Our School
Heritage Public School is located in the rural village of Navan and officially opened its doors in September 2006. Heritage embodies the characteristics of a community school with the parents/guardians and members of the community working hand in hand to prepare our students to be life‐long learners. We believe in the OCDSB’s mission statement and focus every day on educating for success, inspiring learning and building citizenship. Our mascot is the Heritage Hawk and our motto is “Soaring to Success”.
Our Students
Heritage Public School is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 School with an enrolment of approximately 300 students.
Our Staff
At Heritage Public School we have a dedicated staff of 28 professionals who work as a team to ensure the best possible education for each student. Our team consists of 20 teachers, 3 educational assistants, 2 Early Childhood Educators, a library technician, an office administrator, an office assistant, a chief custodian, two evening custodians, a principal and a vice-principal.
Staff members seek out opportunities for professional development through workshops, university courses and conferences. Many staff members volunteer numerous hours delivering extra‐curricular activities to enrich student experiences. We are able to provide a variety of activities to our students such as vocal music, a variety of intramural sports including: soccer, basketball, cross‐country, and volleyball, as well as touch football for intermediate students.
We also have a multi‐disciplinary team that provides support to our students, families and staff. We have a psychologist, speech and language therapist, a social worker and a Learning Support Consultant that are assigned to our school. We also have a Technology Coach from the Business and Learning Technology Department as well as an Assistive Technology Coach that provides support to students and staff.
Our Community
Heritage Public School is set in a rural environment with close ties to the community. We welcome volunteers and many of our parents/guardians are active participants in the school: class activities, helping students with academics, driving teams to sporting events, organizing fund‐raising events, accompanying students on field trips, arranging and distributing hot lunches, organizing a toy and bake sale, and movie nights. Heritage Public School benefits from a very supportive School Council that is comprised of parents and staff. This group is dedicated to strengthening educational opportunities and partnerships with the community and ensuring that the school provides a safe and nurturing environment for all children.
Facilities and Resources
Our building is welcoming, clean, bright and air‐conditioned. It includes a double gym with a stage, a music room, and a large automated library resource centre.
We have a large school yard that includes a field with two goals for soccer, a running track, sanded pits for track and field, a large paved area with painted lines for various creative games and two play structures. “Children’s Village at Navan” is a privately run daycare facility that is attached to the school.
- A library/resource centre with over 7000 English and French books
- Computer technology in every room
- Gym with stage
- A large school yard with a large field, running track, sanded pits for track and field and a paved area with a basketball court and two fixed basketball nets
- Garden boxes located in both the kindergarten and general yard
- Outdoor learning spaces (i.e., Nature Nook)
- Beautiful trees backing the school grounds
- Two play structures
- One block from the school property is an arena where all classes participate in skating
Programs and Services
Special Education and ESL Programs
Our Learning Support Teacher (LST), Learning Resource Teachers (LRT) and Educational Assistants (EAs) provide in class support at the primary, junior and intermediate levels. Our Learning Support Teacher also assist staff by providing assistance with programming, development of Individual Education Plans, conducting educational assessments as well as acting as liaison with the multi‐disciplinary team assigned to the school. The LST also coordinates referrals with our community agencies to address students’ needs.