Quick Facts
- Our school welcomes approximately 225 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 each year.
- We offer alternative program classes from Kindergarten to Grade 6.
- After grade 6 at Regina, students move onto Summit Alternative School, or their home school for regular program classes.
- Some students leave Regina St. Alternative School to go into Middle French Immersion classes at D. Roy Kennedy Public School in grade 4.
Registration
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration page.
Mission Statement
“Regina staff, students, and their families will work together to maximize learning through mutual respect and shared responsibility.”
About Our School
Regina St. Alternative School was built in 1965 and was officially opened by Madame Georges Vanier in March, 1966. Our large playground backs onto an Ottawa public park, the Ottawa Parkway bicycle pathway and the Mud Lake Conservation Area. Regina Street P. S. is able to use the adjacent parkland for snowshoeing, cross-country running, and to use the outdoor community skating rink provided by the City of Ottawa and maintained by community volunteers. We are well situated to offer relevant environmental learning experiences to our students.
Our school is a true community school located in Ottawa’s west end, in the Britannia Bay & Lincoln Heights area. We are very proud to be culturally diverse at Regina St. Alternative School. We have wonderful students, families and a very dedicated staff who work with students to maximize learning in an environment of mutual respect and shared responsibility.
Academic Programs
Regina offers alternative program classes from junior kindergarten to grade 6. Our Balanced School Day maximizes instructional time and focuses on balanced nutrition for our students. Grades one to six receive 40 minutes of Core French daily. Kindergarten children receive 50 percent French and 50 percent English, 150 minutes of French each day. Exceptional students are accommodated in a variety of ways.
Special Education
Regina St. Alternative School has a Special Education Team comprised of homeroom teachers, the Learning Support Teacher(LST), our Resource teachers(LRT), our educational assistants and the Principal.
The Learning Support Teacher provides remedial support for students, and assessment services along with central board staff such as psychologists, speech and language pathologists and social workers. We meet as a Multidisciplinary Team with these specialists.
We are following an inclusionary model for Language Arts, with in-class supports for our students, and use a booster group model targeting specific skills in the area of Mathematics.
English as a Second Language pupils are assessed at the central Family Reception Centre before registering at Regina.
Clubs and Activities
- Lunch hour sports and activities such as cross-country running, intramural volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, table tennis and soccer.
- Clubs- a variety of clubs from time-to-time which vary depending on student interest; might include chess, juggling, origami & paper crafts, reading (Blue Spruce and Silver Birch), Scrabble, etc.
- Regina students annually raise hundreds of dollars for the Heart & Stroke Fund, and support the Terry Fox Foundation with a walk/run event. In 2017, we raised over $800 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
- We have Spirit Days, Kiwanis Read-a-thon, annual Family Pot Luck Dinner, Meet The Teacher Night, Regina Art Gallery Night, Math/Literacy nights, etc.
Code of Conduct
Bullying behavior is not tolerated from students, staff or parents. We expect Regina Street Public School students to:
- Respect: Rules, People, Themselves, Property, Environment, Authority, Rights of others, Safety, Peaceful conflict resolution, and to report unsafe situations and conditions.
- Learn to: Strive for personal excellence, Contribute to a positive learning environment, Allow others to learn.
Regina St. Alternative School has a well-fitted computer lab, a large gymnasium, a well-equipped library resource centre, a large play structure, an enclosed kindergarten yard with play structure, a huge yard with playground games, a ball diamond, and an adjoining park and skating rink. The back of the school has a very large garden created by staff, students and volunteers. In the centre of our school is a lovely atrium with trees and a garden. This space is used as our outdoor classroom.
The school is completely accessible to the physically handicapped. Regina has a Breakfast Club Program for students in need of a good start to the day.
Regina Kindergarten School Age Program (REKSAP) is our onsite registered non-profit child care centre, which is a huge asset for our students and parents.
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover.
For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.