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Go to child profileRotherglen's Erin Mills and Meadowvale Campuses offer an engaging and nurturing learning environment for students age 4 to Grade 8. It is our goal for our students to become confident, competent and compassionate individuals. Our small classes and low teacher-to-student ratios enable our experienced teachers to know their students as individuals and build a strong foundation for lifelong learning. We engage our students in the learning process and help guide and develop their abilities.
What learning looks like now: We were thrilled to welcome our students back to school for the 2021/22 school year. The safe reopening of each Rotherglen School campus has been developed under the following principles: providing a safe and healthy school environment for students, teachers and staff; providing a consistently high-quality education; maintaining close communication with and adhering to the advice of Ontario’s Ministry of Health, local health authorities and Ontario’s Ministry of Education; respecting the opinions of our parent community; protecting the uniqueness and strength of our vibrant learning environment, putting our community first. For further information, please contact: Erin Mills Campus - Ms. Tracey Chong ([email protected]) Meadowvale Campus - Ms. Laura Rossi ([email protected])
Rotherglen School was founded in 1979 by Marie Laningan at the Erin Mills campus. The school has grown in the intervening years to include four locations, all of which share the same approach. Were all the students housed at one campus, Rotherglen would be one of the largest independent schools in the area, home to 1000 students annually. The various locations, however, afford a unique sense of community within each, with small class sizes, and a close-knit feel. While aesthetics don’t mean everything, they nevertheless do mean something, and the school is physically beautiful, with dedicated, consistent learning spaces.
Particularly popular in the younger grades (preschool to elementary), but sometimes available all the way up to high school, Montessori schools offer an alternative vision to the standard lesson format of most classrooms. Instead of listening to whole-class lessons, Montessori classrooms allow students to choose which "tasks" or activities interest them. These tasks centre around special Montessori puzzles - their essential feature being they contain a right answer and allow for selfcorrection. A strong emphasis is therefore placed on lessons being concrete and rooted in practical experience, along with students developing a sense of self-sufficiency, confidence and curiosity.
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DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
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Schools that adhere to the original Montessori program and principles. On occasion, though, they supplement it with modern curricular approaches or materials.
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 |
Rotherglen offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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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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Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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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) |
In grade Gr. 8, Rotherglen students perform an average of 45 mins of homework per night.
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Rotherglen | 0 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins |
Site Average | 6 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 23 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 39 mins | 51 mins | 55 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Preschool to Gr. 3 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Preschool to Gr. 8 |
Competitive sports: 4
Recreational sports: 3
Rotherglen School - Mississauga offers 5 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | JK to Gr. 8 | Coed | Day | 400 |
Total enrolment | 400 |
Average class size | 18 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
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Interview | N/A | |
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Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
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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.
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Rotherglen, we pride ourselves on being a uniquely warm and nurturing school community, which we believe enhances every student’s learning experience. We actively promote the development of moral character at every grade level and each student is encouraged to strive for academic excellence, personal development, respect and citizenship. Students are better able to achieve these outcomes when they are connected to a healthy, happy and safe community.
Our programs are rich in opportunities for exploration and self-discovery where learning is an active process. The life and heart of our campus is the children who come to learn, the teachers who come to teach, and the Rotherglen families who enrich our inclusive community.
The best way to learn more about the exceptional educational experience we offer our students is to come for a visit. We encourage you to continue to explore the website and contact our admissions office to arrange a personal tour. After all, seeing is believing!
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When is the application deadline for Rotherglen School - Mississauga?
The application deadline for day students is typically open year-round based on availability. More application details are available here.
What is the acceptance rate at Rotherglen School - Mississauga?
The overall acceptance rate at Rotherglen School - Mississauga is 100%. This rate varies depending on the grade. More details about acceptance rates per grade are here.
What is the curriculum pace at Rotherglen School - Mississauga?
Rotherglen School - Mississauga has a Standard-enriched approach to curriculum pace (as opposed to Accelerated or Student-paced). Learn more about curriculum pace here.
How many students attend Rotherglen School - Mississauga?
There are 400 students enrolled at Rotherglen School - Mississauga from JK to Gr. 8. More details about enrollment are available here.
Do students at Rotherglen School - Mississauga wear uniforms?
Yes
Does Rotherglen School - Mississauga offer a hot lunch program?
Yes
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