Prospect Lake Elementary

About

Prospect Lake Elementary is located at 321 Prospect Lake Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 1J7. The school describes itself as “Home of the Panthers!” and opens its website with a territorial acknowledgement recognizing the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory students live, learn, and teach.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Saanich)

Education language: The district provides English Language Learner (ELL) supports to help students develop English for communication and academic progress; support may be provided in-class and/or in small groups by specialty teachers, with an Annual Instructional Plan (AIP) for qualifying students. The district also offers a French Immersion bilingual program option beginning in Kindergarten, with much of instruction delivered in French while following the regular curriculum in structure and content.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-5

Phone: 250 727-3314

Email: prospectlake@saanichschools.ca

Principal: Sarah Salemink

Education Languages

The district provides English Language Learner (ELL) supports to help students develop English for communication and academic progress; support may be provided in-class and/or in small groups by specialty teachers, with an Annual Instructional Plan (AIP) for qualifying students. The district also offers a French Immersion bilingual program option beginning in Kindergarten, with much of instruction delivered in French while following the regular curriculum in structure and content.

Programs and Services

Athletics and extracurricular sports Prospect Lake offers opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular sports and activities. Student support / counselling School counsellors provide services to students and their families to support educational, personal, social, and emotional development. Families are directed to call the school office for more information. Student support / inclusive education (district) The district’s Inclusive Education staff provides a range of services to support an inclusive and welcoming learning environment and to help students experience belonging, competence, and self-determination; families are encouraged to begin by talking with their child’s teacher or school administrator. Language support (ELL) (district) The district’s English Language Learner supports help students build English proficiency and academic skills, with support delivered by trained specialty teachers in-class and/or in small groups, including assessments and an Annual Instructional Plan (AIP) for qualifying students.

School Culture and Expectations

The school includes a territorial acknowledgement recognizing the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory the school community lives, learns, and teaches. At the district level, Inclusive Education emphasizes an inclusive and welcoming learning environment where students experience belonging, competence, and self-determination, guided by principles including the First Peoples Principles of Learning.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

The district provides school bus transportation information, including annual registration requirements for K–12 riders and a School Bus Riders Code of Conduct. District walk limits for transportation eligibility are 2.5 km for Kindergarten–Grade 5 and 4.8 km for Grades 6–12; buses typically do not stop within those distances from a school. Students who are registered and confirmed receive a bus pass and are required to scan it when boarding and disembarking.

Enrollment

The school website links families to Kindergarten information, including the registration process.