Community Schools
Regina Catholic has six designated elementary community schools and one designated community high school. Designated community schools are generally located in inner-city neighbourhoods. In addition to offering the same high quality instruction and curriculum as every other school, community schools also include a number of additional supports to enhance student learning. Each elementary community school receives an additional complement of support staff, smaller class size, pre-kindergarten program for students ages three and four, and a nutrition program. Each community school focuses on four main areas: the Learning Program (instruction), Community Development, Parent and Community Involvement and Supporting Integrated Services. Community schools are expected to provide innovative and culturally-affirming programs, engage parents and community members in building a safe and caring community, and to work in a collaborative manner to bring services to the school or to facilitate access to other services that build strong and healthy families. For further information about the Community Schools Program please refer to Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.
Regina Catholic Community Schools:
| Holy Rosary 3118-14 Ave. S4T 1R9 Phone: 306.791.7280 |
Sacred Heart 1314 Elphinstone St. S4T 3M4 Phone: 306.791.7290 |
| St. Augustine 2343 Edgar St. S4N 3L2 Phone: 306.791.7310 |
St. Catherine 150 Brotherton Ave. S4N 0J7 Phone: 306.791.7325 |
| St. Francis 45 Mikkelson Dr., S4T 6B7 Phone: 306.791.7335 |
St. Michael 431 Hamilton St. S4R 2A8 Phone: 306.791.7375 |
| Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School 134 Argyle St. S4R 4C3 Phone: 306.791.7240 |
History of Community Schools
Community Education and community development philosophies are foundational to Community Schools. Frank Manley, a Community Schools advocate, wrote, "The Community Schools, whatever the differences among them caused by varying economic and social patterns, have a common philosophy. These schools are based upon the democratic ideal of respect for each individual person and his right to participate in the affairs of the community, which concern the common good. The program is planned to achieve the active participation of all in solving the problems that exist in the community. Such a program is characterized by change in response to changing needs, continuous experimentation to seek out satisfactory ways of achieving common goals, and careful evaluation of the results of its activities." (Community Schools In Action: The Flint Program, Frank Manley, Bernard Reed, and Robert Burns, 1960)
