On est magnifique! Broadlands Public School is located north of Lawrence Ave. near Victoria Park Ave. The school opened in 1960. In 1973, Broadlands became a French Immersion school and then a single track French Immersion school in 1986. We are unique in being one of three single track French Immersion schools in TDSB. We currently serve 550 students. Our catchment area for SK is under review, as we are over school capacity and have numerous portables on site. The majority of our students arrive by bus. From Sr Kindergarten to Grade 3, all instruction is in French with English introduced in Grade 4 for one period per day. Grade 5 and 6 students work half day in French and half day in English.
Broadlands also has....
- a School Age Child Care Program affiliated with the Y.M.C.A. This program operates from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. and from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.;
- a hot lunch program where parents can order a variety of hot meals for the children on line;
- a food and clothes donation program for students to give back to society;
- an active School Council that organizes many events and programs for students
The Arts at Broadlands
We, at Broadlands, have made a conscientious effort to bring the arts to the school. We also have dedicated Music and Drama teachers who work hard to keep the arts alive in our school. Piano classes are offered at lunchtime to interested families. Our School Council subsidizes a wide range of performances and concerts, most coming from Prologue for the Arts and many of them are presented in French.
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The Environment at Broadlands
Broadlands has been encouraging students and their families to be environmentally friendly. Some of the initiatives we have are boomerang/wastefree lunches, an EcoClub and gardens. We have renovated our Outdoor Learning Centre in front of the school. We are currently working on a playground rejuvenation for the area behind the school.
Extracurricular Activities
At Broadlands Broadlands is a school with a lot on the go! We have a number of co-curricular activities at lunch. Our staff also organize a number of activities such as choir, math club and also coach cross-country, basketball, volleyball, soccer competitive leagues.
Community Life at Broadlands
We are proud of the activities that our school provides. We have Winter activity Days for the students to go sledding, skating and curling. We also involve students in cross country as a school. The Welcome Back Dinner and Curriculum Night, Winterfest and Spring Fair also give a feeling of community in our school that has such a large catchment area.
Academics At Broadlands
At Broadlands, we value success in both official languages, French and English. Students are successful because staff ensure students learn and live the French language on a daily basis. Students quickly learn at Broadlands that being successful means that you have to try your best.
Additional Features
● Community Share Food Bank
● Participant in Terry Fox Run
● Music Itinerant Teacher Program
● French plays from Prologue
● Annual Skating Program
● Active Computer Lab
● Scientists in the School Program
Student Life - Where You Belong
Broadlands prides itself in its extracurricular sports activities. We have both Boys' and Girls' Volleyball and Basketball School Teams. We participate in Family of Schools Soccer meets and are also regular participants in the Cross-Country competitions. Students are also able to participate in a wide variety of lunch-time activities. Staff give of their time for these activities. Some examples are: Soccer Club, Art/Drawing Clubs, Eco-Club, just to name a few. There are also some paid lunch programs as well, such as chess, guitar, piano, art and LEGO classes.
What Sets Us Apart
We are very unique, in fact, there are only three schools like us in the TDSB. We are a single track French Immersion school. This allows our students to live a very French life while at school. We are able to do our announcements in French and also able to book shows in French. We have many local schools that feed into us, so we have to make our OWN community. We do so by offering special events like concerts, Spring Fair, Welcome Back Barbecue in order to find ways to get our "many" communities together. Many of our students live quite a distance from the school, so it is important to find ways to make us "one" community....the Broadlands' community.
Parent and Community Engagement
Broadlands has a very active Parent and Community Involvement. Our School Council organizes an annual Welcome Back Dinner and a Spring Fair, involving our entire school community. They offer many other supports to the school, such as fundraising activities, subsidizing of concerts, organizing of monthly pizza lunches, support of our skating program and sports programs. We work with our local police division on a Value, Influences and Peers for our Grade 6 program and all classes have yearly visits and discussions with our school police officer on appropriate grade-level programs. Our Community Liaison Officer has partnered with us to train and meet regularly with our Grade 5 Bus Monitors and our grade 6 Safety Patrollers. The Broadlands community supports the Food Bank. The students bring in food and clothes donations to support the local community.
