ICYMI: Spencer Avenue Elementary School Teacher-Librarian Sandra McLarnon has won a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11617
UGDSB hosting Clima-Con 2025 at the Guelph Arboretum this November. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11913
Congrats to Canadian economist and former Guelph CVI student, Peter Howitt, who has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11916
UGDSB Continuing Education opens doors to the trades. Learn more about this opportunity, including how to enroll at https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11890
ICYMI: UGDSB Launching New PSW Program in Guelph https://thegrand101.com/2025/10/27/ugdsb-launching-new-psw-program-in-guelph/
The Public Council of Ontario Directors of Education (PCODE) recently hosted an AI symposium for educators to discuss the future of AI in the classroom. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11862
The UGDSB through its Continuing Education department, is proud to announce a new 38-week Personal Support Worker (PSW) program beginning in January 2026 at the Guelph Continuing Education campus. Learn more here! https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11865
Marching experience lands local teacher on field for Blue Jays’ big night https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/marching-experience-lands-local-teacher-on-field-for-blue-jays-big-night-11398182
Congrats to Matthew Lyle, Manufacturing Engineering Teacher at GCVI, for winning the 2025 Canadian Tooling and Machining Association (CTMA) Trades Ambassador of the Year Award. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11826
A reminder that Friday October 24, 2025, is a PA Day for all Elementary schools in the UGDSB: https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11629
A music teacher at Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute (CCVI) has been offered the chance of a lifetime - to perform at the opening game of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11831
Starting on November 3, 2025, students interested in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme will be invited to complete an Expression of Interest Form. The IB Diploma Programme is open to any student entering Grade 11 starting September 2026. Learn more here: https://www.ugdsb.ca/page/international-baccalaureate
This month, the Wellness Works Committee is focusing on building relationships. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11768
At an October 20th Special Board Meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board, Kyle Reaburn was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees.
Read more here! https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11803
Read more here! https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11803
Today is ECE Appreciation Day! Thank you Early Childhood Educators for your dedication, skills and hard work working with our youngest learners!
Explore health care careers at the CHSS Open House! Students interested in health care are invited to learn more about College Heights Secondary School’s new Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Health Care at an upcoming Parent and Student Open House (Nov. 25, 2025).
https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11797
https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11797
Last week, the Dream Career event took place in Orangeville. Hundreds of students from Upper Grand District School Board attended the event, which offered a valuable platform for students from Grades 8 to 12 to explore a wide range of career paths, interact with professionals, and gain insights that will influence their educational and vocational decisions in the years ahead. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11793
Mitchell Woods PS will continue to be closed on Monday, October 20 to allow for final testing, cleaning and preparing classrooms for students to return. We anticipate that students and staff will be able to return on Tuesday, October 21.
Students are to continue remote learning where possible. Staff will have asynchronous material for students to work through in the afternoon to allow them time to setup classrooms for students. All buses and taxis will be cancelled to the school until it reopens.
We will continue to post updates online on progress and plans for Tuesday. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11757
Students are to continue remote learning where possible. Staff will have asynchronous material for students to work through in the afternoon to allow them time to setup classrooms for students. All buses and taxis will be cancelled to the school until it reopens.
We will continue to post updates online on progress and plans for Tuesday. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11757
ICYMI: Help us name the new high school in South Guelph. Submit your recommendations via our online survey. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11624
We have determined that the fire at Mitchell Woods PS was contained to the boiler room, although the smoke and soot damage has taken time to remediate and clean. This cleaning will continue over the weekend.
We remain hopeful for a return to school on Monday, October 20, however, we are asking families and staff to have a backup plan in case an additional day is required for cleaning and testing. We will provide an update on Sunday around 5:00 p.m. to confirm the plans for Monday morning.
In the event we require an extra day, students and staff would continue in remote learning where possible. All buses and taxis will remain cancelled to the school until it reopens. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11757
We remain hopeful for a return to school on Monday, October 20, however, we are asking families and staff to have a backup plan in case an additional day is required for cleaning and testing. We will provide an update on Sunday around 5:00 p.m. to confirm the plans for Monday morning.
In the event we require an extra day, students and staff would continue in remote learning where possible. All buses and taxis will remain cancelled to the school until it reopens. https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/11757