Garden Valley School Division

The day at Prairie Dale School starts off on the right foot as students come in from the cold and enjoy a light breakfast, thanks to the “Toast Masters.”  This group, made up of several staff members, supports the school’s nutrition program. In addition to toast, students can enjoy a variety of healthy foods during “Fruit Fridays.”

Throughout the school, it’s clear that wellness is a priority. The school offers ample support for students' physical and mental well-being, from regulation rooms to extra support spaces designed to help students thrive.

It seems obvious that students are thinking in school, but what happens when students are learning, but not really thinking? Peter Liljedahl, author and researcher behind the philosophy he calls “Building Thinking Classrooms,” explains, “Thinking is a necessary precursor to learning, and if students are not thinking, they are not learning.”