What We Aspire to Accomplish

At InnovOak School, we are steadfast in our belief that every student has the potential to learn, grow, and excel given the right academic and environmental support. Our mission is clear: to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary for critical engagement with the world, fostering meaningful contributions to their families, communities, employers, and society at large.

We understand the diverse challenges students encounter as they navigate their educational paths, especially those transitioning to new cultural landscapes, including newcomers to Canada. Our commitment is unwavering as we strive to ensure that all students not only meet the graduation requirements of their secondary education but also excel academically and socially.

In Ontario, students are mandated to remain in school until they turn 18 or fulfill the graduation requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). We're thrilled to embark on this educational journey as early as Junior Kindergarten (JK), where our focus is on building foundational skills in reading, writing, and math. Our vision extends beyond the immediate year, encompassing growth opportunities from JK to Grade 12, recognizing that every moment contributes to a student's lifelong success.

We value the significance of secondary school graduation and its pivotal role in shaping future academic endeavors. Parents entrust us with the expectation that their children will not only gain admission to their preferred universities or colleges but also successfully graduate. This responsibility propels us to continually assess and enhance our programs, with student success in post-secondary acceptance and completion as our ultimate measure of effectiveness.

The trust parents place in us is invaluable, and we are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive, and equitable learning environment. Open communication channels, high academic standards, and nurturing relationships are paramount in our approach. Our core values guide us as we strive for excellence, accountability, creativity, empathy, integrity, authenticity, hard work, collaboration, and forward-thinking leadership.

Rooted in tradition yet forward-looking, we embrace diversity and individuality while fostering a collective community spirit. At InnovOak, your child is more than a student—they are a unique individual with their own values and heritage. Our goal is to empower every student to succeed academically, flourish personally, and make positive contributions to their world, honoring their history and traditions along the way.

We are accountable and responsible for what we say, what we mean, and how we accomplish our goals.

We strive to inspire creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit in our thinking, ideas, and expression.

We model high degrees of empathy and compassion to others, by seeking to understand and walking in their shoes.

We model, support, and expect high levels of personal integrity and respect in all of our relationships.

We are genuine and authentic in how we approach our work.

We believe that hard work, grit, and effort creates a sense of pride, satisfaction, and self-made success, that helps us to be successful individually or as part of a collaborative team.

We are well rounded, open minded, insightful thinkers and thoughtful leaders, capable of remembering yesterday, living in today, and seeing tomorrow.

We acknowledge that your children are more than just students; they are unique individuals with their own values and backgrounds. We firmly believe that the values cherished by parents should resonate with the principles we uphold within our school. This is why we emphasize traditional values and cultivate a positive culture that empowers every student to not only succeed in the present but also flourish in the future.