At Red Deer Lake, we ensure that everyone feels like they belong, that we believe in our individual and collective potential, and we become our best selves through the choices that we make every day. When we ensure that everyone belongs, believes, and becomes, we are Dragons!

We are a K-9 school with approximately 480 students and 30 staff. This comprises certificated teachers including a Learning Coach, as well as non-certificated staff such as educational assistants, office staff, a Learning Commons Facilitator, and a Family School Liaison Counselor. We offer a wide range of learning opportunities in the classroom, community and outdoors. Students are invited to attend a variety of clubs and extracurricular activities, for a well-rounded schooling experience focusing on intellectual engagement, health & well-being, and social emotional development

When We Belong, Believe, and Become, We are Dragons.

We are 100% of Staff for 100% for Kids

• Everyone that walks through our doors is on our team. We welcome all and support everyone. 

• We speak positively about students and staff. We understand that everyone makes mistakes and requires help, but we focus on the positive. How can we help? What do I not understand, yet?

• We assume good intentions and meet our team where they are at.

• We hold everyone responsible for their actions. When we make mistakes, we work together to amend fractured relationships. 

• We learn together for the good of the team. 

People will forget what we said, people will forget what we did, but people will never forget how we made them feel.

• We have the right to be included in activities, to feel safe at school, and to belong.

• We have the responsibility to be kind and welcoming to all people at Red Deer Lake.

We are curious, not judgmental.

• We have the right to have our ideas heard and for others to listen.

• We have the responsibility to be reflective and to seek to understand where others are coming from. 

• We seek to understand what is in our ‘circle of control’.

We are braver than we believe, stronger than we seem, and smarter than we think.

• We work together to instill a belief in everyone’s potential and capabilities.

• We believe in nurturing not only our academic skills but also our social, emotional, and physical well-being.

Not all those who wander are lost.

• We foster a sense of support among students, staff, families, and the wider community regarding their paths and passions.

The only person we are destined to become is the person we decide to be.

• The choices we make every day impact who we become. We choose to make decisions that are respectful, thoughtful, and kind.