Supporting Every Student’s Learning and Well-Being
At Khalsa School Calgary, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and reach their potential in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. Our Student Services team works collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and school administration to support academic achievement, personal development, and student well-being.
Guided by our commitment to academic excellence and Sikh values, including Seva (selfless service), respect, compassion, humility, and responsibility, we strive to help every student develop the skills, confidence, and independence needed to succeed.
Our Role
The Student Services team supports students with a range of learning, developmental, behavioural, social-emotional, and language needs. Working in partnership with classroom teachers and families, the team helps identify student strengths and areas for growth and coordinates appropriate supports.
Our approach emphasizes early identification of learning needs, collaboration, ongoing progress monitoring, and responsive programming to help students participate meaningfully in school life.
Student Support Services
Our Student Services team works with teachers, families, and school administration to coordinate and support the following areas, as appropriate to individual student needs:
- Learning Support: Identifying learning needs and coordinating targeted interventions, strategies, and classroom supports to help students make progress.
- Individualized Programming: Supporting the development, implementation, and review of Individualized Program Plans (IPPs) and other individualized learning plans, where appropriate.
- Literacy and Numeracy: Working with teachers to monitor student progress and support the development of essential reading, writing, and mathematical skills.
- English Language Learning: Supporting students who are developing English language proficiency through appropriate strategies and progress monitoring.
- Social-Emotional and Behavioural Support: Collaborating with students, families, and teachers to develop strategies that promote positive behaviour, emotional well-being, conflict resolution, and healthy relationships.
- Family Collaboration: Communicating with parents and guardians about student progress, areas of concern, and strategies to support learning at school and at home.
- External Professional Collaboration: Where appropriate, and with the necessary consent, working with external professionals and service providers to support student learning and well-being.
- Assessment and Progress Monitoring: Using classroom assessments, school-based assessments, observations, and relevant provincial assessment information to identify strengths, monitor progress, and guide instructional planning.
- Transitions: Supporting students as they move between grades and preparing Grade 9 students for the transition to high school.
Working Together for Student Success
Student success is a shared responsibility. Our Student Services team works alongside classroom teachers and school administration to identify concerns, discuss strategies, monitor progress, and determine appropriate next steps.
Parents and guardians play an important role in this process. Open communication between home and school helps us better understand each student’s strengths, needs, and circumstances and develop consistent approaches to support learning and development.
When additional support may be beneficial, the school works with families to discuss available options and determine appropriate next steps.
Assessment and Continuous Improvement
Ongoing assessment helps teachers understand what students know, what they can do, and where additional instruction or support may be needed.
Student progress is monitored through classroom assessments, observations, school-based screening and assessment tools, and other relevant measures. Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs), where applicable, provide additional information about student achievement in relation to provincial standards.
This information helps teachers and school administration identify learning priorities, adjust instructional approaches, and plan supports that respond to student needs.
Our Commitment
At Khalsa School Calgary, we are committed to fostering a school community where students feel supported, respected, and encouraged to do their best.
As an accredited funded independent school in Alberta, we strive to provide meaningful learning opportunities that support academic achievement, personal development, and spiritual growth within our Sikh faith-based learning environment.
Through collaboration, responsive programming, and a commitment to our school’s mission and values, we aim to help each student develop their abilities, build positive relationships, and demonstrate a strong Khalsa attitude grounded in respect, responsibility, service, and compassion.
Together, we work to ensure every student has opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed.
Khalsa School Calgary is an accredited funded independent school in Alberta, offering Kindergarten to Grade 9 education in a Sikh faith-based learning environment. We are committed to academic excellence, personal growth, and the development of strong character, guided by Sikh values and our motto, “Preserving the past… preparing for the future.”