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Quebec trip immerses students in French culture and language
Forty-eight students and four teachers from the Upper Grand District School Board were fully immersed in French Canadian culture and language during a four day trip to St Donat, Quebec, February 11-14, 2015.
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Students will take Warm Winter Wishes to Orlando
Two students from Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest took home a top honour from the 36th Annual DECA Ontario Provincials Competition, February 5-7, 2015 in Toronto.
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Guelph Fire Department and Upper Grand take fire safety lessons across Canada
The Guelph Fire Department has recognized two employees of the Upper
Grand District School Board who participated in the development of an
ESL (English as a Second Language) Fire Safety Program used in
classrooms across Canada.
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New elementary school in East Guelph to get head start in former Tytler PS
A new elementary school on Couling Crescent in East Guelph is beginning to take shape before shovels hit the ground. At a special board meeting on February 10 trustees of the Upper Grand District School Board voted unanimously to create an interim boundary for the proposed JK-8 French Immersion (FI) Centre. The motion passed by trustees was one of a set of staff recommendations designed to address the issue of rapidly increasing enrolment at École Edward Johnson Public School in Guelph.
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Celebrate the season – it’s Winter Walk Day on February 4
Wednesday 4, 2015 February is Winter Walk Day – a day to embrace winter, bundle up, get outside and celebrate.
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Peter Leblanc of Erin Public School named one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals™
GUELPH, Ontario – Not only is he tech-savvy and data-driven, he can name every one of the 340 students at his school. Peter Leblanc of Erin Public School now has been named as one of Canada’s 40 Outstanding Principals™ for 2015.
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Highlights of the January 2015 Board Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board was held on January 27, 2015. The following are highlights of the meeting.
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CHSS students build doghouses for northern dogs in Aboriginal communities
College Heights Secondary School (CHSS) students are building 30 doghouses over the next few weeks that will be shipped to Northern Ontario Aboriginal communities in a unique partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Habitat for Humanity and the Upper Grand District School Board.
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French Immersion growth prompts board to look at accommodation options
Rapidly increasing enrolment at École Edward Johnson Public School in
Guelph has prompted the Upper Grand District School Board to consider a
number of options for relieving enrolment pressure, including temporary
use of the former Tytler Public School.
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Trustees face decision as staff recommend closure of Kenilworth PS
GUELPH, Ontario – The staff of the Upper Grand District School Board will recommend to trustees that Kenilworth Public School be closed as of September 2015. Under the proposed scenario, referred to as Option 3 in the report, Kenilworth students south of Side Road 3 would attend Arthur PS, and students north of Side Road 3 would attend Victoria Cross PS.
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