Please see the video message from Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) director of education, Wes Hahn. Wishing families and staff a safe and relaxing March Break.
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Level 1 is now accepting applications! This opportunity is available to current Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Grade 11 students who are interested in pursuing a career in the skilled trades. It allows students to complete the first part of their apprenticeship schooling, all while participating in the cooperative (co-op) education program and completing their secondary school diploma. Criteria The program is available to current Grade 11 students who will be in Grade 12 next school year and meet the following criteria: Have completed all required courses, including ENG4 by the end of semester [...]
Our flags are at half-mast to honour the late former Prime Minister, Martin Brian Mulroney.
AAEC Newsletter: March 2024 Check out the AAEC Monthly Newsletter for March 2024. To view the live interactive version please click on the image to the right.
LINDSAY, ON – Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) is excited to kick off the launch of the 2024 Student Census for all students and their parents/guardians. “As part of our commitment to continued progress towards equity and inclusion for all, the Board is conducting a census that will collect identity-based demographic information,” said TLDSB director of education, Wes Hahn. “The data collected from students will provide the school system with valuable information that will help to improve strategic planning, programming, and services with a focus on student achievement and engagement.” For students in Kindergarten to Grade 6, one census per [...]
“It’s not that I don’t feel included, I feel ignored,” said an I.E. Weldon Secondary School (IEWSS) community member who uses a wheelchair for mobility. This comment sparked a desire amongst staff at IEWSS to spend time learning about what it’s like to navigate the school building from the perspective of a wheelchair user. On February 1 and 2, over 60 staff members held an accessibility challenge, in which departmental teams participated in an obstacle course and scavenger hunt using wheelchairs to travel throughout the building. As staff maneuvered around obstacles, up ramps, and through heavy doors, departmental teams were asked [...]
LINDSAY, ON – Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) has opened registration for students starting Kindergarten in September 2024. TLDSB offers both junior and senior Kindergarten programs, where our youngest students develop a strong foundation for learning in all areas. At this stage, students grow through play-based learning and small group instruction with caring educators. Students will learn about language and math, engage in healthy physical activities and the arts, and develop socially and emotionally through interaction with their peers and educators who guide them. Parents/guardians of children who are turning four in 2024 are encouraged to visit the Kindergarten Registration page on [...]
Muskoka area parents/guardians are invited to attend an upcoming speaker event, Colour Blind?, by Aubrey Noronha: Date: Tuesday, February 27 Time: 7 to 8:15 p.m. Location: Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School cafeteria Who: This event is for an adult audience but students Grade 9 and older are welcome to attend. Noronha is a recognized safe schools, mental health, and anti-racism speaker who believes in the possibility of a safer and more emotionally connected school and workplace culture. Through his Hello Hope Canada programs, Noronha seeks to instill his hope for the future into the minds and hearts of youth, educators, [...]
On February 13, King Albert Public School (KAPS) held a Kindness Festival to spread the word on the importance of being kind and to build stronger relationships with parents/guardians and the community. Students and families had the opportunity to visit a number of different stations, including making hearts at a craft table, kindness cookies, happiness hopscotch, and friendship bracelets. Community partners were also invited to participate in the Kindness Festival and have booths for families to learn what community supports are available to them. Thank you to the following partners in attendance: The Boys and Girls Club of Kawartha Lakes, CHIMO [...]
Grade two and three French Immersion students at Riverside Public School are very proud of a recent project and learning experience that they worked on over the past few months. The end result is three gorgeous quilts that will be hung in the halls at the school to remind everyone that Every Child Matters. This fall at Riverside Public School, students participated in an assembly to learn about Residential Schools. At the end of the assembly, each class chose an orange ribbon, with the name of a child who attended an Ontario Residential School and never returned home. Each classroom decided [...]
