Deer Meadow School strives to create a secure, challenging learning community focusing on academic excellence, respect, cooperation and a sense of belonging. This environment will enable us to develop an awareness of self and our obligations to the global community.
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Deer Meadow School is located in the southwest corner of Olds in a newer residential development. The school was built fourteen years ago and it serves the needs of students in the middle grades, five, six, seven and eight, who live in the town of Olds and the surrounding rural area. Approximately 40% of the students are bussed to school while 60% are urban students.The Olds community is noted for its farming, ranching, light industry, oil and gas exploration, refining, and Olds College. The population is stable and experiences steady 3-5% population growth although the school age population has not kept pace with community growth over all.
Middle school philosophy and practice are the guiding force behind the school. The teaching and support staff are child-centred professionals who have a strong interest in examining and implementing middle school philosophy and practice. Teachers bring a variety of educational backgrounds to the school, teach a variety of subjects and contribute significantly outside the classroom to provide a multitude of opportunities for students to feel they “belong” to their school. The common denominator for all staff is their commitment to middle years students and their education.
In addition to a strong academic program, students have access to many staff and community volunteer directed extracurricular activities, events, clubs, projects and fundraising opportunities to develop their “awareness of self and their obligation to the global community”.
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