To thrive as
a school community, each of us as citizens needs to believe that our voice
matters and that our actions make a difference. Character includes a
commitment to ourselves, our schools, our neighborhoods, our country and our
global community. “Make yourself useful to somebody!” as Ralph Waldo
Emerson stated so very poignantly. Character means personal and social
responsibility, and demonstrating our shared values of honesty, empathy and
integrity. It means we invest our courage and perseverance in service and
teamwork with a dedication to always share of ourselves with those who are in
need.
It is
important for our young people to understand that part of being a Canadian
citizen, and also a resident of planet Earth, is contributing positively to our
school and our community in our daily thoughts, actions and decisions.
Our students need to be encouraged to respect the rights of others,
embrace diversity, reject intolerance, promote a culture of peace, and take
care of each other and the environment. These are some of the core values
that develop and strengthen the character of our young people, and in turn, our
communities.
At Sir
Wilfrid Laurier Public School we have an active and involved School Council.
All parents are welcome to join the School Council and are encouraged to
participate in School Council activities on a regular basis. Members of School
Council have one key goal: to support school staff in providing children with
the broadest, most enriching learning experience possible.
We look
forward to an exciting year full of achievement, adventure and discovery.
We are hopeful that this will be a year where our students continue to
challenge themselves daily inside and outside the classroom, through the
development of their individual talents in the areas of curiosity, wonder,
creativity, innovation and perseverance.
Rachel Hamou Lilite Vasilyan
Principal
Vice
Principal