One hundred years ago, the children of the first classes at Caswell
Community School played games at recess among the cows in
Robert Caswell's pasture. 102 years later, the Caswell
neighbourhood is well known for its character homes and
quiet side streets. Caswell Community School is tucked away
amid large Manitoba Maples, elms and pines just two blocks
from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and
Technology (SIAST), Kelsey Campus. As a community school, we
have a full-time Community Coordinator and half-time
Nutrition Coordinator. We are well supported through our
Care and Share business partners and the people in our
neighbourhood. We also have an after school program for
students.
Caswell Community School offers a full program from PreK to Grade 8 to
over three hundred students.
It is also home to one of Saskatoon Public Schools
two Academically Talented (AcTal) programs. The
AcTal students enjoy a congregated setting where their
academic skills are stretched through enrichment of the
curriculum. All
students enjoy Caswell's bright, large, windowed classrooms
and wide hallways. We love getting together for special
meals, In Motion activities and Nutrition Positive
lunches. In addition to curricular offerings including Core
French, our students are actively engaged in a wide variety
of extra-curricular programs including volleyball,
basketball, hockey, track, CanSpell, debate, math club,
choir, handbells, musicals and drama.
Each year, our Grades 5 to 8 bands bring back
trophies from various competitions. Our debaters have
represented us well in city and provincial competitions.
Our track team and relay teams bring back ribbons
from every meet.
Our families reflect Saskatoon's diverse population. We have a large
First Nations population.
We emphasize Treaty Education and Indigenous Ways of
Knowing in our curricular teaching.
We work closely with Whitecap Dakota First Nation to
serve the needs of their students.
Over 10% of our students are new immigrants. They
provide richness to our school culture as we share in their
language, dress, customs and food. As we are introduced to
more cultures, we endeavour to find ways of taking advantage
of the relationships we can build. Every socio-economic
strand is represented in our school. All students are
respected and expected to respect one another.
New families to Caswell often comment about the warm,
friendly feeling they experience when entering our school.
This is a tribute to our highly committed staff. In
addition, we are indebted to the many people who volunteer
at Caswell on a regular basis to work one-on-one with our
students.