Our Students
Bells Corners Public School has an enrolment of 322 students from the Bells Corners, Crystal Beach and Lakeview communities. The school serves children from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6. In Grade 4, our students have the option of joining the Middle French Immersion stream or of remaining in the English program. Many students from Bayshore P.S. join us in grade 4 for the Middle French Immersion program. Bells Corners PS offers a Full Day Kindergarten program and the Extended Day Program. Students come from diverse backgrounds and represent over 30 different countries of origin and speak as many as 18 different languages.
Our Staff
The team at Bells Corners P.S. includes the principal, vice principal,
24 teachers, 4 educational assistants, 4 Early Childhood Educators, a 0.5 librarian, 1.5 office staff, one chief custodian and two evening custodians. The teachers, office and support staff all work together as a dedicated team, and are committed to supporting student learning and enhancing the lives of every one of our students. Our Staff have varied and rich backgrounds in literacy, math, music, art, special education, physical education, media, technology and drama.
Our Community
Bells Corners has a long history of voluntarism by parents in the school. Parents often volunteer over 3800 hours during the school year. 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.
Our Mission
Educating for success, inspiring learning and building citizenship
Our Vision
The OCDSB is a dynamic, creative learning organization that fosters the achievement, well-being, and dignity of every student.
Facilities and Resources
- 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 structures
- Two tetherball courts
- Several giant sand areas
- A grove of trees
- Extended Day program