Our School
St. Barbara Catholic Elementary School, located in North West Mississauga, opened in September 2001. Our school over its first three years experienced huge growth fluctuations with regards to the student population and teacher turn over as two new schools opened from St. Barbara’s. The last three years has seen modest growth resulting in a more consistent student and staff population. The school population of 430 comes from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds reflecting the ever-increasing diversity of cultures found within Mississauga. Most of the surrounding community consists of single family or semi-detached dwellings and town homes. This is an area that will now experience some stability as far as growth.
St. Barbara School was established to support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, religious, moral, academic and physical needs of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church. The school community is committed to the search for excellence, the uniqueness of the individual and the education of the whole person.
We are a caring community that stresses tolerance and acceptance of others, commitment to our Catholic faith and high academic standards. We provide a safe and nurturing learning environment where models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, teachings and beliefs are an integral part of the daily life of our school. The school motto, "Freedom to Learn, Freedom to Pray," was chosen through the process of community consultation and reflects a holistic philosophy where religion and daily life are intertwined. All activities at
St. Barbara — academic and pastoral work, extracurricular and intra-curricular, prayer and worship, administration and management — help to prepare our students for their lives as Catholics in the community.
Our students come to us with a variety of strengths and needs, with their Catholic faith as their common bond. Our prayer life, liturgical celebrations, the sacraments, and our faith and Catholic values system form the foundation of our school program. At St. Barbara School we are proud of our balanced religion, academic, arts, technology and athletics programs. We offer students a well-rounded and value-centered education to help them make good choices for the future. The curriculum planned and provided in the school is broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and aspirations of all our students. A wide range of subjects and learning experiences are offered to develop the skills, abilities and talents of individual students. Appropriate assessment procedures are employed regularly to motivate and encourage student success. To ensure continuity, coherence and an integrated whole, subjects are taught against the background of The Ontario Curriculum, the Gospel values of Jesus Christ and sound educational practices.
At St. Barbara School we encourage everyone to grow and be respected in both person and conscience as a child of God. We will be responsible for our actions and prepared for all of our classes and duties. We will be punctual for all school activities. We will complete all our work to the best of our abilities. We will treat people the way we want them to treat us.