RisingOaks
Early Learning
Saint John Paul II
About Saint John Paul II
Centre Details:
Hours of Operation: 6:30 am to 6:00 pm
Ages Served: 3 months to 12 years
Meals & Snacks:
We serve nutritious meals.
Read about them here
Fees:
Full-day Child Care Fees
School-age Fees
Summer Camp Fees
Tours and Availability:
Please call or email the Supervisor, Shannon Bell, or Assistant Supervisor, Deb Wintrip, to arrange a tour or to inquire about availability.
Registration
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Saint John Paul II Learning Stories
We love sharing all the learning that is taking place in our programs. Every program at our centre shares a new story each month, so be sure to check back often! You can also email and print each story to share with friends and family.

School-age 3 has been working on a Self Care Project. Part of this project is expressing our emotions - something that we continue to work on daily. Since our group enjoys LEGO®, we thought that it would be a good idea to incorporate it in this learning. Children participated in group discussions, talking about what makes them happy, sad, excited, frustrated and all the emotions they could think of. Throughout this exercise, we heard so many amazing conversations. Jaidyn said, “When I see my cat after a long day it makes me so happy.” Theo expressed that when his family goes on vacation it makes him very excited. Hannah was surprised at how fast Christmas is coming, because after Christmas her birthday is not far behind.
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Well, what a summer it has been. Educators and infants all adjusting to new routines and building th...
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One morning we ventured into the garden located at the front of our building to pick some mint leave...
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Earlier in the week we did a survey with the preschoolers asking them what they wanted to bake in th...
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While visiting her mom, Lisa found two large green caterpillars along with a baby one crawling on th...
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Here at RisingOaks Early Learning | Saint John Paul II, we have been enjoying all the exciting momen...
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In support and awareness of pride month, the infants have been busy expressing themselves creatively...
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Saint John Paul II Projects
Projects evolve based on the children's interests, where our educators act as co-learners. Projects are documented in three phases; generating ideas by making a plan, implementing the plan and reflecting on the learning.

Infant Completed: March 2023 RECEs: Tami S., Connie C., Jennifer S. and Judy H. Objectives: To further explore the in...
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Preschool 1 Completed: December 2022 RECEs: Emma and Christina Objectives: To further explore the children’s current ...
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Toddler Completed: December 2022 RECEs: Cara, Cristina and Krista-Ann Objectives: To further explore t...
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Preschool 2 Completed: June 2022 RECEs: Lisa, Christina Objectives: To explore and expand the preschooler’s know...
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Preschool 1 Completed: June 2022 RECEs: April, Amy and Emma Objectives: To further explore the preschoolers interest ...
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Infant Completed: June 2022 RECEs: Jennifer, Tami, Connie and Judy Objectives: To dive deeper into play and how it pr...
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