L'École Sam Livingston
An engaging and inspiring learning community!
We are a dynamic, caring, bilingual community where everyone is valued and respected. Together we celebrate diversity. While engaged in meaningful, interactive and challenging work, we strive for personal and academic success and take responsibility for our learning. We embrace the challenges and the opportunities of our everchanging world.
School Mission
At Sam Livingston School, we strive to meet the individual needs of our students through effective education and the personalization of learning.
School Philosophy
Our school believes that:
- Personalizing the learning process is of prime importance.
- We must be student centered.
- Students need to develop responsibility for self and others.
- We should all work toward providing a rewarding, meaningful, and positive experience for students, staff, and parents.
- We must strive toward meeting the individual needs of students and staff.
- Consistent and positive communications between parents and teachers is vital.
- We attempt to meet the needs of the whole child.
- It is important to have students become responsible, independent, self-directed, and happy lifelong learners.
- Staff, students, and parents must be involved in setting individual and group goals in behaviour, attitude, and achievement.
- All people should be treated with respect
Sam Livingston School at a Glance
- Outdoor learning area called Enviro-lab.
- The Learning Commons (Labo-Créo) is centered around project based learning.
- Technology throughout the school, supporting student learning (iPads, mini iPads, Macbooks).
- Music program which includes choirs and a handbell group for Grade 4 students.
- Grade 4 peer leaders provide leadership in the school by planning school wide spirit days, and spending time in classrooms during indoor recesses.
- Grade 3 and 4 students run a recycling club, help set up gym equipment, and work as Bus Buddies who escort younger children to the bus.
- Staggered lunch hour: Grades 1 and 2 eat first while Grades 3 and 4 play, then Grades 3 and 4 eat and Grades 1 and 2 play.
- Assemblies, concerts and announcements are presented in both French and English.
- We take great pride in the cleanliness of the school and are very environmentally aware.
- Active School Council
- Monthly Fun Lunch facilitated by the School Council
Who Was Samuel Livingston?
The school was named after Sam Livingston, the first dairy farmer in Calgary. Sam was born in Ireland in 1828 and followed the multitudes of prospectors who had gold fever in California. Sam was a prospector, a trader, and a farmer. In 1873, Sam settled in the Calgary area where he married Jane Howse and together they had 14 children. His actual farm and homestead is where Heritage Park now stands. Sam's gravestone can be viewed in the cemetery at Heritage Park.
Our School's Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We are committed to acknowledging and supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action specific to education. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action, on June 21, we renewed our commitment.
View Our Truth and Reconciliation Commitment | 2025-2026
School Development Plan
Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth. Our school development plan is not meant to represent all of the work that takes place in our school, but rather it focuses on specific areas for improvement.
View Our School Development Plan | 2024-2025
School Improvement Results Report
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education, outlines some of the highlights of our school development plan and gives an overview of our school. You can look on the CBE website for system-wide results.