How is Lakecrest different from other schools?
Lakecrest’s class sizes are smaller than any except a few small schools around the province. Our “Study Buddy” system has students in higher grades working with younger students on a regular basis in Language Arts and Art activities. This creates a stronger sense of community. The amount of instructional time gained by our early class start (8:30 a.m.), shorter lunchtime and professional development days taking place before and after the regular school year for the most part, results in three to four weeks of extra actual teaching time. Lakecrest teachers have more preparation time during the school day for lesson planning and consultation. Lakecrest has a full-time Kindergarten Program. (The cost of day-care for children in half-day Kindergarten programs in other schools can add up to nearly the cost of tuition in our Full-Day program.) French instruction starts in Kindergarten. Our students have more than twice the amount of time devoted to Music and Phys Ed than in public schools. T
