Saskatoon Public Schools ( SPS ) or Saskatoon S.D. No. 13 is the largest school division in Saskatchewan serving 28,924 students as of September 2024. Saskatoon Public Schools operates 47 elementary schools, one alliance school (Charles Red Hawk Elementary School on the Whitecap Dakota Nation), and 10 secondary schools in Saskatoon .
6-542: SPS is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The board is responsible for crafting the overall educational vision of schools, as well as creating and upholding board policy. The offices of the Saskatoon School Board are housed in the former Eaton's Building . Saskatoon Public Schools are multicultural and multi-faith. SPS has been recognized as a leader in literacy as well as for its unique program offerings. Some of these unique programs include: Saskatoon Public Schools
12-450: A children's toyland with a mechanical lion, a meat department with an 80-foot marble counter and a Mediterranean-style dining room. In 1970, Eaton's relocated its store to the nearby Midtown Plaza . Serving briefly as athlete housing for the 1971 Canada Winter Games , the building was subsequently occupied from 1973 to 2000 by an outlet of the Army & Navy discount department store. Among
18-422: Is home to the following elementary schools: Saskatoon Public Schools is home to the following secondary schools: Saskatoon Public Schools is home to the following alliance school: Eaton%27s Building (Saskatoon) The Eaton's Building is a landmark building located in downtown Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada. Formerly serving as an Eaton's department store, the building is currently occupied by
24-541: The Neo-Renaissance style, with a tyndall stone and black marble façade and fifteen tripled-arched Palladian windows, the store opened for business on December 5, 1928. In a manner reminiscent of the Eaton's Montreal store , or of the plans for its soon-to-be-built new Toronto store , the building boasted a luxurious interior, with elaborate bronze fixtures and terrazzo flooring. The store also featured an art gallery,
30-607: The Saskatoon Board of Education . In 1927, Eaton's announced that it would construct an eight-storey store at the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 21st Street in Saskatoon's Central Business District . Designed by the Montreal architecture firm of Ross and Macdonald , along with local architect Frank Martin, the store was to have been the tallest building in the city, but was eventually built to only three storeys. Constructed in
36-507: The notable features of the Army & Navy store was a nautical -themed cafeteria. In the mid-1980s, the building was linked to a small shopping centre, office block and parkade that was constructed next door. After Army and Navy vacated the building, it was purchased by the Saskatoon Board of Education. The Board undertook a revitalization of the building, which included the restoration of
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