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Creating Pathways to Success – An Opportunity for Parents

The Avon Maitland Parent Involvement Committee invites you to an evening presentation ‘Creating Pathways to Success: Individual Pathways Planning and All About Me’ on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Maitland Room at the Seaforth Education Centre. Parents will learn about the vision and goals of the Creating Pathways to Success K […]

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Understanding Compassion at Clinton Public School

Clinton Public School teachers Lori Stevens, grade 7 and Nancy Bicknell, grade 3, wanted to find a way to help their students better understand the character attribute compassion. After much discussion the two thought that it would be a great idea to bring their students together to collaborate on creating a video showing the meaning […]

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Charlotte’s Web the Musical – Hamlet Public School

Curtain Call for the students of Hamlet Public School for their amazing performance of the schools latest musical production: Charlotte’s Web”. Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name

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Little Falls Passport to Community Partners

It takes a community to raise a child”

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The Hour Of Code

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. This week, December 8 through December 14, hundreds even thousands of Avon Maitland students will be participating in The Hour of Code”. The Hour of Code is a one-hour […]

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Wagler’s Vision Steeped in Pride

Southwest Huron Trustee Randy Wagler was elected Chair of the New Board of Trustees at the Inaugural Meeting on Monday, December 1, 2014. In his inaugural address Chair Wagler spoke of his great pride in the accomplishments of Avon Maitland District School Board, in how it has become a leader of school Boards in Ontario […]

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Wagler Elected to Chair the New Avon Maitland Board

Southwest Huron Trustee Randy Wagler was elected Chair of the newly formed Board of Trustees for Avon Maitland to begin the next four year term. Wagler a trustee for 14 years, has previously been chair on one occasion and has been Vice-Chair three times. Joining Chair Wagler will be trustee Lynette Geddes. Geddes is beginning […]

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GPS Celebrates Student Success

The Education Quality and Accountability Office(EQAO) recognizes specific schools that are using testing data to improve teaching and student learning. This year Goderich Public School was one of only 14 schools across Ontario honoured by the EQAO. These are schools where trends in student achievement on provincial assessments show that something positive is happening in […]

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Bullying Awareness & Prevention Week

Next week, November 16 – 22, is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week in Canada. Bullying Awareness Week is a national campaign launched in 2003 by the Family Channel and bullying.org. The campaign aims to raise awareness about bullying among students in Canada while promoting positive relationships and providing youth with real-life solutions to help them […]

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Little Falls Forest School on the Grow

Submitted by Kendra MartinVideo by Steve Sauder Editing Assistance by Ashley Tugwell Little Falls Forest School is on the grow with three classrooms participating this year. We now have a kindergarten and two grade 2 classes who learn curriculum outdoors and spend time at our beautiful Outdoor School site near Wildwood Conservation area. Student and […]