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| Total enrolment | 387 |
| Principal | Lillian Ugrin Tel: 416-393-5325 Fax: 416-393-5065 |
| Superintendent |
Colleen Tovey-Shackleton Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 2732 |
| Parish | St. James Church 728 Annette Street Toronto, Ontario M6S 2E2 416-767-6451 |
| Local Trustee | Barbara
Poplawski Tel: 416-512-3410; Fax: 416-512-3410 e-mail: barbara.poplawski@tcdsb.org |
| CSAC Chair | Colleen Vecsi Voice Mailbox: #88325 csac.jamesculnan@tcdsb.org |
| After-School Programme | 905-890-1711 ext. 189 |
| Extended French Programme | Grades 5-8 |
| Transportation | For information, please call 416-229-5313 |
History & Tradition
In 1967, expropriation notices were delivered to the people who lived on Windermere Avenue and Willard Avenue. Twenty houses on each street were to be taken over to build a new school, James Culnan Catholic School.
The school was opened in September 1970, and the formal opening and blessing took place on June 6, 1971. At first it became a senior school, but in answer to parental demands, James Culnan School opened up to children form junior kindergarten to grade 8.
On Sunday, June 11, 1995 James Culnan School celebrated its 25th anniversary. Over 700 people returned on that day, which began with a mass at St. James Church and was followed by a reception and open house at the school. The school was named for James Culnan, a veteran trustee, who was chairman of the Metropolitan Separate School Board's (now Toronto Catholic District School Board) property committee.
During the 37 years he served as a school trustee including two terms as Board Chairman. He received no salary and no honorarium. An exemplary Catholic gentleman, he was knighted by the Pope in 1957 in recognition of his efforts on behalf of Catholic schools. He had a vision of acquiring land for Catholic schools and put his energy and negotiating skills into buying farmland cheaply for that purpose.
Mr. Culnan died on April 8, 1964 while still active as a trustee. His surviving children and grandchildren were present at the 25th anniversary.
How We Meet the Diverse Needs of Our Students
The students at James Culnan are very fortunate to receive excellent Christian modeling from a most dedicated staff. Our liturgical committee continues to plan and monitor and develop programs to nurture the spiritual lives of the members of our community.
We believe that our school must have a safe and welcoming school environment. This objective is implemented through our safe arrival program as well as through our revised discipline policies.
Our main thrust this year is to use the computer lab (situated in the library) more effectively in relation to the curriculum in each classroom. Our software will continue to be expanded to meet the teacher's needs and others will continually in-serviced in actual lessons they will be teaching using the computer lab. Our special needs students are integrated but they also have access to individual computers and corresponding programs.
Teachers do their long range, unit and daily planning based on the standards as outlined by the Ministry of Education.
School
October 7
7-9 p.m.
Workshop on Bullying Prevention--Details
PA Days 2008-2009
- October 10
- October 24
- December 5
- February 13
- March 13
- June 26
Newsletters and Calendars
- End of Year Newsletter
- June 2008 Newsletter
- June 2008 Calendar
- May 2008 Calendar
- May 2008 Newsletter
- April 2008 Newsletter
- April 2008 Calendar
- December 2007 Newsletter
- CSAC Newsletter December 2007
- October 2007 Calendar
- October 2007 Newsletter
- September 2007 Calendar
Recent Highlights
Track and field success
Congratulations to the students and coaches for their success at the city track and field meet. Our team finished in second place with 71 points.
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School Learning Plan -- 2007-2008
EQAO Assessment Results
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