Provost Public School is a K - 12 school with approximately 350 students that serves the needs of our community. Our students come to us from the town of Provost, outlying communities in the MD of Provost and those who live in the country around these communities. The town of Provost has a population of approximately 2300 people with much of the industry being in farming, oil and gas.
VISION
To be dynamic leaders in empowering students to be caring, responsible, and contributing global citizens with a passion for learning.
MISSION
Provost Public School is committed to ensuring a respectful community of belonging that empowers responsible, lifelong learners.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Provost Public School offers a number of options classes in conjunction with our core subjects programming.
Music: Our music program, which is offered from k - 12, has been involved in numerous local and division concerts, as well as taking their bands skills overseas to perform in international locations.
CTF and CTS: With a recently renovated Home Ec lab, students from grades 7 - 12 are able to work on their cooking skills which include but are not limited to basic cooking and baking skills, vegetarian and international meal preparations, and learning how to create delicious cakes and pastries. For those who do not wish to take cooking classes, our Industrial Arts program offers teaching in wood working, carpentry, welding and metal work. Our art program provides a place for students to learn skills in traditional artwork, as well as modern digital art and technology to help develop 21st century skills.
English: We have implemented our highly successful Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) reading and Writer’s Workshop program. We are seeing improvements in both student reading and writing skills after only 2 years of implementation. In the future, we expect to see improvements in our Provincial Achievement Test scores in all subject areas as we work to improve these two important skills
Math:
- Guided Math
- Power of 10
ELA
- Balanced Literacy
- Daily Five
- Jolly Phonics
- Levelled Literacy Instruction
- Writer’s Workshop
Extracurricular Activities:
Provost Public School provides a number of sporting and artistic activities that students are able to participate in.
- Cross Country Gr 7 - 12
- Volleyball Gr. 4 - 12
- 2016 - 2017 - 1A Sr. Girls Provincial Champions
- Football Gr 9 - 12
- 6 Man Football League
- Basketball Gr 7 - 12
- Badminton Gr 7 - 12
- Track and Field Gr 7 - 12
- Drama Gr 4 - 12
- Card Club Gr 4 - 6
- Mini-Athletics - Gr. 4 -6 - Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Running
COMMUNITY OF PROVOST
In addition to Crescent Point Place, our sports complex with outdoor pool, athletics are also supported by several baseball fields, soccer fields, a skateboard park and tennis courts. Our community provides a number of services and clubs such as a Golf, Bowling, Curling, Swim Club, 4H, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, Tae-Kwon-do, Minor Hockey, Minor Ball, Bantam 6-man football, Soccer, Dance, Pre-school and Play School Programs, Public Library, and a Movie Theatre.