St. John the Baptist Elementary School is an elementary school with 810 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. The school is located in the Town of Caledon in the Region of Peel.  Our 2-storey air-conditioned school is equipped with a gym, a two-sided stage, a large library with computer lab, and a beautiful forum area in the centre of the school.  On Saturdays, we host the International Languages Program.  Italian and Polish classes are taught to approximately 200 students from the surrounding area.  During the summer, we are the regional site for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Grades 7 & 8 Summer School program, which draws students from the surrounding areas of Caledon, Malton, and Dufferin County.

Our school was established to support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, religious, moral, academic and physical needs of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church.  Our school community is committed to the search for excellence, the uniqueness of the individual and the education of the whole person.

St. John the Baptist Elementary School is a caring school with a community environment that stresses tolerance and acceptance of others, commitment to our Catholic faith and high academic standards.  We provide a safe and comfortable learning environment where models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, teachings and beliefs are an integral part of the daily life of our school. The school motto, "Preparing the Way” was chosen through the process of community consultation.  It captures the spirit of St. John the Baptist’s mission and effectively summarizes the important role that everyone has in the development of each child at our school. All activities at St. John the Baptist Elementary School — academic and pastoral work, extracurricular and intra-curricular, prayer and worship, administration and management — help to prepare our students for their lives as Catholics in the community.

Our students come to us with a variety of strengths and needs, with their Catholic faith as their common bond. Our prayer life, liturgical celebrations, the sacraments, and our faith and values system form the foundation of our school program.  We offer students a well-rounded and value-centred education to help them make good choices for the future.  The curriculum planned and provided in the school is broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and aspirations of our students.  A wide range of subjects and learning experiences are offered to develop the skills, abilities and talents of individual students.  Accordingly, appropriate assessment procedures are employed regularly to motivate and encourage student success.
To ensure coherence and wholeness, subjects are taught against the background of The Ontario Curriculum, the Gospel values of Jesus Christ and sound educational practices.

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