Who We Are
About Us
Red Deer Lake is a strong and vibrant K – 9 learning community of approximately 450 students and 30 staff just five minutes west of Calgary in the municipality of Foothills. We strive to consistently meet and exceed community, system, and provincial expectations in academics, athletics, the arts, and feelings of student safety and well-being.
In our work to support the learning of all of our students, we strive to be known as a school where:
- Children, staff and community feel welcome, valued, happy, and supported.
- Children are encouraged to work to their potentials, experience personal success, and strive for higher achievement
- Daily physical education, art, drama and music are important complements to the academic life.
- Students are privileged to study a second language from grades 4 - 6.
- Students strive for high expectations for success in learning and teaching, based upon experience, contemporary research, collaboration, and student readiness.
- Learning through curricula, extracurricular activities, and interaction with the greater community is lived.
- Staff place an importance upon their own learning.
- Appropriate use of technology is valued as an integral part of the 21st century learner’s experience.
- Students, teachers, parents, and the greater community are collaboratively involved with student learning.
- Staff and students understand, care about, and act upon ethical values and virtues.
A school that promotes Dragon Pride through academics, athletics, the fine arts and citizenship. Red Deer Lake – Home of the Dragons!
We value our:
K-9 Structure
Red Deer Lake School values its K-9 structure. It supports that structure by having shared expectations for all students, while recognizing individual differences, and by cultivating opportunities for whole-school activities, intergenerational interaction, and a shared social responsibility among all community members.
Culture of Excellence
Red Deer Lake School values a Culture of Excellence through a commitment to developing the individual potential and personal integrity of each student and staff member. This Culture of Excellence is continued through a process of modeling, developing a shared language, establishing an environment of mutual respect and clearly-defined expectations of behaviour.
Assessment & Reporting
Red Deer Lake School values assessment that is on-going, constructive, and indicative to teachers and students of the next steps needed to progress learning, while informing stakeholders of student progress. We value student assessment practices that provide students with on-going formative feedback to guide learning, evaluation practices reflective of student achievement to known curricular outcomes, and reporting procedures that clearly and effectively communicate all aspects of student learning.
Student Learning
Red Deer Lake School values engaged and meaningful student learning. To accomplish this vision, the staff provides meaningful, authentic and challenging learning opportunities for all students and encourages students to collaborate and appreciate each others work in respectful ways.
PLC’s
Commitment to working in Professional Learning Communities allow staff at Red Deer Lake to collaborate to help meet all student needs and build their own capacity. To be effective, PLC members need time to develop trust, set goals, implement and share their progress.
Teacher and Professional Conduct
Red Deer Lake School values a respectful, collegial environment for its staff. Staff work together in collaborative, empathetic and supportive ways.
Student Conduct
Red Deer Lake School values citizenship in students and staff. By setting clear expectations of student conduct and modeling Dragon Pride, RDL staff promote leadership and good citizenship among students.
Questions?
Please call us at our office at: 403.938.5984!
