Avondale Public School's Mission Statement
For over 30 years, Avondale Public School has proudly served students and families in the Willowdale community by providing high-quality educational experiences in an innovative and caring learning environment. Situated in the heart of the growing Avondale community at Yonge and Sheppard, we are dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful school culture where all students can reach their full potential.
Known for its strong sense of community, commitment to academic excellence, vibrant athletic programs, and caring culture, Avondale provides students with a large-school experience while maintaining the warmth and connectedness of a close-knit learning community.
Rebuilt and reopened in April 2019, Avondale Public School is a state-of-the-art learning facility serving the local community. Our student population reflects a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and lived experiences, enriching the learning environment for all. Through innovative teaching and a commitment to student well-being and achievement, Avondale has become a thriving and engaged school community where every learner is encouraged to succeed.
We are Avondale Public School!
Located in the heart of the Yonge-Sheppard community, Avondale Public School is a thriving and ever-evolving neighbourhood school. We pride ourselves on fostering strong partnerships with families and the community while providing engaging, high-quality learning opportunities for all students. Our passionate educators bring creativity, energy, and innovation to the Ontario Curriculum, creating meaningful learning experiences that inspire achievement and well-being. As we continue to grow, we embrace new perspectives and opportunities that strengthen our commitment to student success.
More Information About Avondale Public School
Literacy
Our library learning commons serves as the heart of our school community, providing students with access to an ever-expanding collection of resources, including graphic novels, multilingual texts, and diverse literature that reflects the experiences of our learners.
We also prioritize the development of digital literacy and digital citizenship skills, empowering students to become confident, responsible, and engaged learners in an increasingly connected world.
Mathematics
Avondale Public School is committed to improving student achievement in mathematics, with a focus on problem-solving and critical thinking. Collaborative inquiry, STEM education, and cross-curricular learning guide our instructional practices and support continuous growth in teaching and learning.
Music
Avondale P.S, cultivates a vibrant music program through classroom instruction, performances, and school-wide concerts and productions. Our active phys. ed. program offers a variety of athletic opportunities, with students participating on competitive sports teams and developing teamwork, leadership, and healthy living skills in our state-of-the-art gymnasium.
Kindergarten Innovation
Avondale Public School's full day kindergarten is an exciting place and fulsome approach to early childhood learning. Our many new kindergarten spaces are busy places with play based learning as a focus of the program, and we are constantly seeking ways to improve our early-learners' experiences.
Additional Features
- Partnering with Universities
- Outdoor Education
- Community Fund Raising
- Family Involvement in Community
- Active School Council
- Exceptional athletics programming
Student Life - Where You Belong
GO TEAM
Students are engaged in literacy and numeracy learning across the curricula, building concrete connections and links between subjects and areas/topics, and drawing original conclusions as they apply new understandings. Students are exposed to the Arts in an ongoing theme at Avondale: our students observe, create and animate musical productions, dances, visual and performance-arts pieces, dramatic exercises, and more! Avondale students experience the world up-close! Out-of-classroom experiences and classroom guest experts bring relevance and concreteness to the Ontario Curriculum. Student process is valued at Avondale. Students take risks, bravely experience unfamiliar territory, estimate and plan, problem-solve, and trouble-shoot, and reflect on their new understandings.
WHAT SETS US APART
Each year Avondale Schools develops a unique School Growth Plan that identifies and addresses the particular needs of its students. Both schools share a common site and a philosophy of community and relationship-driven education. Avondale Elementary Alternative School caters to the independent and engaged students who seek a safe, family-oriented environment that values multi-age learning and out-of-classroom experiences. Avondale Public School serves the needs of our local Yong-Sheppard community, with special focus on the needs and strengths of our diverse student population with innovating programming, and multi-age learning in the school setting. Together, we are Avondale Schools, a multidimensional site where the "Students First" philosophy is embraced, and where teachers, parents and students bring learning to life.
PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Avondale Public School is proud to serve the needs of children and parents in our local Yonge-Sheppard community. We invite the community to teach us, to learn with us, to help support us through fund raising events and community celebrations, and to embrace this school by visiting frequently and becoming meaningfully involved.
We encourage parents and community members to become involved, as volunteers, guest experts, field trip supervisors, event/fundraising organizers, or as member of our dynamic Avondale Schools school council. Research consistently bears out that parent involvement and student success go hand in hand
So get involved and have fun with your kids!