Our Students
Featherston currently serves approximately 330 students. We have a multicultural and diverse student population representing a variety distinct cultural backgrounds, which enriches our school community. The majority of Featherston students live in the Heron, Baycrest, and Walkley Road triangle. The socio-economic profile of our school is wide-ranging, and many Featherston students speak English as a second language. Many of our intermediate students (grade 7 & 8) arrive from Charles H. Hulse P.S., Arch Street P.S., and Riverview Alternative P.S. while students entering our Middle French Immersion (MFI) program in grade 4 arrive from 6 different feeder schools. Upon completing grade 8, most of our students attend Ridgemont H.S., Hillcrest H.S. or Canterbury H.S.
Our Staff
Our committed and caring staff bring a wide range of educational backgrounds, interests, and expertise to our school. Many of our teachers have additional qualifications and specialists in a variety of areas including special education, the arts, English as a Second Language (ESL), reading, and French as a Second Language (FSL). With over 40 academic and educational support staff, we consistently focus on meeting the needs of such a rich, multicultural, multilingual student population.
Teachers are supported by a dedicated team of 9.5 educational assistants, 2 office staff, a library technician, and a chief custodian and two night custodians. Our staff also includes two Multicultural Liaison Officers (MLO's), who works at Featherston three days a week combined. We are also very fortunate to have many volunteers working at the school, as part of our extended staff.
Our Community
Parents and Community
The Featherston Drive School Council contributes to our positive school climate in many ways. Our active and supportive council works collaboratively with our staff to foster strong relationships between home, school, and the wider community.
Our council has supported many initiatives to improve our school such as the development of our new kindergarten yard as well as planting trees, shrubs, and gardens on our schoolyard. The council also strongly supports school programs in the following areas: the arts, literacy, athletics, and our library space (which has recently undergone some changes).
Many parent volunteers take part in fund-raising activities such as organizing pizza days, bake sales, and various events throughout the year. This fund-raising supports and enhances our school programs. Our parent volunteers also assist at many extra-curricular events.
Mission Statement
“Preparing lifelong learners and caring, contributing citizens”
Facilities and Resources
- a sprawling school building with a two-storey main building
- large and small gymnasiums
- library
- computer Lab
- Autism program classes
- sensory room
- life skills room
- a large school yard with three areas:
- a large green space with many trees, soccer fields, and a baseball diamond
- tennis courts (City of Ottawa)
- new trees have been planted annually through our EarthCare initiatives and school council funding
- one play structure (one fenced) for primary/junior students
- a pavement area with basketball courts
- a large front yard
- a kindergarten play area at the front of the school
- new trees planted with funding from a grant received by our School Council
- an EarlyON Child and Family Centre - a great resource for parents/guardian and childcare providers; this centre helps prepare children (from 0 to 6) years of age) for starting school