Athletics

St. Andrew's Elementary places a great emphasis on athletic activities. Athletic activities allow students to discover areas of interest and talent. They provide the opportunity for students to apply themselves with discipline to a goal and to experience success and excellence in that area to enhance the development of self esteem. These skills of identifying talents, applying disciplined focus, and achieving excellence are highly transferable life skills necessary to the life learning of our students.

The foundation of our athletic program is the provision of 90 minutes of Physical Education each week with a P.E. Specialist, supplemented with a 30 minute minimum of Daily Physical Activity provided by the classroom teacher on the other days of the week.

On top of this we provide the following athletic activities each year:

  • Starting in Kindergarten and Grade 1 students may participate in Sports Day
  • Starting in Grade 3, students may participate in swimming, Cross-Country and Track and Field
  • Starting in Grade 4, students may join our Martial Arts School, in conjunction with OMAC Martial Arts.
  • Starting in Grade 5, students may participate in Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton. Grade 6 and 7 students may try out for our school teams competing in the Lower Island Middle School Sports Association.

 

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Testimonials

St. Andrew's is a school that makes you feel very warm and welcome. As new parents to the school, we are impressed with the organization and communication to the parents. A newsletter is issued every week informing parents of what is happening within the school. The teachers and staff always have a smile and make time for you no matter how busy their day is. The school is very well secured and maintained. We are truly blessed to be a part of St. Andrew's School.
Derek & Kathryn Bussanich Parents
Our family has been part of the St. Andrew's Elementary School community since 2003 when our youngest daughter started preschool and our older daughter entered Kindergarten. Since then the school has become a cornerstone of our family life. Our lives have been enriched by the school in so many ways and many of our closest family friends are people we have met through our involvement in the school.
Alison & Scott Wedekind Parents
My daughter attended St. Andrew's Elementary school from Kindergarten to Grade 7. St. Andrew's proved to be a vibrant multicultural learning community where the teachers and staff strive to bring out excellence in each student. Extra curricular activities such as Irish dancing, music and athletic activities balanced the education. The school motto is, "To build in love" and this was evident by the team approach to our child's learning and the spirituality that is part of the curriculum. We highly recommend St. Andrew's to any parent considering Catholic education.
Darlene & Kirk Duncan Parents