School Profile
Number of students: About 315, Kindergarten through Grade 6
Number of classes: 14
Number of teachers: 20
Total number of staff: 50, includes administration, clerical, custodial and support staff
Itinerent district staff: a speech-language pathologist, a school based counselor (two days a week), an Indigenous Advocate (two half days), inclusive teachers and English language teachers (five days a week).
Location: close to the downtown core of Kelowna.
Neighborhood: consists of single-family dwellings, apartment buildings, multiple-family dwellings, subsidized housing units, churches, hospitals, shopping malls, commercial properties, dentist and physician offices, a pharmacy, agricultural land with orchards, and small farms.
School Team: Firebirds
School Colours: Red and Yellow
School Logo: Firebird
In addition to the Elementary program, our school offers a Strong Start Center within our building for parents and preschoolers to enjoy together and and out-of-school care program. The out-of-school care program is offered in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, a privately owned company.
At A.S. Matheson it is our fundamental belief that all students can learn and that learning encompasses the whole child (social, emotional and intellectual development). We strive to help all students meet and/or exceed expectations in all areas of the curriculum. Setting high standards for students academically and behaviorally is helping us achieve higher results on standardized District and Provincial testing.