We are excited to share some great news for the upcoming school year! In an effort to further support our families and ensure that all students have what they need to succeed, we will now be providing essential back-to-school supplies for every student. This includes items such as pencils, erasers, glue, pens, rulers, calculators, and more, all of which will be included as part of your child's tuition fees. We hope this initiative helps alleviate some of the stress of back-to-school preparations and ensures that all students are equipped to thrive in their learning environment. Thank you for your continued support!

We are pleased to announce for the 2025-2026 school year that we will be including a uniform start-up kit as part of your tuition fees! Each student will receive two physical education t-shirts and one long sleeve shirt, ensuring they are ready and comfortable for both school and physical activities. This initiative is aimed at making the school year a little easier by reducing the need for additional purchases, while also fostering a sense of unity and school spirit. We are excited to see our students proudly wearing their school gear!

Daily Activity Club, Homework Time & French Club for Grade 1-8 students & daily Pre/Post-Care for JK to Gr. 8 students will be offered from 3:30-4:10pm.

We are pleased to continue offering an additional optional program available for the 2024-2025 school year from 3:30-4:10pm. Students will be able to register for small group tutoring lessons with a ratio of 3 students per teacher maximum to further support student academic achievement in the way of daily homework support.

Optional Clubs will also include before and/or after school: Sports - Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball & Swimming. In addition, group and one on one Music lessons and French enrichment classes will be made available for further enrichment. 

We were delighted to offer school bus transportation as a service to our families this year and are eagerly anticipating providing the same service once again for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

St-Laurent Academy purchased 1 new full size school bus to further support our families transportation needs and to enrich our school field trips.

The Bus Route service will be available in select Ottawa locations including: Orleans, Blackburn Hamlet, Hunt Club, Altavista, Glebe, Riverside South, Kanata, Gatineau and Barrhaven. 

Kindergarten: Our Junior and Senior Kindergarten students will receive 50% French language instruction daily.
Grade 1-8: Grade 1 – 8 students will continue to receive 6 French language instruction periods weekly, as part of their regular school schedule.
Grade 3-8: Our Grade 3 to 8 students will follow the daily Core, Intermediate or Advance French stream. Further opportunities for students to develop their French skills are offered through our daily French club.
Grade 9-12: Our Grade 9-12 students will continue to be offered daily French accredited courses throughout their four years in High School. As students progress, they have the option to work towards a DELF certificate and/or take university preparatory French courses enabling them to further their education in French in after High School.
Grade 1-Grade 8: Daily French Club will also be available after school hours for additional french exposure.  

St-Laurent Academy is the only private school in Ottawa that provides students from JK- Gr. 12 with weekly experiential learning opportunities outside the regular school environment.

Our curriculum balances academics with the application of real-world learning.

While wea are always exploring additional opportunities throughout the City, we will continue our partnerships with the RA Centre, Flying Squirrel, Terry Fox Track, and Archery Games for weekly Enriched PE, along with our monthly field trips to local museums, outdoor educational centres, cultural outings and art galleries.

Not only do we partner with amazing organisations who focus on physical fitness & health/wellbeing, we also have built wonderful relationships and are active within the Ottawa community on many citizenship levels, which include, but are not limited to:
- Visits to our St-Laurent Complex Library
- A legacy school member of the Gord Downey & Chanie Wenjack Foundation/Fund
- Participating in activities and lessons supplementing our strong inclusive environment includingPink Shirt Day, Every Child Matters/Orange Shirt Day, Black History Month, Anti-Bullying Month and Pride Month
- Connecting with our community Fire Department and Police Department on a variety of safety topics
- Partnering and engaging with MASC performers, as part of our connection to/with Indigenous studies Partnering with numerous universities and colleges to provide information and guidance to our students as they weigh their postsecondary options
- Participating in University week for our grade 8 students, enabling them to participate in a week of mini-courses at Ottawa and Carleton Universities

Students Gr. 8 - 12 will experience 3 overnight trips throughout the course of the school year while Gr. 6 and 7 students will enjoy 1 - 2 overnight trips per year. Overnight trips include, but are not limited to, Mont-Tremblant, Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, Quebec City, Niagara Falls, Camping, New York City, Boston, Caribbean and International trips to take place during March Break as well as International Year End Trips for graduating Grade 12 students. 

Due to the ongoing enthusiastic response from students, parents, and teachers, we are committed to maintaining and expanding our daily Physical Education program. Students will continue to participate in athletic activities, emphasising personal development, sportsmanship, cooperative games, and team sports. We firmly believe that physical activity and well-being are integral to academic success, promoting both a healthy body and mind.

In further supporting our PE program we have added this year two more full time teachers! For students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12, team sports opportunities will be integrated into the regular school day, and we will also be providing extended sports programs before and after school hours. Our Junior, Senior and Varsity High School sports teams compete within private-school, and public leagues, while also participating in a number of specially arranged tournaments through our athletics department’s relationships with an array of schools in Ontario and Quebec. Go Lions!

As we highlight the 2025-2026 school year, we will once again offer specialty classes for our students from JK - Grade 8. These programs will include weekly or semestered instruction in Music, Dance, Drama, Technology and Visual Arts.

As well, our High School students will have the opportunity to select High School Credit Courses in Art, Music, Technology, Outdoor Education (including camping trips) to further their experiences and High School Resume for Post Secondary University submission.

We will continue to support our school community through organizing family social events such as Parent Open Houses, Parent/Teacher Social Evenings (Pub Quiz), Parent/Student Social events (bowling night, movie day) as well as events which allow families to understand and participate in their child’s education, through Curriculum Open Houses, In-Person Parent Meetings and Presentations, and Student-led Presentations.

Our JK - Grade 12 Holiday and Year End shows and Graduation Ceremonies will take place at the Shenkman Arts Centre or National Art Center, in order to bring our school community together and showcase our school spirit and pride. Students will also participate in many spirit weeks throughout the year in order to bring the school community together!

With the growth of our Athletics program, we are excited to host sports games and welcome parents and friends to cheer on our teams at the school, and when possible at alternative venues. Competitions and sports games will include volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, hockey, badminton and our annual track and field event at the Terry Fox Facility. 

#GoLions!
#StLaurentAthletics!
#SchoolSpirit!

In response to positive feedback from our students and parents,

JK-Gr. 8: St-Laurent Academy will once again be offering between 4-6, one week summer camp sessions for Elementary and Junior High students, which will include Art, Sports, Drama, Technology, Music Camp!

High School: Our High School students can enrol in an optional summer credit which will count towards the completion of their secondary school diploma. Reach Ahead High School Credits will also be made available to our Grade 8 Students moving to Grade 9.  

All our Summer Camp Programs will also offer weekly field trips.  We are also exploring weekly camps that will include international travel. More information will be provided during the summer registration timeline.

St-Laurent Academy is the only educational facility in Ottawa that offers programs from infant child care through to High School. St-Laurent Academy is continually identifying, developing and implementing the best approaches to learning.

Our focus on each child’s profile and needs, allows us to ensure student success in all areas of development. Each level is specially designed to bridge to the next, ideally providing students with an academic pathway from early childhood education to elementary school, which prepares them for High School and then on to the university or college of their choice.

We work closely in ensuring students are ready for each milestone and adjust our programs accordingly. For example, students are provided with the opportunity to have visit days in pre-school and in kindergarten for the next grade, while students in grade 8 will use an interactive guidance program, allowing them to choose their High School courses and begin to understand their educational and career path.  

The St-Laurent Academy difference is our commitment to understanding the unique profile of each and every student. To fulfil this pledge, we closely monitor our students' progress, enabling us to offer a personalized, adaptable, and accommodating approach to their education.

Our dedicated teachers actively contribute to the development of student profiles and goals, through daily observations and assessments, ensuring that these profiles evolve alongside our students' growth. This approach results in comprehensive and dynamic student profiles that reflect their individual journeys.

In addition to these profiles, we actively foster communication among teachers, students, and parents, facilitating goal-setting and ensuring that the criteria for achieving those goals are transparent to all parties.

These interconnected systems empower our administration team to provide real-time support and resources to both our faculty and students. Based on our experience, effective and consistent communication is the cornerstone of accountability, and we are committed to being accountable to our students, their families, and ourselves.

At St-Laurent Academy, your success is our success. 

The Health and Safety of our School Community remains our top priority.

Daily maintenance, disinfection and maintaining a clean filtration system in our building is important and will be assessed and adjusted throughout each year.

The daily routines of students which include hand washing routines and keeping our environment clean is equally important.

We continue to keep close communications with Ottawa Public Health and the Ministry of Education and will update our policies and resources as required in ensuring we are always proactive on our approach.

Our administration team, teachers and school nurse ensure that we communicate in regards to student health and safety and at a minimum require a 24 hour symptom free period during any illness.

As a school inspected by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, we are proud to offer our students an accredited curriculum and grant them the internationally recognized Ontario Secondary School Diploma upon graduation. All of our teachers are specialists in their teachable courses and deliver the curriculum to the highest standards through dynamic methods of assessment. Follow our lead as we continue to achieve 100% university acceptance!

After achieving high success following our Ministry of Education inspection, we are proud to have received an honourable mention as one of the first private schools in Ontario to move to a three-year inspection cycle, reflecting our overall excellence. 

school Principals and JK-Gr. 12 Vice Principal Mrs. Alie. As part of this process, students are supported in a variety of academic, social, emotional and individual ways to ensure that their profiles are fully supported both in and out of the classroom. Two additional full time teachers have also been appointed in supporting our team and our teachers.

In addition, St-Laurent Academy has created a secure live operation cloud system that provides all heads of departments and teachers with the ability to access instantly daily student progress, homework, academic goals, reporting, IEPs and student goals in all Learning Skills and Work Habits.

Leadership and responsibility are important characteristics that we want to instil in all of our students! Within the Elementary Program, our senior students from Grade 3 - 5, have the opportunity to apply and be interviewed for a role as a “Student Monitor”. Our monitors act as important role models and WITS ambassadors as they support our JK - Grade 2 students during recess and lunch times.

Students in our Junior High (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12) will have the chance to demonstrate their leadership abilities through various opportunities, including participation in the student government (which organises fundraising events and special activities like movie nights and school dances), involvement in the yearbook club, and engagement in inter-school activities such as recess monitoring for older students with younger classes, and reading buddies in French and English.

At St-Laurent Academy, we know that each student is a unique individual, and that when they are supported in understanding their own learning profile, they are able to achieve anything. As part of this process, our Principals meet with each student individually to discuss their progress, goals, aptitudes, and areas for development, in order to set targets that support student success both academically and with learning skills and work habits. St-Laurent Academy School Directors and principals are committed to support ongoing communication with teachers and parents to ensure the goals are set throughout the school year in optimising student success.

Our school, through our Elementary Program, is a recognized WITS school, an international program created to help children advocate, use their voice and words and prevent victimisation, such as bullying, discrimination and lateral violence. The WITS program gives children aged 5 to 11 the tools to manage conflicts and empowers them to make safe, positive choices within their community. Students at all levels of elementary take part in lessons, discussion and within our older grades training to be WITS leaders.

Monthly Elementary “student led” assemblies will continue each year, allowing for our students to showcase their media literacy skills but also take responsibility for keeping their classmates up to date on the “who, what, when, where, why and how” of St-Laurent Academy.

St-Laurent Academy will continue to use Google classroom and can be accessed by students, using their St-Laurent Academy email accounts. Parents will not have an account, but will be invited to receive daily, weekly or monthly summaries through their personal email accounts. Google Classroom is utilised as an online tool by teachers to ensure students are successful in managing their academic work and school event calendar. Our teachers will post assignments, homework, general reminders, assessments and updates on a daily and weekly basis for students to remain organized and up to date.

Following the introduction of Edsembli Connect this school year, we will continue to utilize this portal as we move into the 2025-2026 school year. Parents will receive a link, password and direction on how to access the parent portal for retrieving student confidential report cards. The system we will be using is called edsembli CONNECT and will maintain student present and past report card records with St-Laurent Academy for easy and confidential access.

When a report is ready for access and distribution, parents will receive an email from the school administration to access their parent portal and retrieve the student report card. There are four reporting periods throughout the course of the school year: November, February, April, June.