News & Announcements
School Council
Our first School Council meeting for the 2019/2020 school year is on Thursday, September 26th at 6:30pm in the GCVI Library and Learning Commons. Please see the attached agenda. GCVI School Council September Meeting 2019
GCVI Photo Day
Smile! GCVI's photo day is Thursday, September 12th.
UGDSB’s IB Program at GCVI Continues to Outperform Worldwide Results
July 9, 2019
GUELPH, Ontario – The students enrolled in Guelph CVI’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) continue to achieve outstanding results.
The IB DP is a two-year, academically challenging program that prepares students for success at university and beyond. The internationally recognized program prepares youth for effective participation in a rapidly evolving and increasingly global society. In the Upper Grand District School Board, the IB DP is offered …
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Students with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions – Policy 518
If there are no significant changes needed for your child’s Plan of Care complete this form: https://www.ugdsb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Annual-Renewal-Plan-of-Care-2018-06-fillable.pdf If there are new or significant changes please complete the applicable forms: https://www.ugdsb.ca/board/policy/policy-518-students-with-life-threatening-medical-conditions/
GCVI Receives Multiple Awards at the University of Waterloo Electric Vehicle Challenge
May 30, 2019
GUELPH, Ontario – A year of hard work has paid off for Guelph CVI’s Electric Vehicle Team.
On Saturday May 25, GCVI SHSM students competed at the Waterloo Electric Vehicle Challenge.
The annual event, hosted by Waterloo Engineering, encourages students to design and test their own electric car in an endurance competition.
The students worked hard all year to design, fabricate, program, machine, assemble, wire and test all three …
GCVI Staff Start GAELS Foundation to Help School Community
GUELPH, Ontario – A group of staff members at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute have started a foundation to help support members of the GCVI community.
The goal of the GAELS Foundation is to “provide financial support for members of our local, national and global communities in need and to create a model of generosity, compassion and caring for students and to generate awareness of issues of need from a local …
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Nobel Prize Winner Donna Strickland visits GCVI
February 15, 2019
GUELPH, Ontario – Students at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute had a special visit from a former student who has been recognized for her groundbreaking work in physics.
On Friday Feb. 15, Nobel Prize winner Donna Strickland visited Guelph CVI to speak to students. Professor Strickland is a Guelph native and attended Victory Public School, Willow Road Public School and GCVI. Currently, Strickland is an associate professor at …
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On Street Parking Map and Access to School Map
On Street Parking Map – This map shows where you can park in the surrounding streets. If you need to drive to the school please consider parking on a street where on street parking is allowed and walking the rest of the way to the school. This will help reduce traffic congestion on the school site and immediately in front of the school.
Access to School Map – This map will …
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New Daily Schedule
FYI - We have a new Daily Schedule beginning February 6th 2019 (Semester 2). NEW DAILY SCHEDULE
Routes to School Planner
Use this map to plan a walking or wheeling route to school! The map shows safety features such as traffic lights and crosswalks.
The map also shows suggested “walk a block” locations. These locations are areas where on street parking is allowed. If you need to drive to the school, consider parking in these areas and walking the last block or two. This will help reduce vehicle congestion …
GCVI Students Bring Attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
December 21, 2018
GUELPH, Ontario – Earlier this year, students in the Indigenous studies class at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute began a Red Dress Project.
Over the last 30 years, more than 1,000 Canadian Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or have been murdered. The Red Dress Project aims to not only bring attention to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), but also to be a …
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GCVI Graduate wins Nobel Prize in Physics
October 2, 2018
GUELPH, Ontario – A former Guelph resident and Upper Grand District School Board graduate has been named a winner of the Nobel Prize.
Donna Strickland began her education with the Wellington County Board of Education (now the Upper Grand DSB) at Victory Public School. She later attended Willow Road Public School and then Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute. After graduating, she received her …
