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This FREE program is for students of Black, African and/or Caribbean descent in elementary school who would like academic support in multiple subject areas (Math and Literacy).

Virtual Tutors will work one on one with eligible students to understand course content, while passing along useful strategies to help improve academic performance. 

Student Eligibility

• Student identifies as Black, African and/or Caribbean
• Student is working toward attaining the Provincial standard
• Student would like...

Led by Principal Chris Konrad (pictured above, centre) and IB co-ordinator Ms. Brenda Del Duca, M.D. Bennie staff and students have worked together to complete the rigorous consideration, candidacy, and authorization process.  Ms. Del Duca states, "Throughout the whole authorization process we have worked as a collaborative team co-creating our mission, our policies, our agreements, and our planners not only as a staff but in partnerships with our students and our families.  Agency,...

Greater Essex County District School Board Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching (TELT) team members David Gomes and Peter Phinney (pictured above with Superintendent Josh Canty, middle) have worked incredibly hard to ensure educators and students have had access to reliable remote learning and teaching platforms throughout the pandemic. Their innovation and thought leadership have led the Board to be recognized with a D2L Excellence Award for 2022. 

According to D2L, these awards...

The Governments of Canada and Ontario are funding upgrades to GECDSB schools through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream.

The Student of the Month for April is Sarah Dettlinger, a Grade 12 student at Kingsville District High School. Sarah is a model student for April’s theme of “initiative”.

Sarah is energetic and is never afraid to take action and try something new. She is a member of Kingsville’s Charity Club and she has a part time job at Zehrs. She enjoys participating in theatre both as an actor and as a prop maker. She played the lead role of Elle in the play Legally Blonde.  She auditioned for Anne...