Welcome to Keewatin Public School

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Keewatin Public School is a Kindergarten to Grade 6 School located in the community of Keewatin, within walking distance of Keewatin Beach, Mink Bay Trail, Darlington Bay, Lake of the Woods and the hamlet of Keewatin.

At Keewatin Public School, our staff is extremely proud of our innovative programming! We are focused on delivering high-quality outdoor and environmental education for Kindergarten to Grade 6 based on Forest School ethos and pedagogy. Forest School is an educational approach that started in Scandinavia and has been around for over 50 years. Children foster their curiosity and develop great ideas in an outdoor setting by learning and playing in nature. Key school staff, certified as Forest School Practitioners (Child and Nature Alliance of Canada) deliver outdoor experiences for children based on Ontario curriculum expectations using the outdoors as the classroom. Children play, create, explore, learn and solve problems with their peers in a natural environment through regular and repeated access to the same natural space over the course of the school year. Keewatin Public School is the perfect location for KINDERGARTEN FOREST SCHOOL! Bussing is available to and from Keewatin Public School that picks up students from home (or a bus stop close by) who want to register but don’t live within the Keewatin attendance boundary.

Our newly built outdoor learning environment based on the four elements of earth, wind, water and fire includes an amphitheatre with natural seating and a view of Darlington Bay, a working sundial, water play area, wind chimes and whale drums for children to play and explore. Our gardening and composting program is unique and provides an opportunity for learning how to grow and harvest vegetables.

We are excited to announce the opening of our dedicated Firefly Child Care space and new Kindergarten space in the spring of 2021. After-school care programs will be available in the 2023-2024 school year.

Swimming lessons are provided to all children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 at a reduced rate thanks to fundraising efforts on behalf of the School Council. We also hold monthly Seven Grandfather Teaching assemblies to promote physical activity, creativity, self-expression and build our strong sense of community. Our playground is absolutely huge with lots of space to run and play including a soccer field, basketball court, Big Foot Slide, climbing structures and a dedicated Kindergarten playground.

Parents and families are a VERY important part of Keewatin Public School’s equation for success. They are made to feel welcome in the school, encouraged to participate and volunteer in the classrooms as their schedules permit, and are involved in decision making at an individual level and at the broader school level. Our active School Council hosts several events during the school year including Trunk ‘r Treat, Turkey Feast, Family Movie Nights, Friday Family Fun Nights, and Community Family Fun Day to name a few. New members are always welcome! The EarlyOn Best Start Hub, geared for families with pre-school children, operates out of Keewatin Public School once per week.

We have plenty to offer families in Keewatin and the surrounding area and are a very proud community school. Please contact us for a tour any time!

Our Awesome Programs!

Forest School

Forest School is an educational approach that started in Scandinavia and has been around for 50 + years. Children foster their curiosity and develop great ideas in an outdoor setting by learning and playing in nature. Students follow the Ontario curriculum and as often as possible the outdoor environment serves as the classroom. Learn all about Forest School on our website!

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Full-Day Kindergarten

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Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons at Keewatin Public School are provided at a discounted rate through fundraising by School Council.

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Artsploration

Artsploration introduces our students to many different arts at Keewatin Public School. By hosting month-long sessions with various local artists each year, students can deeply explore and enjoy each art form. The program aims to enhance creativity, improve fine motor skills, and boost self-confidence. Students develop a greater appreciation for different cultures and artistic expressions. Artsploration seamlessly integrates into our existing curriculum, ensuring that core subjects and other activities are not disrupted. Learn all about the program on our website!

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Curling

Child Care

For a complete list of current child care offerings and rates at our school, please visit the Child Care Programs page on kpdsb.ca
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Volleyball

Basketball

Baseball

Junior Soccer Academy

Get Busted for Being Awesome!

At Keewatin Public, we’re always catching kids in the act of being awesome. Throughout each week of the year our staff nominates students they catch committing excellent acts of kindness, and two students are selected on Fridays as “Getting Busted” and rewarded for their awesomeness with a certificate, school sticker, a free child pass to the rec centre and a $10 movie pass. We love encouraging our kids to be kind every day!

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Learn to Skate

Learning to skate is a fun and positive way to build confidence in kids of all ages. This program is offered to students of all ages who have little to no experience skating and teaches them the skills they need to become proficient skaters.
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Students gather in the outdoor ampitheatre in their upright hammocks

Outdoor Learning

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Outdoors Club

Our Outdoors Club meets once per week during second break. Students head out on staff-led adventures into the Mink Bay forest, where they engage in outdoor learning and survival skill development.

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School Spirit Days

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Chess Club

A student works on his painting during art club

Arts Club

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French as a Second Language

A group of Summer Program learners gathers near the shore.

Summer Learning Program

With a focus on outdoor learning in a fun and active environment, our Summer Learning Program continues to be popular with families. Students in the program will build on their existing literacy and numeracy skills, as well as other important learning skills, while playing fun games and participating in different activities during the three week program. The programs are free to families (healthy snacks and lunches are provided each day) and run by qualified teachers. The Summer Learning Programs offer a great opportunity for students to maintain, or even improve, their literacy and numeracy achievement, and the best part is that the children are having so much fun, they often don’t even realize they are learning!
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Indigenous Second Language

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Vermicomposting

Our school garden allows our students to take their learning outside. Working as a team, students learn about growing their own fruits and vegetables, harvesting what they have grown, and even preserving the produce!
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Track and Field

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Sliding

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Games Club

Building Club

 

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Recycling Club

Eco clubs in schools empower students to participate and take up meaningful environmental activities and projects. Our Eco Club provides our students the opportunity to influence and engage their families and neighbourhood communities in a variety of different activities throughout the year.
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Let’s get your child signed up for Kindergarten at KP today!

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Here’s some more information about Keewatin Public School and the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. Click on a topic to learn more!

We’d love to hear from you!

Christina Fisher, Principal

(807) 547-2292

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