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| Total enrolment | 157 |
| Principal | Lucy Dyczkowsky Tel: 416-393-5291 Fax: 416-397-6296 |
| Superintendent | Paul Crawford Tel: 416-222-8282 ext. 2732 |
| Parish | St. Josaphat 143 Franklin Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6P 3Y8 |
| Local Trustee | Barbara
Poplawski Tel: 416-512-3410; Fax: 416-512-3410 e-mail: barbara.poplawski@tcdsb.org |
| CSAC Chair | Angela Lains Voice Mailbox #88291 csac.stjosaphat@tcdsb.org |
| Transportation | For information, please call 416-229-5313 |
| International Languages | Ukrainian--Extended Day |
History & Tradition
St. Josaphat Catholic School is the first of three Eastern-Rite schools to have been established in Toronto. (See also St. Demetrius and Josyf Cardinal Slipyj). Through the strong beliefs of Bishop Isidore Borecky that a need existed within the community to educate its children on a sound spiritual base, plans got underway to raise funds for a private parochial school. Much effort was devoted by the community to raising funds, and in 1961 the first six-classroom school was built. The school was initially administered and staffed by the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate. Msgr. Filevich, now Bishop of Saskatoon, campaigned heavily within the Ukrainian Catholic community to convince parents to send their children to the school.
In 1963, the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now Toronto Catholic District School Board) assumed partial responsibility for the school. Over the next few years, the community continued to raise funds and purchased three school buses in order to allow more families access to this unique school. Eventually, TCDSB assumed complete responsibility for the school. St. Josaphat Catholic School now serves students and parents from all over the Toronto area, who want the opportunity of an education that fosters academic and spiritual development within the Eastern-Rite tradition.
How We Meet the Diverse Needs of Our Students
As an Eastern-Rite faith community, we share a common set of beliefs. However, within that commonality, our students come to school with a diverse and varied set of experiences as well as needs. The school's first and foremost intent is to provide a safe and welcoming environment. The St. Josaphat Parent Handbook (provided to all parents in the first month of school) outlines many of the procedures and strategies in place to provide such an environment. Included in the handbook are sections on safe arrival, code of behaviour, bus safety, health information, emergency numbers and procedures.
An integral part of our faith and community fostering process is the strong international languages component of the school. We are very proud of the Ukrainian heritage language program offered at the school. Our Eastern-Rite traditions are interwoven very tightly with the Ukrainian language. By continuing to offer a strong heritage program, we continue to develop a strong Catholic environment within our community. Preparation for numerous feast days throughout the year is an essential component of the school year.
Our kindergarten students spend a full day in school: half the day in English and half the day in Ukrainian. Our grade 1-8 students spend 1/2 hour per day studying the Ukrainian language and culture. During the lunch hour, students have the opportunity to attend optional Ukrainian embroidery classes. School concerts, festivals and open houses have a strong basis in the faith as well as the language. The school provides special education services, gifted classes (grades 5-8) and English as a second language classes. The school library is an abundant resource centre for both staff and students. The library has many materials in audio, video and print. Technology and computer education continue to have strong foundations in the school. The school has both PC computers and Ministry funded ICONS. Computers in the classroom are either stand-alone or networked.
In the area of sports, our junior and intermediate students are involved in a variety of team sports, including volleyball, softball, track and field, and hockey. These include both intramural and between school competitions.
The school is very proud to have a chess club and to once again participate at the junior and intermediate level in public speaking competitions and festival of the spoken arts presentations. The school continues to have a music program of an exceptionally high calibre. The school choir and strings group perform separately and together at numerous functions throughout the year at the school, festival and community levels.
Modifications to curriculum are evident in order to reflect standards as outlined in Ministry guidelines. Board-wide standardized testing carries on this year with both the CCAT administered to all grade 4 students and CAT/2 test administered to grade 5 students. In response to a Board-wide math review, we were pleased to be a pilot school for the math interactions series of text books at the primary and junior levels.
It is quite evident in this short overview that the school has a varied and rich curricular and extra-curricular base with which to meet the diversified needs of the students.
School News
2008 Promotional Poster--Ukrainian
Kindergarten Registration
Begins February 1st
Information Poster--English
--Ukrainian
May 13, 2008
7-9 p.m.
School Accommodation Review Meeting
Christ the King, 3672 Lakeshore Boulevard West
June 10, 2008
7-9 p.m.
School Accommodation Review Meeting
Christ the King, 3672 Lakeshore Boulevard West
June 26
PA Day
Students featured on TVO
Two students participated in the T.V.O. for kids program regarding Ukrainian
Pysanki making recently. Lada Storchak and Oriana Brodziuk, grade 8 students
from St. Josaphat School, were featured as guests on T.V.O. for kids. They
shared, with the viewing audience, how Ukrainian Easter Eggs (Pysanki) are
created. This is a traditional Ukrainian custom that takes years to master.
Throughout April, these eggs were made by St. Josaphat students in
preparation for the Eastern Rite Easter
Visitors from Ukraine
Guests from Ukraine visited St. Josaphat Students. The "Help Us Help The
Children" organization sponsored their visit. Five teachers, the principal
and dance instructor and twenty orphans spent one week in Toronto visiting
and connecting with Ukrainian/Canadians. Even though their visit to our
school was for only one morning, the children had so much fun and it felt
like one big happy family! A good time was had by all and our guests went
home with gifts and a slew of memories of our school community.
Visit from overseas
A British Delegation visited the school to study how our heritage school
operates. They participated in an assortment of activities. The event was
featured on the Ukrainian program called "Kontakt" which aired on April 7th.
Traditional Ester eggs (pysanki) were made by the students, staff and the
delegation to celebrate our Ukrainian Easter traditions.
School Learning Plan -- 2007-2008
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