UPDATE: Lockdown & Hold and Secure Lifted

Posted June 4, 2019

UPDATE: The Lockdown at Jacob Hespeler PS is lifted. Students are being dismissed. The Hold and Secure at Centennial PS[…]

Female Student Leaders Empower Their Peers at Jean Steckle PS

Posted May 31, 2019

The energy was palpable at Jean Steckle Public School in Kitchener on the evening of Wednesday, May 15 as 50 female students from grades five through eight from Jean Steckle and Janet Metcalfe Public Schools gathered to take part in a Girls’ Night In. As soon as the doors opened, attendees flowed in, eager to take part in the evening’s festivities, which included a maze, cookie decorating, photo booth, inspirational speaker and more. Participants kicked off the night and got moving thanks to an energetic dance class led by Kim Basler, a group fitness instructor for GoodLife Fitness.

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Ed Centre Staff Gain a New Perspective on Familiar Territory

Posted May 30, 2019

Staff at the Education Centre gained a new perspective on familiar territory on May 9 as they took part in sighted guide training. About 40 WRDSB staff members joined Alyssa Clelland, a blind student at W Ross Macdonald School on a co-op placement at the Education Centre, and Jeanette Dudley, an orientation and mobility instructor, from Vision Loss Rehabilitation Ontario, to learn how to act as a guide for a person who is blind.

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KCI Students Working to Address Period Poverty

Posted May 29, 2019

One in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa will miss school because she does not have a way to manage her[…]

Friday, May 31, 2019 is a PD Day for elementary students

Posted May 26, 2019

Friday, May 31, 2019 is a professional development (PD) day for elementary school staff. Elementary students will not attend school,[…]

Inspiring Students at Glenview Park Secondary School

Posted May 22, 2019

The gym at Glenview Park Secondary School (GPSS) was packed with 450 laughing and learning students on Monday, May 13 who[…]

Budget & Staffing: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Posted May 21, 2019

In order to communicate our current budget outlook for 2019-2020, we are providing the following Frequently Asked Questions to create[…]

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Give Feedback on our French Programs

Posted May 16, 2019

There is still time to give feedback on how we deliver our French Language Instruction programs in elementary and secondary[…]

Launching the GCI Amphitheatre Survey

Posted May 16, 2019

We are in the process of determining the future of the outdoor amphitheatre at Galt Collegiate Institute (GCI) in Cambridge[…]

Kindergarten First Rider Program

Posted May 15, 2019

If your child is starting Kindergarten in September and is eligible for transportation, join Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region[…]

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