School Profile

Royal Vale School, located in NDG, is a Pre-K to Grade 11 school, with a math and science focus.

Royal Vale has limited enrolment with admissions granted in Grade 7 by application and qualifying examination results. It stands apart with a strong French program, a dedicated Math/Science curriculum, and a program that teaches critical thinking skills, acceptance, leadership and democratic values. A wide variety of extra-curricular activities and courses that promote leadership roles are available to students. The school’s philosophy stresses lateral enrichment, learning through discovery, manipulation and experimentation, and application of knowledge.

Mission Statement

• Develop within a French Immersion setting and an enriched math/science curriculum, students’ cognitive skills, communications skills and intellectual curiosity, enabling them to become effective, critical thinkers and creative individuals.
• Provide a supportive atmosphere that encourages acceptance of, and respect for, others and oneself, democratic values and an understanding of the relationship of the individual, the school and the community
• Prepare today’s youth for tomorrow’s world through a challenging curriculum and extensive extra-curricular activities which provide our students the opportunity to assume leadership roles.

Philosophy

• Cooperation and recognition for excellence
• Lateral enrichment
• Learning through manipulation, discovery, observation and experimentation
• Learning to understand, develop, apply and communicate knowledge

Statement of Goals

Our school aspires to foster in each student:

• A life-long love for learning and service to community.
• The skills of abstract reasoning, logic and problem solving.
• The development of their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being in a safe space.
• The necessary foundation to succeed in secondary school, and beyond.
• An understanding and appreciation of the world both in and out of school.
• Positive leadership and social skills in a 21st century context.
• A proficiency in English and French leading to an Immersion Certificate.
• Digital literacy, technological awareness, and appropriate use of communication technologies.
• An understanding of cultural and linguistic heritage reflected in Quebec and Canadian contexts.
• A healthy lifestyle, encompassing physical, emotional, social, and mental health.