Welcome to Our Lady of Mount Carmel!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a unique school with many educational and focus program opportunities. Complementing our various Sports Academies (from grades 3-6), offer a K-6 Green STEM program for all of our students.
If you are interested in having your child attend our school, you may wish to contact us to inquire if Mount Carmel is the right choice for you. If you have any general questions about registering at OLMC, we encourage you to call the school at 780-433-1062. We are proud of our students and their commitment to helping out in our community.
Diane Lefebvre, Principal - Diane.Lefebvre@ecsd.net
Mission Statement
The mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is to provide a quality Catholic education that develops students to be resilient, curious, and critical learners while nurturing Gospel values of acceptance, respect, joy, and love.
Location
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School serves a large part of the south side of Edmonton. This includes the nearby communities of:
- Queen Alexander
- Park Allen
- Pleasantview
- Allendale
- McKernan
- Belgravia
- Argyll
- Garneau
- Hazeldean
- Strathcona
- Pleasantview
- Ritchie
Students applying for the Sports Academies are accepted from outside of our catchment area.
Key Features
- Elementary school with a small school family environment
- Kindergarten with Green STEM programming
- K-6 Green STEM Program
- Hockey Academy Gr 3 - 6
- Soccer Academy Gr 3 - 6
- Elite Athlete Program Gr 4 - 6
- Elementary Music Program
- STEM Lab
- Learning Commons
- Sports Performance Centre
- Fitness Training Centre
- Outdoor Classroom
Resources
- Up-to-date technological resources that support learning including 1-to-1 Student-Chromebooks
- Active School Council
- Strong liaison with St. Anthony Parish
- "Just'n Out of School" before and after school care (780) 919-7471
Our School Name
Mount Carmel is a mountain spur projecting into the sea south of Haifa, Israel. Its bold outline can be seen for many miles. The name means "garden" or "orchard". Mount Carmel became a refuge for early Christian hermits and monks. In about 1156 the Order of Carmelites was founded and a monastery was built to the honour of St. Mary of Mount Carmel.
Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel spread throughout Europe by the returning Crusaders and by members of the Carmelite Order. Notable shrines and churches were founded in honour of Mary under the title of Carmel or Carmen. In England, in 1251 the Virgin appeared to St. Simon Stock, Prior General of the Order of Mount Carmel. According to tradition, Our Lady promised special blessings to all who wore the Carmelite scapular which signified total dedication to her Son, Jesus Christ. Honour to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is worldwide.
The Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is:
Lord let the motherly prayer of the glorious virgin come to our help. Through her support help us reach the true mount which is Jesus Christ.
Amen