St. Louis school may be small, but it has a big heart and a tight-knit community that feels like a family. The school has a long-standing history of academic excellence and an innovative approach to education. The dedicated teachers offer students every opportunity to excel with highly targeted programming in both literacy and math. St. Louis School also infuses the culture of the local First Nation and Metis communities by offering both Ojibway and French language classes.

“Hi, my name is Chrysti and my three daughters attend St. Louis School. I’m amazed every day at what my girls learn at school. St. Louis has so many exciting programs like the Lego Club, Nature Club and Dog-trick Club and my girls are excited to go to school every morning. The staff are incredible and meet your child where they’re at academically, socially and emotionally. They know each students’ name and always have you child’s best interest at heart.”

St. Louis School is proud to offer strong programming that supports student success in academics. Our EMPOWER Reading Program helps gives students the tools they need to read. The Empower Reading program was introduced at St. Louis School in the 2017-2018 school year and was expanded due to its success to all elementary schools at Kenora Catholic beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. The program is offered to children in Grades 2-5. Children identified for the program are given extra reading time on a daily basis during regular class. All teachers offering the program are trained by certified instructors in order to ensure children participating in the program are experiencing the same benefits that were observed during research.

As part of a new focus from the Kenora Catholic District School Board we also offer a Math Support teacher to help both students and teachers in the instruction of math. The Math Support teacher works with our Numeracy Facilitator and are trained by renowned math instruction expert Dr. Marian Small. They help teachers in any way they can including intervention methods, finding new math games, diagnostic tools, and math lessons.