Turnbull School

A Private Elementary School in Ottawa

Excellence and Caring since 1992
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Welcome

We are an elementary private school in Ottawa, Ontario, focused on Excellence and Caring. We’ve been enriching education through small class sizes, dedicated teachers and extra-curricular activities since 1992.

We welcome you to visit and see what makes our learning environment so special.

Read Mary Ann Turnbull’s speech about our Coat of Arms

Awards

Science
Ottawa Regional Science Fair
Canada Wide Science Fair

Physical Education and Athletics
PHE Canada (Diamond Award)
CIRA Ontario (Outstanding Intramural Achievement)

Concert Band
Silver & Gold Standard of Performance, Regional MusicFest
Silver & Gold Standard of Performance, National MusicFest

Community
United Way Community Builder Award
United Way Community Impact Award
Ottawa Hospital Inspiration Award
Ottawa Hospital Spirit of the Run Award

Environmental
Seeds Foundation – Emerald School

Affiliations

Ontario Federation of Independent Schools
PHE Canada
Canadian Intramural Recreation Association, Ontario
OISAA – Ottawa Independent Schools Athletic Association

News and Events

Fall Athletics

Congratulations to our Junior Boys Soccer team on their first place finish at the OISAA Championship Tournament.

Congratulations to our Cross-Country Running team for their eight top 5 results, including two first place finishes, at this year’s OISSA Pumpkin Run.

Applications for 2024 – 2025 Now Being Accepted

Turnbull School is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year for Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 8. To learn more about our school’s engaging and nurturing program, please contact Turnbull School’s Registrar, Rachel Fabich: 613-729-6099, x 212 or rfabich@turnbull.ca.

Ottawa Regional Science Fair Results 2024

Our senior students who participated at the Ottawa Regional Science Fair did a wonderful job, enjoyed their experience, and earned several awards. Congratulations to all our students who took part in this exciting event. The following is a list of results at this year’s ORSF:

Best in Age Interdisciplinary Awards – Junior

  • 1st Place – Sarvin Panu-Metsaranta – Sugar Rush: Determining the Best Carbohydrate Source to Aid Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
  • 2nd Place – Anna Lalu – Stances Towards Vaping on Social Media
  • Honourable Mention: Zara Saxe – The Use of Alum and the Effects on Aquatic Life

Kiran Lalu – ChatGPT vs Teachers: Can AI be used in schools to help students?

Zayn Boodhwani – Defying Drought

 

Special Awards 

  • Water Environmental Association of Ontario Award – Zara Saxe
  • Canada Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Ottawa – Zayn Boodhwani
  • Laurentian Chapter of SETAC Award – Zara Saxe
  • Partners in Research – UOttawa School of Medicine Award – Sarvin Panu-Metsaranta
  • Water Environment Association of Ontario Award – Nadia Golah-Rusnak


Junior Divisional Awards 

  • Digital Technology – Kiran Lalu
  • Health and Wellness – Anna Lalu


Turnbull Alumni
Natural Resources Award and entry to the Canada Wide Science Fair – Aliyan Boodhwani

Concert Band Earns Gold

Turnbull School’s Concert Band participated in the 2024 Capital Region MusicFest in February achieving a Gold Level of performance. They travelled to Toronto in May to compete in the Nationals where they earned a Gold Level of performance.

OISAA Basketball Championship 2024

We are pleased to announce another very successful season for Turnbull School basketball. The junior boys and girls teams, along with the senior girls team each won their respective OISAA Championships this year. In January, the senior girls team also repeated as victors of the Montreal Independent Schools Invitational Basketball Tournament. Congratulations to all the players and coaches for their hard work and commitment.