléchir, imaginer, créer…); - exercer ses capacités motrices, sensorielles, affectives, relationnelles et intellectuelles; - découvrir l’univers de l’écrit.

Focus	Special needs	Religious-based
Academic	Special needs	Christian (Roman Catholic)

Subject	offered
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology
Meteorology
Physics
Physiology
Zoology

Subject	offered
Evolution as consensus theory
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories
Evolution is not taught

Subject	offered
Acting
Dance
Drama/Theatre
Graphic Design
Music
Visual Arts

Subject	offered
Computer science
Robotics
Web design

Curriculum Pace Standard-enriched

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This refers to the rate at which students move through the curriculum (e.g., topics, textbook material, skills, etc.). Curriculum pace is often defined in comparison to provincial standards.

Curriculum Pace approach at Academie Providence : Standard-enriched

Academie Providence has a Standard-enriched approach to Curriculum Pace (as opposed to Accelerated, Student-paced approach).

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Broadly-speaking, the main curriculum -- like that of most schools -- paces the provincially-outlined one. This pace is steady and set by the teachers and school. The curriculum might still be enriched in various ways: covering topics more in-depth and with more vigor than the provincial one, or covering a broader selection of topics.

Curriculum Pace at schools on OurKids.net

Standard-enriched - 57%
Accelerated - 16%
Student-paced - 27%

What Academie Providence says: Tout y est organisé pour que l’enfant agisse et participe : l’espace, le temps et les situations. Elle a un rôle essentiel dans le repérage des difficultés langagières et la prévention des déficiences et des troubles d’apprentissage notamment les troubles spécifiques du langage oral et écrit.

Flexible pacing style

Flexible pacing style	offered
Subject-streaming (tracking)
Multi-age classrooms as standard
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace)
Regular guided independent study opportunities
Differentiated assessment

What Academie Providence says about flexible pacing: La maternelle est un lieu d’éducation et d’apprentissage avec des objectifs précis. Tout y est organisé pour que l’enfant agisse et participe : l’espace, le temps et les situations.

Academic Culture Rigorous

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Through the collective mindset of teachers, administrators, students, and parents, each school develops and maintains its own academic culture. This generally relates to the norms and expectations created around academic performance. Many parents look to private schools because they want a specific type of culture. Some want a rigorous environment that will elevate their child to new heights. Others want a nurturing environment that will help their child develop a passion for learning.

Academic Culture approach at Academie Providence : Rigorous
Academie Providence has a Rigorous approach to Academic Culture (as opposed to Supportive approach).
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A school with a “rigorous” academic culture places a high value on academic performance, and expects their students to do the same. This does not mean the school is uncaring, unsupportive, or non-responsive -- far from it. A school can have a rigorous academic culture and still provide excellent individual support. It does mean, however, the school places a particular emphasis on performance -- seeking the best students and challenging them to the fullest extent -- relative to a normal baseline. High expectations and standards – and a challenging yet rewarding curriculum – are the common themes here. Keep in mind this classification is more relevant for the older grades: few Kindergarten classrooms, for example, would be called “rigorous”.

Academic Culture at schools on OurKids.net

Rigorous - 46%
Supportive - 54%

What Academie Providence says: - Comprendre les grands principes de l’action morale: valeurs, savoirs, pratiques et comportements dont le but est de savoir particier efficacement à la constructive de la vie sociale, d'exercer sa liberté en pleine conscience des droits de chacun et de refuser la violence. - Apprendre à établir la différence entre les principes universels (les droits de l'homme), les règles de l'Etat de droit (la loi) et les usages sociaux (la civilité). - Développer le sentiment d'appartenance à son pays dans le respect dû à la diversité des choix et des options personnels.
Developmental priorities Balanced

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Schools have specific goals regarding how they want their educate and develop their students. This is part of a school's overall philosophy or vision, which is contained in its mission statement. While they tend have several developmental aims, schools tend to priortize certain aims, such as intellectual, social, spiritual, emotional, or physical development.

Primary Developmental Priority: Balanced

"Equal emphasis is placed on a balance of priorities: intellectual, emotional, social and physical cultivation."

What Academie Providence says: - Éducation attentive à la formation de l’intelligence et du cœur qui favorise le plein épanouissement de la personnalité de l’élève, la maturité de son intelligence aussi bien que celle de son cœur, de sa volonté et de son esprit, qui lui permet de prendre conscience de la vie qui l’anime dans sa double dimension d’intériorité et d’universalité. - Éducation qui anime la foi en Dieu Trinitaire et qui forme aux valeurs spirituelles, humaines et morales dans un climat de confiance, d’amour et de sécurité.

Special needs support Special needs school

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Schools offer a wide range of approaches and services to support students with special needs. This may include individualized learning, one-on-one support, small classes, resource rooms, and learning aids. These supports may be provided in a number of different environments such as a dedicated special needs school or class, an integrated class, a withdrawal class, or a regular class with resource support or in-class adaptations.

Academie Providence is a Special needs school

Full-time programming is offered for all students which is exclusively focused on one or more special needs.

What Academie Providence says about their special need support: Nous adoptons la politique d'intégration et nous nous entendons avec les parents dont l'enfant a des besoins spéciaux pour contribuer à payer le temps d'appui pédagoqique offert à l'enfant par une personne ressource.

Academic Support:

Subject Type	offered
Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties

Mild but clinically diagnosed ADHD:

Subject Type	offered
Accommodations
Modifications
Extra support

Summary: Le support thérapeutique est offert par un spécialiste dont les honoraires sont défrayés par les parents concernés. Une personne d'appui assiste l'enfant durant l'enseignement est engagée par l'admininistration et don't les honoraires sont payés par les parents.

A - Forms of Support

Accommodation:

Modification:

Remediation:

B - Environments

Indirect Support:

Resource Assistance:

Withdrawal Assistance:

Partial Integration:

Full-Time Class:

Special NeedNeed

Forms of SupportA

EnvironmentsB

ADHD

Learning disabilities

Dyslexia (Language-Based Learning Disability)
This is a learning disability that can limit a child's ability to read and learn. It can have a variety of traits. A few of the main ones are impaired phonological awareness and decoding, problems with orthographic coding, and auditory short-term memory impairment.

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
This is a sound differentiation disorder involving problems with reading, comprehension, and language.

Dyscalculia
This is a kind of specific learning disability in math. Kids with this math disorder have problems with calculation. They may also have problems with math-related concepts such as time and money.

Dysgraphia
This is a kind of specific learning disability in writing. It involves problems with handwriting, spelling, and organizing ideas.

Language Processing Disorder
This is characterized by having extreme difficulty understanding what is heard and expressing what one wants to say. These disorders affect the area of the brain that controls language processing.

Nonverbal Learning Disorders (NLD)
These involve difficulties interpreting non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions and body language. They're usually characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal skills and weaker motor, visual-spatial, and social skills.

Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit
A characteristic seen in people with learning disabilities such as Dysgraphia or Non-verbal LD. It can result in missing subtle differences in shapes or printed letters, losing place frequently, struggles with cutting, holding pencil too tightly, or poor eye/hand coordination.
Developmental

Autism
Refers to a range of conditions that involve challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and speech and nonverbal communication. They also involve unique strengths and differences. For instance, there are persons with both low- and high-functioning autism (some claim the latter is identical to Asperger's syndrome).

Asperger's Syndrome
On the autism spectrum, Asperger's is considered quite mild in terms of symptoms. While traits can vary widely, many kids with Asperger's struggle with social skills. They also sometimes fixate on certain subjects and engage in repetitive behaviour.

Down syndrome
his is associated with impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth, and a particular set of facial characteristics.

Intellectual disability
This is a condition characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning (e.g., reasoning, learning, and problem solving). Intellectual disabilities are also known as general learning disabilities (and used to be referred to as a kind of mental retardation).

Williams syndrome
This is a rare genetic disorder present at birth. It is characterized by intellectual disabilities or learning problems, unique facial features, and cardiovascular problems.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. These may include growth deficits, facial anomalies, and damage to the central nervous system, which can lead to cognitive, behavioural, and other problems.
Behavioral and Emotional

Troubled behaviour / troubled teens
roubled teens tend to have problems that are intense, persistent, and can lead to quite unpredictable behaviour. This can lead to behavioural and emotional issues, such as drug and alcohol abuse, criminal behaviour, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety.

Clinical Depression
This is a mental health disorder also called "major depression." It involves persistent feelings of sadness, loss, and anger. According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms are usually severe enough to cause noticeable problems in relationships with others or in daily activities, such as school, work, or one's social life.

Clinical anxiety
This is a mood disorder involving intense, relentless feelings of distress and fear. They can also have excessive and persistent worry about everyday situations, and repeated episodes of intense anxiety or terror.
Suicidal thoughts
This involves persistent thoughts about ending one's life.

Drug and alcohol abuse
This involves the excessive use of drug and/or alcohol, which interferes with daily functioning.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
This is a disruptive behavioural disorder which normally involves angry outbursts, often directed at people of authority. This behaviour must last continuously for six months or more and significantly interfere with daily functioning.
Physical

Multiple sclerosis
This is a condition of the central nervous system. It affects the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord. Symptoms can include fatigue, loss of motor control, memory loss, depression, and cognitive difficulties.
Cerebral palsy
his refers to a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. CP is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance, and posture.
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disorder which weakens the body's muscles. Causes, symptoms, age of onset, and prognosis vary between individuals.
Spina Bifida
This is a condition present at birth due to the incomplete formation of the spine and spinal cord. It can lead to a number of physical challenges, including paralysis or weakness in the legs, bowel and bladder incontinence, hydrocephalus (too much fluid in the brain), and deformities of the spine.
Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder)
This is a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Also known as "sensory integration disorder," it affects fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. It may also affect speech.

Blindness
Visual impairment is a decreased ability or inability to see that can't be fixed in usual ways, such as with glasses. Some people are completely blind, while others have what's called "legal blindness."

Deafness
Hearing impairment, also known as "hearing loss," is a partial or total inability to hear. The degree of hearing impairment varies between people. It can range from complete hearing loss (or deafness) to partial hearing loss (meaning the ears can pick up some sounds).

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition, which affects the body's respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. It affects young children and adults.

Multiple physical
Accommodating a wide range of physical conditions and disabilities.

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Gifted learner support Dedicated class; in-class adaptations

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Schools support students with gifted or advanced learning abilities in a several ways. Whether they offer a full-time gifted program or part-time support, they normally provide some form of accelerated learning (delivering content at a faster pace) or enrichment (covering content more broadly or deeply). Many schools also offer a wide range of in-class adaptations to support advanced learners, such as guided independent studies, project-based learning, and career exploration.

Dedicated gifted programs:

Program	offered
Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school)
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class)

Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)

In-class adaptations:

Program	offered
Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement)
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement)
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement)
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement)
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others)
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement)
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement)
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement)
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement)

What Academie Providence says: Nous n'avons pas de programme spécial pour les élèves surdoués, mais tout en respectant son rythme de travail, nous lui proposons des travaux enrichissants.

Language English

Academie Providence offers French as the primary language of instruction.

Language of enrollment include: Any foreign language

Academie Providence offers English as the primary language of instruction.

Language of enrollment include: Any foreign language

Homework Policy

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Homework is work that's assigned to students for completion outside of regular class time. There's a long-standing debate over homework. Should homework be assigned to school-age children? If so, in what grades? And how much homework should be assigned? In selecting the right school for your child, it's important to look closely at a school's homework policy.

In grade Gr. 8, Academie Providence students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.

Nightly Homework

	NS	PS	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Academie Providence	0 mins	0 mins	15 mins	30 mins	45 mins	45 mins	60 mins	60 mins	90 mins	120 mins	120 mins
Site Average	0 mins	2 mins	6 mins	15 mins	17 mins	23 mins	29 mins	34 mins	40 mins	52 mins	57 mins

This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).

What Academie Providence says about their flipped classroom policy: Étude surveillée à l'école optionnelle et ne dépassant pas une heure et demie par jour pour cinq jours par semaine

Report Card Policy

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While all schools measure individual progress and achievement in students, they have different ways of doing this. For instance, many traditional schools gauge progress through report cards, which give students lettered or numbered grades. Other schools, meanwhile, measure progress in other ways, either in addition to or instead of giving grades. For instance, they may offer prose-based feedback (i.e, comments), academic achievement reporting, habits and behaviour reporting, and parent-teacher meetings. In choosing the right school for your child, take a close look at its policy for measuring the individual progress of students.

How assessments are delivered across the grades:

Lettered or numbered grades Nursery/Toddler to Nursery/Toddler
Prose (narrative)-based feedback Gr. 1 to Gr. 6
Academic achievement reporting Gr. 1 to Gr. 6

Extracurriculars

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While academics remain the priority for most private schools, many also place a strong focus on a well-rounded education and encourage participation in extracurricular activities such as sports, music, arts, or clubs. Involvement in extracurriculars helps stimulate students in their studies, makes them more motivated to learn, and can make school more enjoyable and fulfilling. Extracurricular activities can also provide students with a much-needed break from the stresses of academics, while helping them to develop skills and allowing them to take part in valuable social situations.

What Academie Providence says:

Our Extracurricular Activities: Piano, guitar, flute à bec, violin, folkloric dance, classic dance, robotics, karate, math mental, Spanish, gymnastics, choir, ping-pong.

Sports Offered	CompetitiveComp	RecreationalRec
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Rowing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball

Clubs Offered
Foreign Language Club
Musical theatre/Opera
Ballet and Classical Ballet
Robotics club
Art Club
Choir
Community Service
Computer Club
Dance Club

Tuition & Financial Aid

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This can depend on a number of factors, including the type of school, living arrangements, what’s included in tuition, school location, resources, and facilities. Many private schools in Canada have tuition that ranges between $6,000 and $12,000 a year. While some schools, such as schools which provide room and board, can be more expensive, many of these schools provide ways to defray the costs of tuition. For instance, they may offer merit-based scholarships or needs-based financial aid (often referred to as “bursaries” or “subsidies”).

	NS	PS	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Boarding	$9,000									$10,500

What Academie Providence says about their tuition: Providence Academy is registered non-profit organization, financially self-supporting. Operating costs are covered by parent’s fees. Reductions will be applied for families of 2 children or more attending the Providence Academy at the same time. Tuition fees do not cover the cost of the textbooks, school supplies, school uniform, daycare before and after school, hot meal, tutoring, etc.

Discounts

Discount Type	Enrollment Type	Amount
4th child (sibling)	all students	3000%

Need-based financial aid

Grade range that need-based aid is offered:	1 to 8
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid	0%
Average aid package size	$10
Percentage of total enrollment on financial aid	10%
Total aid available	$0

Application Deadline:

Rolling deadline Repeats annually

More information:

www.academieprovidence.ca

Application Details:

This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
Renseignements sur l'enfant École ou Garderie fréuentées auparavant Renseignements sur les parents Fratrie Coordonnées Renseignements médicaux et personnes à joinder en cas d'urgence Documents à joinder au dossier d'application Services additionnels Autorisation pour certaines activités Engagements des parents et signature

Merit based Scholarships

Sr Marie-Félix Amount: $2,000	Academic Deadline: 06/15/2012
Eligibility Details: Students grade 1 to 8

Prix Sr Marie-Félix Amount: $2,000	Academic Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility Details: Students grade 1 to 8
For more details, visit: www.academieprovidence.ca

Enrollment

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Private schools come in all shapes and sizes. Some larger schools have enrollment numbers in the thousands, while some smaller schools have only a few dozen students. Boarding schools tend to be on the larger side, while alternative schools, such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf, are normally smaller. Besides the overall size of school, there are other important facts you’ll want to know about a school’s enrollment. For instance, here you can learn about a school’s enrollment for separate streams (if they have them), such as day and boarding, its average class size, and its average enrollment per grade.

Enrollment Details:

	Grades	Gender	Living Arrangement	Enrollment
Group 1	Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8	Coed	Day	200

Additional Statistics:

Total enrollment	200
Average enrollment per grade	18
Average class size	8 to 20
Gender (grades)	Nursery/Toddler to Gr. 8 (Coed)
Boarding offered	No

International Students:

Percentage of students are international students	20%
Number of different nationalities within student population	9
Five-day boarding programs offfered	Yes

Student distribution:

	NS	PS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Day Enrollment	15	56	13	17	16	7	6	6	2

Admission

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Private schools in Canada have admissions policies. All schools have some required application materials, though these vary between schools. These may include letters of application, application fees, essays, and exams (such as the SSAT). Many schools also require interviews with prospective students, either with their parents, on their own, or both. Schools also have different standards and priorities when evaluating student applications, different acceptance rates (which may vary between grade levels), and target different kinds of students. To improve your child’s chances of acceptance, you should find out everything you can about a school’s admissions policies and how they assess applicants.

Application

Admissions Assessments:

Assessment	Required	Grades
Interview		JK - 8
SSAT		JK - 8
SSAT (out of province)		JK - 8
Entrance Exam(s)		JK - 8
Entrance Essay		JK - 8
Application Fee

Application Deadlines:

Day students: Rolling

What Academie Providence says:

1. Age of entrance

- Nursery 31 months: having reached the age of 31 months before September 1 of the year of

admission;

- Kindergarten 3 years old: having 3 years old before December 31 of the year of admission;

- Kindergarten 4 years: having 4 years old by December 31 of the year of admission;

- Preschool 5 years: having 5 years old before December 31 of the year of admission;

- Primary 1: having 6 years old before December 31 of the year of admission;

2. Pass the entrance exam given to students entering Primary school. This examination, that takes place towards the second half of March, is to test the knowledge of students in French, English and mathematics

3. For preschool and kindergarten, an interview with the child takes place before the registration in order to verify his/her understanding and expression in French.

4.Documents

Photocopy of the Birth Certificate.

Photocopy of the Health Insurance Card for Canadian student

Vaccination proof for foreign student.

Photocopy of the Report Card of the last two Academic years

Amount : 3320 cad non-refundable for foreign student.

Amount: 500 cad non-refundable covers the registration fee and the cost of the entrance exam if required.

Acceptance

Acceptance Rate: 100%

Type of student Academie Providence is looking for:
At Academie Providence we promote and provide the best academic opportunities so every student can learn, grow and succeed!

Student Entry Points

Student Type	NS	PS	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate)	8 - 16 (100%)	8 - 16 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)	18 - 20 (100%)

Stories & Testimonials

Below, find stories and testimonials about Academie Providence.

Continuons ensemble sur le chemin de l'amour et de la solidarité !

« Ensemble, nous sommes l'exemple de ce que nous pouvons bâtir dans la communauté pour pérenniser nos mandats, nos missions. Nous sommes l'exemple de l'amour et de la solidarité. Continuons ensemble sur ce chemin ! » (Tony Yazbec)

Fières de vous et de toutes vos réalisations culturelles et patriotiques dans ce coin du monde, nous vous redisons toutes nos félicitations pour le Jublité 25e de votre célèbre école de danse ainsi que nos remerciements pour votre aimable mot : « Je voulais vous transmettre mes remerciements et vous dire à quel point ce fut agréable d'avoir intégré avec succès les étudiants de l'Académie Providence au spectacle du 25e anniversaire de l'École canadienne de danse libanaise. Les enfants ont fait fureur et ils nous ont éblouis avec leurs prestations énergiques.

Cette collaboration a été une grande réussite grâce à votre générosité et nous vous en sommes très reconnaissants. Comme j'ai dit dans mon mot de clôture, cette collaboration entre nous est preuve que l'union fait la force. Ensemble, nous sommes l'exemple de ce que nous pouvons bâtir dans la communauté pour pérenniser nos mandats, nos missions. Nous sommes l'exemple de l'amour et de la solidarité. Continuons ensemble sur ce chemin !

Que Dieu vous bénisse et vous donne la santé afin de poursuivre vos efforts et votre travail d'éducation.

Bien que l'année en danse se termine, nous entrons dans la période estivale qui s'annonce dynamique. Nous lancerons cet été notre premier camp de jour au Centre Hardini. Si vous ne voyez aucune objection, nous souhaitons que cette nouvelle circule auprès des parents de l'Académie. En pièce jointe, vous trouverez l'information qui peut être transmise selon votre discrétion. L'annonce indique un groupe d'âge à partir de 7 ans, mais nous sommes prêts à accueillir les enfants plus jeunes d'une même famille.

Au plaisir de fêter avec vous la fin d'une autre année scolaire pour l'Académie. »

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Appréciation et félicitations pour le succès d'un événement: Foire scientifique

Bonjour Sr. Félicité,

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire staff at l’Académie Providence for the absolutely wonderful Foire Scientifique. I would especially like to acknowledge Mme. Lisette and everything she has done to prepare Quinton and his classmates for today’s experiments. I can only imagine the amount of time and effort that is required to organize such an event with a class of four and five year old kids.

As a parent, I was extremely pleased with the level of scientific knowledge and experience for such young kids . . . it was simply beautiful to watch. Each child contributing to a experiment and gaining valuable experience in front of a crowd of exciting parents. I was sincerely very happy to have had the opportunity to participate in such a GREAT event, congratulations again to everyone involved (e.g. staff, students, parents).
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Appréciation et félicitation

December 23, 2018 at 9:30:22 AM EST

Bonjour Sœur Nisrine,

Seulement un petit mot pour vous exprimer la belle impression et l'enchantement que les élèves de l'Académie Providence m'ont procurés lors de notre célébration eucharistique de vendredi passé à la résidence des Sœurs de la Charité. Leur ouverture, leur conduite et leur performance ont été des plus exemplaires.

Je perçois derrière cela les fruits d'un enseignement et d'une éducation de première qualité qui leur sont octroyés à l'Académie. Je tiens à vous féliciter personnellement ainsi que tous les professeur(es) pour votre travail. Veuillez s.v.p. transmettre mes félicitations aux élèves. Merci pour cette belle célébration eucharistique que vous nous avez fait vivre.
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Appréciation et remerciement

December 21, 2018 at 9:30:22 PM EST

Chère Sœur Nisrine,

Comment vous remercier? Nous avons beaucoup apprécié votre initiative de revenir avec vos enfants mais cette fois pour de l’animation liturgique.

Les sœurs n’avaient que des commentaires positifs suite à notre activité ensemble. Comme ils sont gentils, polis, comme ils s’expriment bien ces enfants et comme ils chantent bien aussi. De plus, ils savent leurs prières et participent bien à la Messe. Et plusieurs demeurent avec une belle décoration confectionnée avec goût par les enfants.

Vraiment toutes nos félicitations pour ce beau projet! Et meilleurs souhaits pour un Joyeux Noël et une Heureuse et Sainte Année 2019 !

Nous demeurons unies par l’amitié et la prière.
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Wishes to the Providence Academy Annual Ball from City of Ottawa

January 20th 2018

Sr. Felicite Daou , Principal,

and the other Faculty members and staff,

along with the Parents' Committee and students of Providence Academy Antonine Sisters

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of Members of Ottawa City Council, it is our distinct pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all those gathered together here tonight for the Providence Academy Annual Ball in support of the school.

This annual fundraising soiree is a valuable opportunity for the community to demonstrate its unqualified endorsement of the Providence Academy's mission to educate boys and girls in a private Catholic school environment and with an emphasis on learning in French, English and Arabic.

The Providence Academy administrators and educators also merit accolades for providing a supportive educational environment that focusses on realizing the full learning potential of each student.

We want also to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Faculty, staff, Parents' Committee and students of Providence Academy for dedicating effo rts, expertise , talents and resources to the successfu l organization of this evening' s gala.

Allow us to offer our best wishes to the Annual Ball organizers for a very well attended fund raising soiree and to everyone present for a most memorable evening of gastronomy and entertainment.

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Providence Academy Annual Ball -Letter from the Parents’ Committee

With this joyous season upon us, we come together with friends and family of Providence Academy to rejoice and be grateful for the many blessings upon us. Building on the celebration of previous years, our children join our Annual Ball in similar fashion to the princesses and princes that they are truly are.

For the past two years, our event has been scheduled around the celebration of St. Anthony the Great, also known as the Desert Father – an important and symbolic figure for his followers. Symbolic events are everywhere especially around this time of year – when we express our gratitude to those who enrich our lives and strengthen our community. We are fortunate in Ottawa to have such a special school with a unique community that comes together annually to show our children the love and friendship that surround them.

The Antonine sisters’ Congregation, and the teachers, are an exemplary symbol of commitment to nurturing our children. For the tireless efforts they invest to build responsible, courageous, compassionate and intelligent beings with emerging ideas about the world around them – we thank them. Their focus on achieving excellence, building character and understanding gratitude complements an already rich curriculum of religion, math, science, linguistics, music, history and social studies. Equally remarkable are the efforts of the dedicated Sisters and teachers to provide them with diverse opportunities for expanding their minds.

Working closely with the school, our efforts as a Parents’ Committee have centered around leveraging our community support to offer enrichened experiences for our children. In the past year, selected events that we funded and organized included the following, thanks to your continued and generous support:

Visit to the Montreal Bio-dome;
Investment in Science Lab and dedicated resources and materials;
Contribution in the out-door hopscotch;
Visit to Canada’s 150th French Canadian heritage site;
Annual Family BBQ and End of Year Carnival; and
Special Fun Days, including Pancake Morning.

As we all seek to support and build our special community at Providence Academy remember to join social media and get engaged in the broader dialogue about the school. Our school only gets stronger as we engage and show interest collectively. If you ever need to remind yourself of the opportunities our school provides or to share them with a friend, the school’s website includes many of our testimonials at www.academieprovidence.ca.

We hope you enjoy this year’s Annual Providence Academy Ball – what a way to kick off 2018! Thank you for being among us – you make this special community feel strong!
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"Chez Mère Bruyère »

Chers bienfaiteurs, donateurs et amis de "Chez Mère Bruyère »!

En ce temps des Fêtes 2016-2017, nous vous réitérons notre profonde gratitude pour votre générosité. En mars 2017, "Chez Mère Bruyère" fêtera les noces d'argent de sa mission. Vingt-cinq ans de gratitude et de compassion grâce à vous. C'est ainsi que le miracle du premier Noël continue au quotidien. Que Mère Bruyère intercède tout au long de la nouvelle année pour vous et pour tous ceux et celles qui vous sont chers!

Que l'année 2017 soit remplie de paix, de joie, de santé et de Bonheur pour vous et pour tous ceux et celles que vous aimez.

Andrée Ménard, sco, Directrice

Lise Girard, sco, Adjointe

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2016 OUR KIDS MEDIA Plenary Presentation – ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE

2016 OUR KIDS MEDIA Plenary Presentation – ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE

Merci, Madame Randa, pour votre pertinent témoignage !

“Hello, my name is Randa Saryeddine, but who I really am is the mother of Nabil and Dalia, who attend Academie Providence and I would like to talk to you a bit about the day in the life of a parent who is part of this great school.

We are so fortunate in Ottawa because there are so many great private schools to choose from. I am a product of a few of the schools mentioned by presenters that came up this afternoon and I don't think we could really go wrong with whatever choice we make. I appreciate Our Kids' opportunity for us to each come and talk about our respective schools. As you choose a school, it is the different characters and colours that you see from each of the schools that allows you to decide whether that school fits well for your family.

Before becoming a mom and a busy public servant, I was a violin teacher so when I think about the key qualities of ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE, I like to organize my thoughts using the four strings of the violin – E – A – D – G.

A – for Achieving Excellence and that is what I get at ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE for my children.

E – for Excellence – an environment where children can strive to be their best and not to be fearful of it – to be in an environment where they are allowed to try and allowed to fail, with people around to push them along – that is part of what it means to be a student at the school.

D – for Dedication and Devotion – speaking not just about the faculty but about the parents that are there. ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE is a very small school, with about 75 to 100 students. It is a mixed school, co-ed, where children can start at the age of 2.5 years old. The school has a daycare but if you decide that the best thing for your child is to start in a curriculum that allows him or her to start practicing his/her hand for writing, even though s/he won't learn how to write at such a young age, you have that opportunity at ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE. Starting from « Toute Petite Section », ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE can be second day home for your child right up to grade 8.

Lastly, Gratitude – G – the last string of the violin. When I think about the World Economic Forum and what it reported about the top skills for children – CREATIVITY – I think about ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE and I would add to that, as a critical factor I desire for my kids, CHARACTER. I know what it feels like to be rushing all the time and to feel like you always need to be at your best and as a result what can sometimes get hurt along the way is our character. This is why one of the things I love most about ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE is that it not only focuses on the curriculum but on building CHARACTER. As an international school with branches in Australia and in the Middle East, drawing from the France, Middle East and Canadian education systems, you will find that their science and mathematics programs are no doubt at par with other schools and likely provide way more than you may be looking for.

What I would like to say about how ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE encourages children in building their CHARACTER is their devotion to all of the other side things that happen at the school. To tell you a bit about this, let me start by telling you about what my day looks like when I drop off my kids at the school. I drop off my kids and there is a pre-school program that starts at about 7 or 7:30 and the after-care program goes until 5:30. You can get a hot meal for them every day and you can find out what your kids are eating every day. With only about 75-100 kids, you can actually find out whether they ate or not. There is a mixture of nuns there and non-faith based teachers, and so kids can really get into a mixture of general life principles, morals and values that any parent would want their child to be learning – they don't just teach the catholic religion, ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE is about allowing kids to explore what other religions are about and to understand core similarities. I myself come from a different faith and I appreciate the experiences they provide for children to learn about what is going on with the Pope, or beyond religion, what is happening with the elections – exploring what is real and happening in everyday life and what it means for us and them. I am very pleased that they have teachers dedicated to individual subject matters, starting at about grade 1 or 2, resulting in the kids having teachers that are passionate about math or science and are teaching students what they need to be learning beyond just the textbook.

ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE also has extracurricular activities as well – they have dance, folklore, violin, piano and a series of other activities that the kids could be doing. By the time I have picked up my kids they have done any sort of these activities that I might have invested in for them. Further, they would have also finished their homework. I am a bit of believer in homework. I would find it somewhat overwhelming it if the science, math, English and French assignments were all assigned on the same day, but I don't get that at ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE. The school organizes to assign most homework on Friday and they choose what days subject assignments are due so it doesn't all land on the same day. In terms of getting it done, by the time I pick up my kids, the aftercare teacher has ensured it is done.

Another feature I would like to emphasize about our school is the experience ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE provides children to explore and learn more about themselves. The school runs science fairs, which all the children get a chance to take part in, and will visit expose children to lots of different things to understand what we understand as parents, allowing them to ask questions about what they see. For example, the older classes were taken to Embassies around the city to learn first-hand about different countries around the world and the role of these diplomatic positions.

ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE is also very focused on music and culture – twice a year there is a concert that the kids partake in. Sometimes it is choreographed dancing to thematic songs and other times the students are presenting topics they or the older children would have written to, bringing out a theme that the teachers identify for the children to explore. Not only do I learn see what the children learn from these events, I get a chance to see how comfortable my kids are at speaking in public.

When you are over at the booths, take a chance and explore some of the schools that are quieter and less known. You are going to find some with really completive prices. I think our school is extremely competitive in terms of how it is priced but everything else that you would be looking for in a school you will find at ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE as well. I encourage us all to keep an open mind to some of those less known schools out there and investigate the extracurricular or accompanying side activities they offer.

I do not think it is surprising if I say that teachers are often not their own best sellers so I would invite you to come and see ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE. I and the other parents would be happy to answer any questions about the school so you can find out a bit more. Let me review some of the basics just to make sure they are clear. ACADEMIE is a three-language school, the kids speak in French, many of the kids come from English-based homes, and they pick up the French at whatever grade a child may enter and if the child is not strong enough in French they will support the child, by providing extra tutorial lessons, doing extra tutor sessions if you want during recess or whatever it takes to get around the language challenge. I am surprised by how quickly the kids pick up languages. I was surprised by how well my kids pick it up. Further, the kids learn a third language – right now, the school offers Arabic or Spanish, and we are talking about other languages that could be added as well. It is very exciting when youe kids come home and they start speaking words in a language that is totally unfamiliar to them.

Finally, at ACADEMIE Providence, we are a tightly knit school – mothers and fathers know each other pretty well because the school is so small and small classes of courses have many benefits for our kids. I was impressed how the school carefully introduces students to the front of the class if they need it. The teachers hold weekly private sessions among themselves discussing how each student is doing. For my son, they found out that he might have been distracted in a certain subject and they brought him closer to the teacher in a sensitive way to ensure he was not ostracized by his peers but that he got the dedicated focus that he needed and that meant a lot to me as a mom.

With a smaller student base, about 10 to 15 students, sometime smaller depending on who has come or go, the school offers different extracurricular activities – folklore is an interesting one, dance is there as well, and there are private piano and violin lessons offered, in addition to the day's music theory class offered as part of the weekly curriculum. Whether you have a child 2.5 years old or heading to any grade up to grade 8, I invite you to check us out and to come on by to our booth. We are ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE. When you come, parents there and I can tell you so much more about the school. We are dedicated as a whole to ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE and we hope to see you join us.”

Randa Saryeddine, PARENTS' COMMITTEE, ACADEMIE PROVIDENCE

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Témoignage d’une maman dont l’enfant est en Toute Petite Section

Témoignage d’une maman dont l’enfant est en Toute Petite Section

« Good Day,

I have been meaning to send this email for several months now but life with a toddler (i.e. Quinton Culen) is extremely hectic. I figure it’s better late than never.

Generally, I have always been pleased with the daycare, specifically the care and education the staff provide for Quinton on a daily basis. Over the last couple of months, I have noticed numerous improvements within the facility and program and I am really pleased with all of the changes that are taking place.

Quinton loved when his photo was first posted above his locker, and he often talks about his friends while we look at their photos posted on the wall. It is super nice to put a face to a name when Quinton talks about his friends at home, it is also very nice to see the photos of the kids participating in the various activities.

In addition, we enjoy reading the daily reports in the new notebooks. We try to remember to bring them home every Friday to complete the activity page over the weekend. I think this builds a stronger relationship between the families and the staff. I can often ask Quinton about his daily leveraging the notes recorded by staff. I think this was an AWESOME idea and Quinton is so proud of his “cahier” and his completed activity pages.

Lastly I have also noticed and number of other improvements to the facility itself (for example: the new fence and play area out front). I think that those responsible for implementing these changes and making them happened should be recognized for their efforts. I can imagine these types of initiatives are not easy to implement, but as a parent I recognize the efforts, the costs, and most importantly the benefits they bring to my son.

Simply said, I am grateful for these recent improvements and look forward to what might be in store over the next year. Of course, I happy to discuss as required.”

Tara Ward

Quinton Culen’s Mom

Merci, Madame Culen, pour votre témoignage, profondément sincère, très touchant et encourageant! Que Dieu bénisse Quinton et vous garde !

Sr Félicité Daou
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Mot de remerciement adressé au personnel de cuisine

Le mot de remerciement de Mathieu Eid

Lors de la cérémonie de la remise des diplômes, Mathieu adressa au personnel de cuisine, un mot de remerciement, rédigé en langue maternelle. Ce mot fut prononcé avec beaucoup d’élégance et d’humour.

Au nom du personnel de cuisine, je te remercie Mathieu! C'est très aimable de ta part!

Sr Félicité

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Principal's Message

Sr Félicité Daou, President

Éduquer, “c’est aimer et espérer”. Tel est le thème qui a inspiré notre mission éducative de l’Académie Providence établie à Ottawa depuis 2002.

The teaching program of the Providence Academy meets the requirements of the Ministry of Education of Ontario, integrates the teaching program of the Ministry of Education of France and incorporates the educative philosophy of the Antonine Sisters (personalize and whole group) together with montessorien principles in a structures and inter cultural environment. The pedagogical approach respects the pace and learning style of each student to procure the development of the autonomy and self-esteem of each student. The Providence Academy is the only Catholic Private French School that offers such a program in Ontario.

Instituer un établissement d’enseignement privé, dans une société très attentive aux réalités culturelles et respectueuse de la liberté de croyance inhérente à la dignité humaine mais où l’enseignement est rendu presque totalement public, est un grand défi à relever. Aujourd’hui, à sa douzième année de fonctionnement, l’Académie Providence, avec un sentiment d’action de grâce, de fierté et d’humilité, peut se considérer en tant qu’établissement d’enseignement et d’éducation de qualité au service des jeunes qui ont besoin de recevoir, à côté d’une formation académique solide, les bases spirituelles, morales et culturelles qui feront d’eux des « témoins de l’Évangile » et qui répondent aux attentes pédagogiques de leurs parents. L’Académie Providence soucieuse de favoriser le plein épanouissement de la personnalité de ses élèves, veille également à faire d’eux/d’elles, des citoyens et des citoyennes responsables, conscients(es) de leur rôle communautaire et sensibles à la compréhension interculturelle et internationale.

Puisse la Divine Providence, source d’amour et d’espérance, veiller sur cette mission et la mener à son plein développement au service de la communauté d’Ottawa.

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