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St. Raphael Elementary School

Our School

​St Raphael School is 50+ years young in its service to the Catholic community. We are situated adjacent to St. Raphael's Parish Church under the spiritual guidance of the Conventual Franciscan Friars. Our school is tiny but our students are full of enthusiasm and a want to serve others. We have an active Catholic School Council that makes every effort to engage all parents in the activities of the school to make it welcoming and an enjoyable experience for all who venture into our hallways. We look forward to the next 50+ years in the knowledge that when we serve others we serve our Saviour and our God.

Student Success Programs

​We have several opportunities to engage our Catholic Secondary School partners in activities that promote and support our Catholic school graduates as they transition to Assumption Catholic Secondary School through the support of Student Services at the Secondary School. Our Secondary school Administration makes several visits to our school site to engage students in transition dialogue and to make them aware of activities that can enhance their secondary school experience.

Our St. Raphael School staff are committed to using recent achievement data and benchmark assessments to program most effectively for our students on a cyclical basis throughout the schoool year. The School Improvement Team engages staff in memaningful dialogue on a monthly basis to problem solve and implement strategies that will be most beneficial to all students and those at risk for academic challenges.

Program Highlights

  • ​Peer Mediators Program Grade 6-8
  • PROPS Program- Grade 6   A program focussed on the promotion of appropriate Social Skills (Catholic Values) development in a meaningful and contextually relevant manner.
  • Catholic School Student Council- Led by staff for student leadership opportunities and "Student Voice" Open to Grade 7-8 students

Clubs

  • ECCO Club is a school wide program that provides students and staff with an opportunity to promote the proper stewardship of the school environment towards the values that we hold most sacred, "the gift of the Earth from our God!"
  •  School Choir Grade 2-8
  • LEGO Club at the discretion of Staff
  • Friendship Club -a variety of grade levels​

Before and After School Programs

​YMCA Before & After School Program Please contact the YMCA directly for applications to this program.

Curriculum Focus

​Our school will be engaged in the SEF/DRT process for the 2011-2012 school year. After reviewing the school data we will formulate a plan for continuous improvement throughout the year. Our focus will be the enhnaced use of High Yield Reserached based teaching startegies for the enhancement of Reading Writing and Mathematics

Environmental Focus

​Greening our sc  hool is an on-going effort. We are at present a silver level ECCO school and are preparing palns for an enhanced designation for 2011-2012. A community garden and the "Stream of Dreams" project are being considered for this coming year!

Parent Community Involvement

​Our Catholic School Council contained 12 members last year and we hope that more parenst will make themselves available to support the goals of the school and the Parsih Faith Team throughout the 2011-2012 school year.

Community Use of the School

​Our school is used MTW evenings throughout the school year by a variety of community groups. Thursday night is a school designated evening to permit our community to access the school for activities that promote the spiritual,academic and emotional well being of our families within the community.

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St. Raphael Elementary School
Location map 4056 New Street
Burlington , Ontario L7L 1S9
Phone : 905-637-3810
Fax : 905-637-6549
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Parish

St. Raphael Parish

Principal

Tom Durran

Vice Principal

Andrea Brown

Secretary

Andrea Brown

Superintendent

Jim Rowles

School Council Members

​Mrs. M. O'Keefe - Co-Chair
Mrs. E. Popovacki - Co-Chair
Mrs. K. Smethurst - Parent Representative
Mrs. S. Smith - Parent Representative
Mrs. K. Turow - Parent Representative
Mrs. J. Blaney - Parent Representative
Mrs. P. Doyle - Non Teaching Representative
Mr. A. Jordan - Teacher Representative
Parish Representative - TBD
Mrs. C - Community Representative

Director of Education

Michael W Pautler

Trustee

​Mr. R. Morrisson

Students

​323 school population
Elementary School

Bell Times

8:35 am
8:40 am
11:10 am
12:40 pm
3:10 pm
3:25 pm
8:35 am
8:40 am
11:10 am
12:40 pm
3:10 pm
3:25 pm

Facilities

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Our Vision

The Halton Catholic District School Board is a model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic, providing exceptional education, while nurturing the call to love and serve as a people of faith, living out God's plan.

Our Mission

​The Halton Catholic District School Board, in partnership with home and Church, is dedicated to providing excellence in Catholic education by developing Christ-centred individuals enabled to transform society.

Our Governing Values

At the Halton Catholic District School Board we know that:

  • our school community exists to foster and exemplify Catholic values;
  • the education of our students is a necessary investment in society;
  • education is a lifelong process that fosters the worth of the individual;
  • education is a process involving a partnership of students, home, school, Church and community;
  • the education of everyone toward their fullest potential creates a better future;
  • an effective learning environment fosters in each student a sense of unique value, self-esteem and importance to society;
  • dedicated teachers and staff ensure a positive and caring learning environment enabling students to reach their full potential;
  • the ability to understand, manage and direct change is essential to success; and
  • we are accountable to the community for the effective management of our resources.