The Mission of Our School
The Mission of the York Region District School Board is that “we unite in our purpose to inspire and prepare learners for life in our changing world community.”
In order to support the Board’s mission, the mission of Keswick P.S. is “The Keswick Public School Community is committed to respect, responsibility and life-long learning. We believe everyone is a learner: learners show respect, produce quality work, take risks, accept support from others and have fun.” Our school motto is “We value reasonable, responsible and respectful behaviour. We strive for academic excellence in French Immersion.”
Our school mascot is a hawk, which represents strength, speed and agility.
At Keswick Public School we value…
- a safe, orderly, nurturing, inviting, and stimulating learning environment for all students
- a caring, competent, enthusiastic staff
- the involvement of parents in their children’s learning and school community
- the learning of French as a second language
- Respectful, Reasonable and Responsible behaviour demonstrated by all students, staff, and parents
At Keswick Public School we believe…
- the program should focus on developing the bilingual and academic potential of all students
- students need to be actively engaged and supported in their learning
- there should be regular communication between the school and home
- parents are their child’s first teacher
- the staff, materials and resources should reflect the uniqueness of the program
- as a community, we must provide for, foster and promote French language learning
- there should be a strong partnership between the parents and the school