Programs and Services
Academic Programs
Our Full Day Kindergarten is a bilingual program, with one week taught in English and the following week in French. At the end of the two year Kindergarten program, parents can choose to enroll their child in our Regular English or Early French Immersion program.
Students in our Regular English program receive 40 minutes of Core French from Grades 1 to 6, with all other subjects being taught in English.
In our Early French Immersion program, the children are immersed in the French language, with all subjects except for Math and English language being taught in French. In Grade 1, students in the Early French Immersion program receive 60 minutes of Mathematics instruction in English. Beginning in Grade 2, students in the Early French Immersion receive 60 minutes of Mathematics and 60 minutes of English Language instruction.
At the end of grade 3, parents of students who are enrolled in the Regular English program have the option of choosing Middle French Immersion, and can do so at our school site. All subjects are taught in French, with the exception of 60 minutes of Math instruction and 40 minutes of English Language.
We also have two specialized program classes at our school, an ASD class for students on the Autism Spectrum, and a PSN (Primary Special Needs) class.
Most of our students attend Cedarview Middle School for Grades 7 and 8.
Special Education and ESL Programs
Barrhaven P.S. has a special education team that is comprised of two half time LRT (Learning Resource Teachers) teachers and a full‐time LST (Learning Support Teacher). We have 2.5 Educational Assistants who support students in our regular classes, and 4 additional Educational Assistants who support the students in our specialized programs. Support is given to our ELL (English Language Learners) students by an itinerant teacher as well as the classroom teacher.
Clubs and Activities
The staff at Barrhaven P.S. offer a wide variety of extra‐curricular activities that enhance school life for our students. Cross country and track and field teams participate in regional meets. Planned activities are offered to specific age groups. A range of sports activities, such as cross‐country running, soccer, soccer‐baseball, indoor soccer, volleyball, track and field, badminton, Bordenball, scooter ball, ultimate Frisbee, are offered in addition to other clubs which may vary from year to year, but which could include the Silver Birch Club (Junior Book Club), Blue Spruce Club (Primary Book Club) environmental club, gardening club, coding club, choir, knitting club, and Ukelele club.