{"id":10,"date":"2017-08-03T08:41:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T12:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/mattawa\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:39:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nearnorthschools.ca\/mattawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Mattawa District Public School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mattawa District Public School is located in the town of Mattawa, Ontario.\u00a0 It is situated on large piece of land that offers a beautiful playground for its students, to play outdoors and to participate in many outdoor experiential learning activities.\u00a0 MDPS is the home of the Mattawa Voyageurs.<\/div>\n
Educational programming at Mattawa District Public School is offered from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6.\u00a0 There is a regular English track system, as well as a French Immersion track system.\u00a0 Student support for learning is offered by quality, experienced classroom teachers.\u00a0 Special supports are also available for students who require special education accommodations, and literacy\/ math intervention at either the primary or junior level.<\/div>\n
Nutrition and physical activity are important aspects of the students\u2019 learning abilities.\u00a0 Through partnerships with Community Living, we are able to offer a Student Nutrition Program for any\/ all students.<\/div>\n
Mattawa District Public School is vibrant school with special events and extra-curricular activities going on for students of all age levels.\u00a0 Primary students are exposed to intramural sports within the school that teach them not only skills, but also how to cooperate as a team member.\u00a0 This is in preparation of the extra-curricular competitive sports that they may participate in their Junior years at the school.\u00a0 Staff and students also organize and participate in special events each year such as the Terry Fox Walk, Take Me Outside Day, Cake Walk, Christmas Concert, Winter Carnaval activities, outdoor play days, Indigenous Day, and school year end field trips.<\/div>\n
In closing, Mattawa District Public School is a tight knit community within itself.\u00a0 The students know one another, and look out for one another.\u00a0 At MDPS, we pride ourselves on the premise that each student matters, we know them all by name, and everybody is welcome. Parents and caregivers are an integral part of our team to providing a balanced approach to learning at MDPS.\u00a0 With parents\u2019\/caregivers\u2019 support and involvement with their children\u2019s education, success is inevitable.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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