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Black History Month 2022

Celebrating Black Excellence!

February is Black History Month in Canada. It is a time to honour the contributions and rich legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. The GECDSB is pleased to acknowledge and celebrate the very important role that African-Canadians have played in the cultural, political, social and economic progress of our community, in the past and present, through our locally developed recently revised Roads to Freedom documents. The GECDSB Roads to Freedom resources are intended...

Return to In-person Learning

Information for Parents / Caregivers

2022-01-13 1:28:12 PM

We are very pleased to welcome our students back to school following the announcement by Ontario Minister of Education Steven Lecce that in-person learning at public schools in the province can resume on Monday, January 17th (Those who were enrolled in virtual learning prior to the winter holiday break will continue online.)

In order for everyone to be well prepared, we have assembled the following, relevant...

New Kingsville K-12 Naming Committee

The GECDSB is in the process of forming a committee to name the new Kingsville K-12 school that will open in September 2024.

The formation of the committee will follow the process outlined in our Naming and Renaming of Board Facilities Policy and Regulation.

We are seeking two community representatives who are public school supporters to apply for positions on the committee. If you are interested in joining the committee, please fill out the application form and email or deliver the application to...

September 2023: Student of the Month

The Student of the Month for September is Zoe Toews, a Grade 11 student at Kingsville District High School. Zoe is an outstanding role model for this month’s theme of “athleticism”.

Zoe is a gifted athlete who is extremely passionate about the sports she competes in.

Last year, Zoe participated in as many sports as she could. No matter which team she is on, Zoe’s positivity lifts the teams’ spirits. It is very fitting that Zoe is also the Minister of Spirit at KDHS.

As a result of Zoe’s personal...

New GECDSB Director of Education

Vicki Houston began her career in education supporting individual students on their pathways to success. Her focus became wider as a Vice-principal and then Principal at Walkerville Collegiate Institute. It expanded once again in her role as a Superintendent of Education for 8 years.

Beginning September 1, 2023 Mrs. Houston will assume responsibility for all 37,000 students and 5,000 staff as the GECDSB’s new Director of Education.

She succeeds Erin Kelly, who will retire this summer.

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