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Summary of Capital and Facility Projects:
ECCS Three-Year Education Plan and Annual Education Results Report
Summary Of Jurisdiction Facility & Capital Projects
Priority Two: Christ-King School Modernization - K-9 Stettler
Overview
Christ-King Catholic School (CKCS) is a K-9 Catholic school located in Stettler and is one of seven schools in East Central Catholic School Division. The school has grown from 27 students when it first opened its doors in 2003 to 142 students in September 2019. The Little Steps preschool program was added in 2011 and has a current enrolment of an additional 22 students. Kindergarten enrollment has remained steady over the past few years and has allowed our primary classrooms to increase to 18-22 students.
The initial 2008-2010 modernization projects saw two thirds of the school updated to accommodate the student enrolment increases, while the remaining one third (438 m2) was left as administration area pending an enrolment increase. In the fall of 2016, the community non-profit tenants vacated which provided an opportunity to increase instructional space to accommodate student growth and improve junior high instructional spaces. Prior to this modernization the library was used as an instructional space to accommodate the enrolment increases. The vision for the current library involves splitting the room into two smaller areas to accommodate a Makerspace program and research activities at the various grade levels. With the addition of the Fountas and Pinnell resources, the former “music room” was repurposed to provide an additional space to work one-on-one or in small groups with students.
In November 2019 CKCS received a $50 000.00 matching Community Initiative Grant that will be allocated to purchase and install an LED media wall and new audio system in the gymnasium.
Planning For The Future
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