Dalhousie School provides a Spanish Bilingual program for students in Grades K-5. The Spanish Bilingual Program provides opportunities for students to acquire the basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing English and Spanish at a young age. The Alberta Curriculum is taught in Spanish 50% of the time and in English 50% of the time.
School Mission
At Escuela Dalhousie, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment that celebrates individuality and embraces diversity. Our mission is to develop critical thinking, collaborative work, and student ownership of learning. We believe that meaningful learning experiences and caring relationships contribute to student success. By partnering with parents, students, staff, and the broader community, we cultivate shared accountability for public education, laying the foundation for lifelong learning.
Through open communication, collaboration, and mutual support, we strengthen our school culture, promoting respect, cohesiveness, and collegiality. We encourage students to take active roles in making responsible decisions about their learning and behavior, ensuring they grow as independent and thoughtful individuals.
Dalhousie School is committed to ongoing professional development, recognizing that the growth of our staff is vital to the success of our learning community. Together, we strive to create an environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential in a bilingual setting.
School Motto
Take care of yourself, Take care of each other, Take care of our school.
Dalhousie School at a Glance
- The Spanish Bilingual Program provides opportunities for students to acquire the basic skills of speaking, reading and writing both English and Spanish at a young age. The Alberta Curriculum is taught in Spanish 50% of the time and in English 50% of the time.
- Busing is available at the regular busing fees.
- Students living in the Dalhousie community are accommodated at Dalhousie School.
- Our school is committed to support our English as a Second Language learners and their parents.
- Our school is committed to employing early literacy intervention strategies.
- We focus on personalizing student learning through language learning, the arts, citizenship and digital media.
- An active school council which is an integral part of our school community through the highly committed volunteer group and the infusion of parent fundraising dollars to support school programs and activities.
Our School's Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We are committed to acknowledging and supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action specific to education. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action, on June 21, we renewed our commitment.
View Our Truth and Reconciliation Commitment | 2025-2026
School Development Plan
Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth. Our school development plan is not meant to represent all of the work that takes place in our school, but rather it focuses on specific areas for improvement.
View Our School Development Plan | 2024-2025
School Improvement Results Report
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education, outlines some of the highlights of our school development plan and gives an overview of our school. You can look on the CBE website for system-wide results.