Prairie Waters Elementary School

Principal: Ryan Siemens

Address: 201 Invermere Drive
Chestermere, Alberta, T1X 1M6
Phone: 403-285-6969
Fax: 403-285-6966
Email: prairiewaters@rockyview.ab.ca
Website: http://prairiewaters.rockyview.ab.ca

School Profile

Grade Configuration:
French Immersion Kindergarten & Grade 2; English Kindergarten to Grade Five
                                 Student Population: 535
                                 No. of Staff: 43

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Education Plan

2011-2014 — School Education Plan

Quotes from Parent Advocates

“Prairie Waters is a very caring and open school where students are the number one priority. As our school strives to be accredited as a Primary Years Programme (PYP) school, our students are becoming more globally aware as well as thinking by inquiry. I am very honoured and excited to be part of such a dynamic team!” E.W., Kindergarten, Grade two, and Grade four parent

“We love Prairie Waters Elementary School, and are very proud to be part of such a wonderful school! There is such a supportive learning environment here! We are so enthusiastic about the direction the school is going in with the new PYP programme and the development of our children into such great 21st Century learners!” Mr. and Mrs. V., Kindergarten and Grade three parent

How do we define success for Prairie Waters' students?

Prairie Waters Elementary School students will be successful if they leave our school as students of inquiry who ask meaningful and insightful questions, who respect and embrace diversity, who read at or above grade level, who initiate action of their own accord in the service of others, and who care deeply for their environment.

What makes our school good and how do we know?

Prairie Waters is an exceptional school in many ways. The staff are motivated and hard working, and are here to serve children. The students are articulate and come from homes that value education and and are worldly. Our students are well traveled, many having visited or lived in foreign countries. Evidence for the fact that Prairie Waters is a school in its own league is found in students’, parents’, and staff’s indication of high levels of satisfaction with the school and in their engagement as vibrant participants. RVS 2011 Survey Results found that 94% of parents, and 100% of staff, believe that students are learning how to become critical, creative and complex thinkers.