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Go to child profileThe mission of Our Lady of the Pillar Academy is to support parents in fulfilling their role as the primary educators of their children by providing a classically inspired education faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. We endeavor to inspire students to grow in wisdom and virtue seeking all that is good, true and beautiful. Together we strive to help students to realize more fully their baptismal call to bring Christ to the world and become saints.
What learning looks like now: Pillar has adopted a distance learning approach to allow our students to continue learning. This includes teacher supported , project based and video based support with weekly parent teacher consultations and collaboration. For Fall 2020, Pillar plans to hold full-time in-class learning following all mandated health and safety practices.
Pillar Academy offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider.
The regions Pillar Academy offers busing from are:
Additional notes: Busing is available making Pillar Academy accessible to people within an 80 km radius of the school (Target being a less than one hour bus ride).
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Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Roman Catholic) |
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DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Program | offered |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
Competitive sports: 3
Recreational sports: N/A
Our Lady of the Pillar Academy offers 3 clubs and extracurricular programs.
JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Day (4 days/week) | $2,250 | $4,500 | |||||||||
Day | $2,750 | $5,000 |
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | JK to Gr. 8 | Coed | Day | 43 |
Total enrolment | 43 |
Average class size | 8 to 15 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 0% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 2 |
JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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Day Enrollment | 8 | 6 | N/A | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | JK - 8 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
N/A
Application fee: $100
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
It is a constitutional requirement for Families whose child(ren) are student(s) of OLPA to have an OLPA membership.($100.00 Annually)
Pre-registration deposit (one month’s payment) is due August 1st and is non-refundable.
Each monthly payment is due on the FIRST of the Month for the month following.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 0 | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) | 2 - 4 (90%) |
At Our Lady of the Pillar Academy, we are passionate about our Catholic faith and growing in wisdom and virtue. We cherish the knowledge that has been passed on to us from previous generations and we help our students to seek all that is good, true and beautiful in the world. Our kindergarten students are immersed in an environment of calm order and wonder as they start exploring the world through their first formal educational experience. Reaching the grammar stage of learning, our primary and junior students work to master the building blocks of language and mathematics, to learn through science, history, and geography how the world works and what has come before us, and to appreciate great works of literature, art and music and the growing control they have over their own bodies. Our intermediate students, developmentally at the logic stage, continue their study of these subjects at a more advanced level as well as learning logic and reasoning skills. With the socratic method of teaching, they learn to deeply think about what they are learning and to express their ideas eloquently. They are also encouraged to be servant leaders in the school, seeing ways in which they can help others. With very small class sizes (under 15 students), our teachers are able to get to know each child well, with his or her own strengths, weaknesses, and particular gifts. We individualize learning as much as possible, particularly in mathematics and language arts, so that each child is able to grow to his or her potential and recognize the ways in which God is calling him or her to glorify Him and serve others.
We recognize parents as the primary educators of their children, and we seek to support them in their work of raising their children to be young men and women who strive to become saints. In addition to developing the intellectual knowledge and capability of our students, we seek to foster growth in virtues so that each child continues to become more and more the best version of him or herself. We hope that our students come to see themselves as beloved children of God, comfortable to grow and learn in the warm and caring environment that is Our Lady of the Pillar Academy.
Krista Huver
Head of School
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