Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School opened in September 2013 offering Kindergarten to Grade 8 Programs and French Immersion Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2. The elementary school building is divided into public and school use areas, and includes a multi-purpose room available for specialty programs and after hours use. The building is barrier free and includes an elevator and barrier free washrooms. The school includes purpose built classrooms for Full-Day Kindergarten, and features well-defined, student-friendly playground areas that combine hard and soft landscaping. Environmentally friendly by design, the building incorporates enhanced access to natural light, particularly in classrooms, water efficient landscaping, enhanced site storm water management, an energy efficient building envelope which includes high performance windows and a cool white roof to reduce heat gain through the roof.

The school is named after Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was beatified in May 1990. Pier Giorgio developed a deep spiritual life which he never hesitated to share with his friends. In 1918 he joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society and dedicated much of his spare time to serving the sick and the needy. He decided to become a mining engineer so he could "serve Christ better among the miners". A social activist, he joined the Catholic Student Federation and the Popular Party, a political organization which promoted the Catholic Church's teachings.

In 1922 he joined the Dominican Third Order choosing the name Girolamo after his personal hero, the Dominican preacher and reformer of Florence's Renaissance. He died on July 4, 1925 at the age of 24 after contracting poliomyelitis, which doctors later speculated he caught from the poor and sick whom he tended. Neglecting his own health because his grandmother was dying, his illness was too advanced for anyone to treat.

Family Of Schools

Area 7, ELEM - Kevin Malcolm

Enrollment

333

Principal

Paola Cherrier