DISTRICT NEWS
Accommodation Reviews
On 15 June 2009, the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) presented their final School Valuation Reports to a special Committee of the Whole meeting on
the Beacon Hill - Ottawa East Secondary Accommodation Study and the Merivale Area - South of Baseline Elementary Accommodation Study.
A Special Committee of the Whole Public meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on 23 November 2009 for the purpose of hearing delegations. Please note that on the evening of 25 November 2009 has been held in reserve, in the event that the committee is unable to hear all of the delegations on Monday evening. Click here to review the agenda for the meeting.
Early Learning Program (ELP)
On 27 October 2009 the Premier announced a new Early Learning Program (ELP) for the Province of Ontario. According to the Ministry of Education website:
Ontario will provide a full day of learning to four- and five-year-olds as part of the province's plan to build a stronger school system and a well-educated workforce. The program will be phased-in over time, starting in September 2010.
Teachers and early childhood educators will work together to help children learn during the regular school day. Schools will also offer extended day programs - before and after regular school hours - led by registered early childhood educators. There will be a reasonable fee for these programs, but subsidies will be available for some families, based on financial need.
The OCDSB is now developing an implementation strategy. A Special Committee of the Whole Public Meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on 24 November 2009. Click here to learn more.
School News
A.Y. Jackson Secondary School Presents Beyond Our Walls: Youth for Youth Conference Helping Children Everywhere
The fourth annual Beyond Our Walls: Youth for Youth Conference is sponsored by A.Y. Jackson Secondary School. Principal Lynn Thompson said, "The goal of the conference is to educate, advocate, and motivate students on how they can make a positive change for children in their community, in their country, and the world at large.”
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Free Schoolyard Greening Workshops for Parents and Educators
Schools across Ottawa will soon get some helpful advice on improving their outdoor spaces. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) works in partnership with the Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds Program to offer a series of free workshops to help parents and educators make school environments more healthy and sustainable. Participation is open to all school boards.
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“Victory in Europe” — National Walk-a-thon
Next year is the 65th anniversary of VE Day in Europe and the liberation of the Netherlands by members of the Canadian Armed Forces. A large number of Canadian students from across Canada, each representing a WWI and WWII Canadian forces veteran, will be visiting Juno Beach, Vimy, Ypres and the Netherlands from April 29 to May 8, 2010. The students will be taking part in the annual remembrance services that the Netherlands organizes each year for Canadian veterans.
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Henry Larsen Elementary School Collects Halloween Candy for Shepherds of Good Hope
Do you want to get all that Halloween candy out of the house? Are the kids sugared out but throwing out the candy seems wasteful? Then the students and staff of Henry Larsen Elementary School have the perfect answer to your dilemma.
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December 3, 2009 —
7:00 pm - Library at Sir Robert Borden HS.
