Our School's Name
Alexander Ferguson School was named in honour of Captain Alexander Hamilton Ferguson who, for 34 years, served as physical education director of the Calgary Board of Education. Captain Ferguson was responsible for building the outstanding physical training program in local schools.
School Mission
Our mission is to develop a school culture of Belonging, Mastery, Independence and Generosity within an artistic framework and philosophy.
School Vision
Confident, caring, creative and contributing people: our responsibility, our opportunity, and our legacy.
Purpose Statement
Providing diverse opportunities enabling learners to experience success.
We Are Known For
Learning through the arts excellence, a strong focus on student citizenship and positive community connections.
We Believe
- Learning should be joyous, active and meaningful.
- A learning through the arts approach is quality learning.
- A safe and supportive environment fosters life-long learning and responsible citizenship.
- Each and every individual is unique.
- Open, honest communication is very important. It should be reflective and sincere, valuing all voices.
- All members of our learning community need to become self-directed, collaborative learners.
- Parents and family are foundational to the success of each student.
- Student success is ensured through focus on the CBE ends of academic achievement, responsible citizenship, acquiring one's personal highest potential and building character.
We Focus on Success
- High parental/student satisfaction.
- "Excellence of staff" rated as the highest criterion for attending AFS.
- Strong emphasis on student leadership/mastery.
- Part of the world class Calgary Board of Education, the dynamic learning community of choice and winner of the 2007 Governance Award.
Our Mural and School Motto
Our School Motto is "Making a World of Difference" and is vividly illustrated in our outside school mural painted by nationally-recognized mural artist and former AFS parent, Doug Driediger.
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.
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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.