During the 2021/2022 school year the staff, caregivers and students, solidified the Four Pillars of our new Mission Statement. Please reach out, connect and share your thoughts and resources with us as we continue to grow. 

 Our Theme is to provide a Values-Based Education - A small, nurturing environment that instills intentionality and compassion, so our students emerge as adventurous activists ready to meet the sustainability demands of our rapidly changing and interconnected world. 

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At HPAS, we strive to delve deeper and gain a greater understanding of the Science and Social Studies curricula because we focus yearlong on specific strands, rotating through Year A and Year B  in our combined classes. 

What is a Community Action Day? 

Action Days are when families, students and staff gather together at the start of the school day. This practice is one of the ways that we integrate Indigenous perspectives at the school. Many Indigenous cultures have beliefs that center around circles. For some, the circle represents cycles in the natural world, connection, equity and wholeness. We use this time to connect as an Intentional Community (Pillar #1), share information and learn.

When and Where does it occur?
We will gather on the field at Ravina at the start of the school day; 8:50am. 

Circle typically lasts 15-20 minutes. This year, teachers and select students will lead each circle; next year, we hope to engage our Caregiver Community. 

Our 2025/2026 Dates:

Tue Oct 21st - Intention 

Wed Feb 25th - Compassion 

Thu May 28th - Adventure & Activism & Sustainability 

What does Circle entail?

- Welcome + Land Acknowledgement + Song

- Community Action Piece - Each class will explore an issue or make observations in the local community and learn about how we can interact with the needs of our environment. For example, looking at Community Pollinator Gardens in Kindergarten or informing our community about the use of road salt and shovelling driveways of homes that wished to reduce their salt use.

Lower Parking Lot

We have limited spaces in our parking lot for staff use; if you plan on driving to Community Circle we kindly ask that you park on a street nearby and walk to the Circle with your child. It’s a fantastic way for the whole family to stay healthy, active and happy! Allow some time to spot lots of interesting things on your way to Ravina and become more familiar with the neighbourhood.  

2024/2025: Year A: Pillar #1, Intentional Community: Student learning and development is supported by meaningful collaboration with parents and their community members/organizations.

2023/2024: Year B: A Sense of Place and Belonging, both personal and collective in our Identoties and Communities. 

2022/2023: Year A: *NEW MISSION*

2021/2022: Year B: We are #GenerationRestoration.  Restoring ourselves.  Restoring our communities.  Restoring our Earth.

2020/2021 Year A: Communities: Challenge and Change, What challenges do our communities face? As responsible citizens, what can we do to create meaningful change that can improve our lives and the lives of others?

2019/2020: Year B: Designing for Sustainability. What can we design to improve our lives and the lives of others?

2018/2019 Year A: What is Sustainability? Learning more about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development

2017/2018 Year B: Designing Our Lives - how can art and design help us to improve our lives and the lives of others?

2016/2017 Year A: Food For Thought - something that warrants serious consideration: poverty, inequality, discrimination - many current injustices that may spark the activist voice of our students

2015/2016 Year B: Dwellings: Historical, Geographical and Structural

2014/2015 Year A: Water for Life (see United Nations International Decade for Action)

2013/2014 Year B: Town: Active Citizenship

2012/2013 Year A: Past, Present, Future (in accordance with the *new* 2013 Social Studies Curriculum)