Our Students
There are about 620 students. Our students come from varied ethnic backgrounds. Many of our students speak a third language. Woodroffe Avenue has incredible school spirit, and our students are well behaved, co-operative, enthusiastic, and courteous. They have a strong desire to do well academically and to achieve positive results in athletics, in music and other extra–curricular activities.
Our Staff
Woodroffe Avenue has a very strong, dedicated staff which works together with parents to assure a high quality education. The teaching staff has a diverse range of interests and talents, which enables them to offer students a rich learning environment. The non-teaching staff includes one full-time educational assistant, one full-time office administrator, one full-time office assistant, custodians, a library technician, and lunchtime monitors. Woodroffe staff is committed to ongoing professional development.
Our Community
Parents and committed volunteers are very active in our school and are valued partners. Volunteers are in the school every day. The Woodroffe School Council is actively involved in the education of Woodroffe students. They work hard at advisory activities, supporting school improvement planning, supporting special events and fundraising for the benefit of all students. School Council places a strong emphasis on special events to promote the arts and multiculturalism. The School Council meets regularly on the third Wednesday of the month and all parents are invited to attend.
Woodroffe is a community school having a City of Ottawa school-aged daycare in the school.
Mission Statement
Parents and staff work together at Woodroffe Avenue Public School to ensure a safe climate in which students experience challenge, develop skills, and foster life-long learning. It is in this spirit of co-operation that we encourage our students to work hard, play well, and accept responsibility both as individuals and as members of society. Our school motto RRSP reminds students of Respect, Responsibility, Safety and Perseverance.
Facilities and Resources
Woodroffe Avenue Public School is a multi-storey building with stair-access to the upper levels. This year the school has 9 portables on-site, though not all are required for daily classroom use. We have two gymnasiums, including one with a stage, and a well-equipped library. On the ground level, we have one washroom designed for enhanced accessibility.
Our school has a mobile computer station which can be moved between classrooms on the lower level, instead of having one room designated as a computer lab. We have one interactive Smartboard called an iRover.
Our large, enclosed playground is equipped with three separate play structures for Kindergarten, Primary and Junior Divisions.