How We Meet the Diverse Needs of Our Students
Monsignor Johnson is a community of learning where our objective is to welcome and educate each child regardless of ability, sex and ethnic and racial origins. We strive for the total development of the human person: religious, intellectual, physical, cultural, emotional, social and ethical. Our classrooms are characterized by active student learning and high time on task; cooperative learning and peer tutoring; regularly assigned and monitored homework; continuous monitoring and reporting of student achievement and mastery at each step of learning with appropriate difficulty. At Johnson we expect a high standard of performance by all--not the same, but a high degree of performance by all.
In addition to academic excellence, we, as a Catholic school community, through prayer and service, strive to give witness to Christ in the love and support we show for each other. To this end, the full credit religious education program emphasizes community involvement through such initiatives as the community service component of the grade 12 program. This involvement may also be seen in the students' participation in such events as food drives, Christmas basket collections, the St. Benedict “summer daze” program, and an outreach breakfast program. The chaplaincy team arranges homeroom masses and retreats to develop a loving and supportive relationship among our students.
Our English as a second language department uses a variety of courses and techniques to meet its goal of full integration for our ESL students in the curricular and extracurricular life of the school. The library resource centre provides support materials for concepts learned in the classroom. It helps students acquire knowledge and skills to become independent learners, able to make sound judgments in the light of Christian values. Specifically it teaches students how to access and use information on the electronic superhighway, and provides expert coaching for student research.
To ensure race and ethno-cultural equality, we support and celebrate our cultural diversity through study and activities initiated by our chaplaincy team, social science and religion departments and associations such as our Italian, Spanish and Afro heritage clubs. In 1993 Johnson won, from the Ministry of Multiculturalism and Citizenship, an award for our anti-racism and multicultural programs. Johnson believes in affirmative action, promotes inclusive language, and encourages women to continue in technology, science and mathematics.
Athletics play an important role in our school life at Johnson through our varsity and intramural programs. We have 19 different school teams and Johnson has qualified for provincial play-offs in men's and women's basketball, men's volleyball and men's softball. In the intramural program we stress participation rather than competition and develop life skills such as leadership, cooperation and responsibility.
Family Of Schools
Area 1, SEC - Flora Cifelli
Enrollment
978
Principal
Joanne Melo
