TLDSB Mental Health Services is offering an optional after school certification session by safeTALK. This certifications trains individuals in suicide awareness and how to engage with people at risk and to connect them with professional resources / supports for appropriate interventions. The training is delivered by a certified safeTALK trainer. Open to all staff and community members 18 years or older. When: Wednesday, September 28, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Haliburton Highlands Secondary School library. Please note, there is no cost for this session and a light dinner will be provided. If you are interested in attending, complete the safeTALK Registration [...]

Trillium Lakelands District School Board is looking for a child care service provider who is interested in offering before and after school child care services at the following location: V.K. Greer Memorial Public School 130 Muskoka Road 10 Utterson, ON  P0B 1M0 Contact TLDSB purchasing supervisor, Tracey Choy, at [email protected] or 1-888-526-5552 extension 22198 for more information and/or express your interest. Closing date: Friday, September 22, at 2 p.m.

Please see the letter (English and French) to Ontario parents/guardians, as well as a back to school video message in English and French below from the Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce. English subtitles French subtitles

Please see the beginning of the school year video below from the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) director of education, Wes Hahn. 2023-2024 TLDSB Handbook for Parents/Guardians and Students Please see the updated 2023-2024 Parent/Guardian and Student Handbook for Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) families. The handbook provides parents/guardians and students with many important items to help make their journey through the school system positive and productive. Topics include: Safe and accepting schools Health and well-being managements in schools Privacy and release information Progressive discipline Emergency response in TLDSB schools Appropriate use of technology School bus safety School year calendar If [...]

Please see the updated 2023-2024 Parent/Guardian and Student Handbook for Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) families. The handbook provides parents/guardians and students with many important items to help make their journey through the school system positive and productive. Topics include: Safe and accepting schools Health and well-being managements in schools Privacy and release information Progressive discipline Emergency response in TLDSB schools Appropriate use of technology School bus safety School year calendar If you think we’ve missed something important, let us know by filling out the handbook form. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Communications Services at [email protected].

LINDSAY, ON – At the August 29 Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Public Meeting of the Board, Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School Grade 11 student, Maiya Dyni, was sworn in as the new student trustee. Dyni will carry out her role over a two-year term and will be working alongside current student trustee, Logan MacInnis, from Fenelon Falls Secondary School who is in their second and final year as trustee. “I am honoured to have been elected into the role of student trustee. I am most looking forward to being able to share in the dialogue surrounding student issues [...]

Block 1: Day School Courses The following Day School Courses are available at the Bracebridge, Huntsville and Lindsay Adult & Alternate Education Centres for Block 1 starting September 6, 2023. Bracebridge PPZ3C – Health For Life (Grade 11 College) This course enables students to examine the factors that influence their own health practices and behaviours as well as those factors that contribute to the development of healthy communities. It emphasizes the concept of wellness, which addresses all aspects of well-being – physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and social – and promotes healthy eating, physical [...]

Elementary and Secondary TLDSB school administrators will participate in the following two half day sessions: Topic: Promoting Mental Health & Well-being Description: In the morning, school teams will dive into promoting Mental Health, including strategies to support the mental health and well-being of each student, including through the health and physical education curriculum, and a focus on culturally responsive and relevant implementation of social-emotional learning across the curriculum using outdoor learning and encouraging physical activity as strategies to promote experiential, active learning and positive mental health and well-being.   Topic: ½ Occupational Health and Safety Training (Violence prevention) Description: In the afternoon, school teams will work [...]