Quick Facts
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Our school welcomes approximately 300 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 each year.
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We offer full-day bilingual Kindergarten, the English program with Core French, and Middle French Immersion.
Our Mission
Educating for success, inspiring learning and building citizenship.
Registration
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration page.
About Our School
Bells Corners Public School is on a large property and is next to a public park. The school is enriched by its diverse socio-economic and multicultural student population. Please be aware that Bells Corners PS is a fragrance/scent-safe work and learning environment. This applies to all staff, students, parents, visitors, and volunteers who work or visit the school.
Bells Corners has a long history of voluntarism by parents in the school. Our School Council has numerous specific roles but all members who attend regularly have a vote. Council members meet monthly to discuss issues and to advise the principal. The School Council is dedicated to strengthening educational opportunities and partnerships within the community. The Council runs many important activities for children, including a milk program and a pizza lunch. They also host Barbecues and run family oriented fun nights, including a fall family dance held in October, movie nights and a June event with many activities for children.
BCPS works with local businesses and has received support from Tim Horton’s, Loblaws, Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, The Ottawa 67’s, Fuel for Kids, Metro, the Minto Group, Canadian Tire, Price Chopper, Hakim Optical, Lenscrafters, Scotiabank, Lynwood Park Lodge Retirement Residence and our community library.
Academic Programs
- English Program with Core French
- Middle French Immersion (grade 4, 5 and 6)
- Full Day Kindergarten
Special Education and ESL Programs
- Special Education Support from our Learning Support and Resource Teachers
- English as a Second Language Support
- Two Language Learning Disability Classes
- 1 Behavior Support Program (BIP)
- A well maintained building
- A library/resource centre with 18,000 + books
- A very good collection of Orff instruments
- An excellent collection of teaching resources
- Computer technology in every room
- A mobile computer lab
- A gymnasium with a stage
- A large playground extended by the neighbourhood park
- A play structure
- Two tetherball courts
- Several giant sand areas
- A grove of trees
- Extended Day program
Bells Corners PS. has two large kindergarten rooms, a smaller classroom dedicated to the teaching of music.
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. 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. For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.