About Us

Meadowlands is truly a community school. We serve the area bounded by Baseline Road, Merivale Road, Woodroffe Avenue and Fallowfield Road, as well as the subdivision of Country Place. We have a dual language kindergarten program. We welcome English program students from 1 to grade 6 and French Immersion students from 1 to grade 6. Children entering our grade 1 program may choose to enroll in either an English or French Immersion program from senior Kindergarten. We also have an ESL program. We also have the Extended Day Program to care for our students both and after school hours. 

Students

The students at Meadowlands take on many leadership roles. They provide valued input regarding many aspects of daily school life. Our Junior students are positive role models for younger students when they help to maintain order as Lunch Monitors, organize whole school events such as fundraising events and activities, and when Kindergarten Helpers safely walk with our youngest students to the school bus at dismissal time. Our competitive school sports teams have also received banners that are proudly displayed in our gymnasium. Student successes and contributions are acknowledged in our classrooms, school announcements, newsletters, and bulletin boards. Occasionally, our students and school are featured in our local community newspapers.

Staff

Our staff is kind, caring and compassionate and our students echo these traits as they welcome guests and parents into the school. We also believe that a child's quality of character is their most important asset. We have integrated character education into our curriculum. We promote and celebrate ethnic and cultural diversity through our curriculum and in our extra curricular activities. Our goal is to produce not only life long learners, citizens of the world, and stewarts who take care of the environment. Many educators and classes practice outdoor learning and spend many hours in nature in an engaged and  scholarly manner. We support and guide children with their social-emotional growth and build in a growth mindset, and many mindful moments.

Our teachers are dedicated educators who are constantly updating their qualifications. Many on staff have post graduate degrees. Our teachers are widely respected in the community, serving as mentors for teacher candidates from Ottawa University and Nippissing University, as well as early childhood educator, social work, child and youth worker program supervisors for students from Algonquin College. 

Parents/Guardians and Community

Meadowlands staff and students benefit from the hours contributed by our faithful volunteers. Our School Council meets monthly and is very dedicated to planning, organizing and hosting a variety of events to build community and raise funds for school initiatives. The fund‐raising efforts provide enhancements and extras to our programming needs, such as the recreation of the school's library into a meadowy Learning Commons with a makerspace. We also have a number of dedicated parent volunteers who read to our students, support our classroom activities, and on field trips. 

Meadowlands is an outstanding school and community made greater with every new child and family.

We offer the following academic programs:

• Full-day Bilingual Kindergarten (JK-SK): 50% English instruction and 50% French instruction.
• English Program with Core French (Grades 1-6): Instruction in the English language in all subject areas as well as instruction in French through Core French (40 minutes daily).
• Early French Immersion (Grades 1-6): In grade 1, students receive 80% of instruction in French. In grades 2-6, students receive 60% of instruction in French. 

Special Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers support children within their classes and provide small group support as needed:

• Students at Meadowlands receive in‐school support from special education teachers, including gifted students, students with learning disabilities, students with autism, and hearing impaired students. 
• Many students are supported by school board special education staff who work in the school.
• English Language Learners are supported in classes and in small groups in the school by regular classroom teachers and ESL teachers.

Students have opportunities to get involved in a wide range of clubs, athletic teams, and activities. For more details, visit our Teams and Clubs page.

Our school offers:

• Classes with high ceilings and large windows
• Large, safe yard featuring basketball hoops, soccer goal posts, a baseball diamond, a tri‐ball hoop, a tether ball, and pavement games
• Large play structure within a huge sandbox, large boulders to be used as seating, and a naturalized kindergarten playground
• Double gymnasium that can accommodate two classes at one time
• Whiteboards and projectors to enhance student learning
• Access to chromebooks and/or tablets for students to use

Our multicultural students find a safe, stimulating environment where an atmosphere of mutual respect for all cultures in Canada is cultivated. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover.

A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB's 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. 

For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.

OCDSB Extended Day Program (EDP):

Our school offers the Extended Day Program (EDP), which operates before and after the regular school day, providing children the opportunity to participate in activities that complement what happens during the school day. The program is open to all children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 registered in their designated OCDSB school. 

For more information, visit the OCDSB website.