Fireside School is located in the Cochrane community of Fireside. It opened in the fall of 2017, and is a K-8 school which serves several communities located south of the Bow River.
Vision, Mission, Guiding Beliefs
Our Vision
Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors
- At Fireside School, we develop learners as whole persons, who are strongly equipped with resiliency, both academically and socially.
- Learners are prepared and receptive to successfully and independently venture into unknown challenges that they encounter in their journey through life.
Our Mission
- At Fireside School, we endeavour to support our learners by making learning interactive and meaningful.
- We strive to develop the whole child through thoughtful, intentional educational process, connection to the real world and responsiveness to change.
- Creativity, curiosity and compassion is cultivated and supported in all learners.
- Through working and playing in our school, in our community and in the outdoors, we are mindful of the goals of Rocky View Schools, the province and our school community.
- We listen to each other and remain open to possibilities of change.
Guiding Beliefs
Social-Emotional Relationships:
- Learners get to know themselves and others as learners and people.
- Learners practice building successful and nourishing relationships with students, adults and the world that surrounds us.
- Learners develop resiliency skills that help them navigate the normal ups and downs of life.
Innovation, Openness, Flexibility and Creativity:
- Learners develop a mind-set that fosters creativity, flexibility, innovation and openness that cultivates curiosity in the real world.
Competencies
- Learners develop competencies that allow them to be successful and contributing participants in an ever- evolving world.
- Learners leave our school with a strong set of foundational skills in Numeracy and Literacy.