About Us
At St. Ursula Catholic School, our mission is to educate students to their full potential. Our programs and instructional practices are designed to prioritize the needs of each learner. As a professional learning community, staff continuously reflect on key questions:
How do we know learning has taken place?
How do we celebrate individual and group successes?
What is our plan when students are not learning?
These questions guide the design, implementation, and review of our curriculum and teaching strategies.
Supporting a Catholic Environment
We foster a faith-based learning environment through a shared mission, Christ-centered curriculum, and teaching of Catholic doctrine, traditions, and beliefs. We support the spiritual, academic, and social development of each student while encouraging staff and families to model Catholic values.
Our faith is celebrated through liturgies, paraliturgies, daily Bible readings and reflection, and prayer spaces throughout the school. Sacramental preparation is integrated into the Grade 2 and Grade 8 religion programs, with regular visits from our local pastor strengthening our school-parish connection. Students also live out Gospel values through charitable activities such as fundraising and food drives.
Supporting a Safe and Welcoming Environment
We are committed to a safe, inclusive, and respectful school climate through programs that promote self-esteem and mutual respect, a Safe Arrival Program, and policies that prioritize student safety and security. Our discipline practices are educational and encourage students to take responsibility for their actions. Parents, volunteers, co-op students, and community workers also help support individual student needs.
School History
For over 45 years, St. Ursula Catholic School has proudly served the children of Guildwood Village and the surrounding Scarborough area. Our school community is closely connected to St. Martin de Porres Parish, which many of our families attend. Some families also live within the St. Boniface Parish boundaries.
We recognize and celebrate the diversity of our community. Many families choose to worship in churches that offer services in their cultural languages, allowing them to stay connected to their faith in meaningful and familiar ways.