Our Students
Sir Winston is a dual track, regular English and early French immersion school with an enrolment of approximately 510 students from grades K-8. Our school activities and programs reflect the multicultural diversity of our community. Half of our students join us in Kindergarten for our Immersion program and the other half join us in Grade 7 from Meadowlands P.S. and Century P.S.
Our Staff
Our academic team consists of 29 teachers, 6 Educational Assistants, 10 Early Childhood Educators, 1 Early Learning Assistants, 1.5 Office Staff, a Custodial Team and 1 Breakfast Monitor and Library Technician. Our staff members show a commitment to our students and student learning on a daily basis. They share the philosophy of, “doing what it takes” to ensure our students meet with success personally and academically. Our staff is committed to providing a safe, caring and nurturing environment with a focus on higher order thinking skills. To facilitate their endeavours, they participate in university courses and workshops to keep current with best practices to deepen student learning. Our office staff, custodians, and library technician are integral members of our school team, dedicated to connecting with students on an individual level as well as in groups. Each beginning teacher is assigned a more experienced teacher mentor to provide support and guidance. Additionally, several of our teachers serve in the capacity of Associate Teachers for student teachers. Our Support Staff work with DSW and CYW students from Algonquin College. Thanks to our dedicated and talented staff members, our students benefit from excellence in and out of the classroom through a variety of extra-curricular activities.
Our Community
Sir Winston Churchill Public School is located in the residential area of Parkwood Hills, in the heart of Nepean. Our families, who represent a rich diversity of cultural backgrounds, are considered to be essential partners in the learning process. Many parents and community volunteers assist with our numeracy and literacy programs, help with fund-raising, participate in charitable events, and accompany our students on field trips. Our school is a popular centre in our neighbourhood for such activities as basketball, badminton, volleyball, indoor soccer, and is the host school for the International Languages Program. Students contribute to the community and help others in need through fundraisers, including a holiday food drive, the United Way campaign, Terry Fox and Jump Rope for Heart.
In keeping with its fundamental purpose of improving student learning, the SWC School Council actively fosters parental and community involvement in our students’ education, participates in the School’s Improvement Plan, and influences decisions made by our principal, the OCDSB, and the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.
The School Council works hard to ensure student safety, provides “extras” to staff and students through fundraising efforts, provides parent workshops for our community and develops a positive school climate. The School Council meets monthly and provides information to the SWC community on a regular basis.
Mission Statement
As a school, and as individuals, we create a Safe and Co-operative school environment, in which we focus on Responsibility, Integrity and Excellence.
Facilities and Resources
The school is bordered to the north by a large playing field.
Major facilities include a library with a stage, a double gymnasium, an integrated music room, a sensory room, a body break room, and 3 Extended Day rooms.