Media Releases
Guelph schools in running for $20,000 outdoor classroom prize
GUELPH, Ontario (September 29, 2011) — Two Guelph schools are finalists in a national competition to win a customized $20,000 outdoor classroom – and they want your vote.
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Future French Immersion attendance areas in South Guelph approved
GUELPH, Ontario (March 27, 2013) – The attendance area for a new school to be constructed on Zaduk Place in Guelph has been established.
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Everyday Heroes Announced for 2011
GUELPH, Ontario (June 1, 2011) — The Upper Grand District School Board is proud to announce the winners of its 2011 Everyday Hero Awards.
Full day kindergarten by 2014
GUELPH, Ontario (June 2, 2010) — The Ontario government has announced the details for implementing the final two years of full-day kindergarten across the province. Every four- and five-year-old child will be able to go to full-day kindergarten by September 2014.
French Immersion Starting in Rockwood in September 2014
GUELPH, Ontario (November 7, 2013) — French Immersion (FI) will
begin in Rockwood in the 2014-15 school year in response to the ongoing support
of the Rockwood community and early registration numbers that confirm that a
program is viable.
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French trip to St Donat, Quebec
GUELPH, Ontario (February 22, 2011) — February 13th – 16th, 22 high school students from the Upper Grand
District School Board travelled to St Donat, Quebec, for four fun-filled
days of immersion in Francophone culture and language.
French Immersion attendance areas to be set for South Guelph
GUELPH, Ontario (March 8, 2013) – The third and final report of the New South Guelph
JK-8 FI Centre Boundary Review has been posted to the Upper Grand
District School Board website, in advance of the presentation to
trustees on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
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Four Shelburne students receive provincial heritage award
SHELBURNE, Ontario (February 29, 2012) — For their creation of a World War I memorial based on a scroll designed by Group of Seven artist A.J. Casson, four Grade 12 students from Centre Dufferin District High School have received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Youth Achievement.
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First step taken to establish a boundary for the new King George P.S.
GUELPH, Ontario (June 13, 2012) — It won’t take effect until September 2014, but the
Upper Grand District School Board is getting its homework done early by
establishing an attendance area boundary for King George Public School.
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Final report of the King George Boundary Review goes to trustees
GUELPH, Ontario (December 11, 2012) — The Upper Grand District School Board has moved a
step closer towards setting attendance area boundaries for King George
Public School, effective September 2014. The Board’s Business Operations
Committee has voted to approve Scenario 1 in the King George JK-8 FI
Boundary Review – with one significant change. The decision must still
be ratified at the regular board meeting on December 18.
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