Quick Facts
- Our school welcomes approximately 540 students from Grade 6-8 each year.
- We offer Regular English with Core French, and the Early French Immersion (EFI) program.
- Our students come to us primarily from three kindergarten to grade 5 elementary schools: Carson Grove, LePhare and Robert Hopkins. When our students graduate from Henry Munro, they usually go to Gloucester or Colonel By secondary schools.
Registration
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration page.
Mission Statement
To develop and provide to each adolescent learner an education of the highest quality in a positive multicultural environment, with caring staff members focusing on the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of the learner.
Our School
Our school is named after Henry Munro, a descendant of a United Empire Loyalist who at one time owned the land on which our school was built. The first phase of Henry Munro Middle School was constructed in 1966, with an addition completed in 1969.
Henry Munro Middle School is located in the Beacon Hill North area of the City of Ottawa, and serves the Carson Grove, Pineview and Cyrville areas, as well as North and South Beacon Hill.
Academic Programs
- Regular English with Core French
- Early French Immersion
Special Education and ESL Programs
All of our Special Education and ESL Programs are coordinated through the Student Support Services (SSS) Team.
- Grade 6/7/8 Congregated Behaviour Intervention Program.
- Gifted support and educational assessments through our Learning Support Teacher.
- Collaborative teaching strategies used by homeroom teachers and Student Support Service teachers to provide remedial help to exceptional students.
- English as a Second Language program.
- English Literacy Development.
Clubs and Activities
Henry Munro offers a large variety of lunch time and after school activities for our students, including:
- Intramural and inter-scholastic teams for both boys and girls in many different sports, including: soccer, cross-country, touch football, volleyball, badminton, dodge ball, basketball, and track and field.
- Drama club, school bands, vocal club, and rock band programs.
- ‘Pay it Forward’ and the ‘All in Student Action Committee’ to promote a positive school climate
- Other clubs and activities include environmental, chess, photography, yearbook, school dances, and board games.
Our school facility features three courtyards, a computer lab, double gymnasium, and library; as well as Music, Drama and Science rooms.
Henry Munro has a large schoolyard with access to a community recreation area. During the winter our students are fortunate to have access to two outdoor community skating rinks
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover.
For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.