Queen Victoria Public School (Gr JK - 06)
David Finkelstein
Audrey Moore
Janos Szonyi
Audrey Moore
Janos Szonyi
Audrey Moore
Nina Bellissimo-Sardinha
Laurie Madonia
Laurie Madonia
Erick Underwood
100 Close Ave, Toronto, ON
M6K2V3
M6K2V3
416-393-9200
416-393-9205
Victoria (1819 – 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837. Her reign lasted over 63 years, longer than that of any other British monarch, and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era, a period of great industrial, political, scientific, and military progress.
We work hard, we work smart, we work together!
Queen Victoria Public School was founded in Parkdale in 1887. We are an inner-city school serving over 700 students coming from many different countries. Many of our students have arrived recently in Canada.
The Queen Victoria community is proud of our new school which was built in 1999. We have a beautiful building adorned with student art work, murals, scultures and displays. Recently.the community lobbied to improve the
play area in "Horsey Park", a play area serving the kindergarten , grades one and two, and the community. We negotiated a funding partnership of the TDSB, the City and the School Council. Our students and families are now enjoying a wonderful " top of the line" set of play equipment that is always busy!
play area in "Horsey Park", a play area serving the kindergarten , grades one and two, and the community. We negotiated a funding partnership of the TDSB, the City and the School Council. Our students and families are now enjoying a wonderful " top of the line" set of play equipment that is always busy!
A great place to learn!
We are a school that is committed to the improvement of student literacy and numeracy through a school-wide approach. We focus on best practices in assessment, instruction, professional development and home/school partnerships. Our key goal is for all children to reach their potential. At Queen Victoria our initiatives take on their own unique flavour as we have integrated them with the Arts, the common language we share with all of our cultures. We emphasize the importance of Technology and the Environment. Queen Victoria offers a great deal for the children of Parkdale.
Queen Victoria's where I go...
Our teachers set high expectations for themselves and their students. In fact, the commitment of teachers to their students' success is exemplary. Children have opportunities to participate and excel in a wide range of activities such as: choirs; ballroom dancing;art;chess; guitar and dance clubs; athletic teams; public speaking events; school council etc. The pride the children take in their school is evident in these words taken from our school song: "Queen Victoria's where I go. I'm proud that it's my school and I want you to know... children from around the world come here to learn and grow. Queen Victoria's where I go..."
Terry and Us. An award winning book!
Like children everywhere, the heroic story of Terry Fox gripped the hearts of our students and fuelled their imaginations. Together, the students published a beautiful book which won the Scholastic Kids Are Authors award and was published in September 2009 in English, French and three of the predominant first languages of the QV community - Tibetan, Tamil and Vietnamese.
Queen Victoria is a TDSB Model Inner City School
Model Schools implement innovative teaching and learning practices, they provide support services to meet social, emotional and physical well being of students, and they establish the school as the heart of the community. They research, review and evaluate their students and programs and have a commitment to sharing successful practices with other schools.
A committment to the arts.
Our school highlights framed student works of art, poetry and prose. Our front foyer features sculpture, artwork photography and an Equity Wall which is an ever-changing canvas of works of art on the themes of equity and diversity, such a part of the fabric of our QV community. We are committed to create an aesthetically uplifting and stimulating learning environment.
Parents are our partners!
At Queen Victoria, we have an active parent community that participates in school events, and volunteers in our library, classrooms and on trips. Our school council meets regularly for parent workshops, to plan community events and to help raise funds to support our school. Together we are better!
