Mother St. Bride Catholic School

About Our School

  • Address: 414 Second Ave. West, North Bay, Ontario P1B 3L2
  • Telephone: (705) 472-1524
  • Email: mother.st.bride@npsc.ca
  • Grades: JK - Gr. 8
  • Hours of Instruction: 8:50 A.M. - 3:10 P.M.

Mother St. Bride School is located near the downtown section of the city of North Bay. It was built in 1964 as a senior elementary school with facilities for Music, Industrial Arts and Home Economics. Schools with intermediate classes transport their students to the school for instruction in these areas.

In 1980, Mother St. Bride School became a K - 8 school. In 1994, the board initiated a junior learning skills class at Mother St. Bride School and in September 1997 an intermediate learning skills class was started.

Presently, Mother St. Bride School continues to provide instruction from Junior Kindergarten to grade eight. It also receives students from St. Alexander's Junior Elementary School for grade seven and eight instruction. The School continues to provide programs in the specialized areas to all of the board's schools for music, design & tech and family studies.

Two years ago the YMCA began an afterschool program free to families grade one to six. This program runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:15pm to 6:15pm

Last year the Lindsey Weld Day Care began operation for before and after school child care.

New this year, Mother St. Bride School is happy to announce the addition of a Best Start Program which will run Tuesday and Friday mornings.

Facilities:

  • 9 classrooms
  • gymnasium
  • Early Learning Kindergarten Class
  • Library
  • Design & Tech. Rm
  • Junior Learning Skills Rm
  • Family Studies Rm
  • Intermediate Learning Skills Rm
  • Music Rm
  • Lunch area

Enrolment: 210

School Community Information

Principal
Susan Wardell
School Secretary
Anna Marie Rothwell
Transportation
Tel: (705) 472-8840
Parish Information
Pro-Cathedral / Corpus Christi /St. Peter's

Community Relations

Mother St. Bride School is located in the heart of the community. Its facilities are used after hours by:

Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph Scollard Hall Volleyball and Basketball Teams, Gateway Gliders Square

Dancers, Community Volleyball teams,   Zumba Dancers.

We work in Partnership with:

  • Pro-Cathedral,
  • North Bay Food Bank
  • Indian Friendship Centre
  • North Bay Health Unit Early Years Demonstration Project
  • SJSH Outreach Program
  • Co-op and Apprentice Programs
  • Canadore Community College
  • Nipissing University
  • Frontier College
  • North Bay & Mattawa Conservation Authority
  • North Bay Museum
  • Capital Centre
  • Knights of Columbus
  • North  Bay YMCA
  • Apollo Gymnastic Club
  • North Bay Police Services
  • RISK Watch
  • D.A.R.E.
  • North Bay Ontario Works
  • Lindsey Weld Day Care Centre
  • HANDS  Child and Family Services
  • C.A.S

Catholic School Advisory Council

Chairperson: Mrs. Giovanna Parnell

The Mother St. Bride School Council is committed to academic excellence and the philosophy and goals of Catholic education. As an advisory body, it exists to assist the school in realizing the goals of the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board. As such it provides direct communication links to strengthen partnerships between the home, school, parish and the community, that will enhance education programs and services and foster increased sharing of information.

Membership includes:

  • Six elected parents or guardians with children attending the school.
  • One member of teaching staff.
  • One member of non-teaching staff.
  • One community representative.
  • One member of volunteer team.
  • One member of the local church parishes.

The council meets twice each term.

How We Live Our Catholic Faith

Mother St. Bride School endeavours to provide a peaceful environment that nurtures the growth of a faith community physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially based on the teachings and values of the Catholic Church.

The faith community of our school reflects its gospel base through its hospitable environment, the presence of sacred imagery, the respect shown all persons and the religious atmosphere.

The staff place high priority on their own faith development by participating in annual retreats, seasonal prayer experiences and frequent catechetical/theological updates and by their ownership of the religious mission of our school system.

The religious curriculum provides a doctrinally sound, balanced, sequential, developmentally appropriate and integrated presentation of the essential content of the Christian message.

Service projects are an essential part of the curriculum at all levels and student-reflection on the service opportunity is seen as integral at all levels.

Our school is involved with several community projects:

  • Breakfast and Snack  Program
  • Food Bank
  • Indian Friendship Centre
  • Share Lent Projects
  • Operation Christmas Child
  • Santa Claus Fund
  • Clothes Drive (LIPI)
  • Random Acts of Kindness Campaign
  • Cassell Home Outreach
  • All Hearts Pet Rescue
  • School Supplies for Sarchi Costa Rica
  • Virtues Program
  • Gathering Place Outreach