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Our mission is to collaboratively nurture a trusting community of faith through reflection and action so that every member will recognize their capacity and embrace God's invitation to make a difference to themselves and others.
Welcome to St. Joseph Catholic School! We are are Kindergarten to Grade 8 school located in the beautiful east end of Belleville, Ontario. 
 
St. Joseph Catholic School is a vibrant school community with a strong commitment to supporting our students across all areas of their development: faith, academic, social-emotional, artistic, and athletic. We challenge our students daily to become the best version of themselves by living out the gospel values, sharing their God-given talents, and emulating our school's patron saint by accepting God's invitation to protect and take care of others. 
 
It is within our caring learning environment that the uniqueness of every child is valued so they may grow to become responsible and self-directed problem solvers. We promote student success through strong relationships between home, parish, and school. By working together, we set new goals and open new doors that further enhance the lives and learning of all of our students. 
 
We look forward to working with you to develop the leaders of tomorrow!
 
Reverence, Responsibility, Relationships
In February 2022, the ALCDSB received approval to award the tender for the renovation and construction of a new school addition to St. Joseph Catholic School, located on Bridge Street East in Belleville.
The $22.6 million project will provide ALCDSB students with more opportunities to feel empowered to reach their full potential within a state-of-the-art facility. This project is part of the province's capital investment program to support students with better learning spaces.
 The addition will accommodate:
  • 481 elementary student spaces
  • 20 learning studios
  • 6 learning commons
  • 3 new childcare rooms, providing 49 new licensed childcare spaces
  • 2 dedicated EarlyON Child and Family Centre rooms.
 
While this work is being completed, the St. Joseph Catholic School community is being temporarily housed at the Sir Winston Churchill Public School site, located at 301 MacDonald Avenue.

The ALCDSB is dedicated to creating and promoting positive school climate and well-being in all of our schools. Respecting the dignity of all persons by fostering trusting relationships through policies and practices that promote equity, inclusion and diversity are at the core of our Catholic values, the Board's spiritual theme of Faith in Action and our provincial Catholic Graduate Expectations. A positive school climate is directly linked to student success and well-being ensuring students are motivated to do well and will realize their full potential. We are committed to sustaining healthy and nurturing communities of belonging that are safe, caring and respectful and built on the principles of restorative practice and progressive discipline.

 

The ALCDSB and its school communities engage in a whole school approach in putting prevention and intervention strategies in place to facilitate a positive relationship between students, staff, parents and community partners.

To view our school's commitment to promoting positive school climate and well-being, please see the attached document.