Grand Erie News Archive - 2020
Christina Speers, Trustee for Brant County and Norfolk County (Wards 3 & 7) has tendered her resignation, effective immediately. The Grand Erie District School Board acknowledges her resignation without hesitation. Ms. Speers’s resignation follows her Facebook post on Wednesday (September 30) minimizing the significance of Orange Shirt Day.
For several years, school boards across the province have grappled with bus driver shortages. Student Transportation Services Brant Haldimand Norfolk (STSBHN) has been fortunate enough to avoid these impacts – until now.
The start of school is always a good time to review road safety, and this year, motorists and pedestrians out and about in Haldimand, Norfolk, and Brant will notice a new feature meant to make the trip to and from school even safer for students.
Today, the Brant County Health Unit declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cobblestone Elementary School in Paris.
Mohawk College, Grand Erie District School Board and Nerva Energy to install innovative Active Air Purification Technology, including hands-on learning.
There may not be the usual school-wide activities to mark Orange Shirt Day (September 30) this year, but Grand Erie District School Board is finding new ways to mark the day, which recognizes the trauma caused by Canada’s residential school system and its lasting intergenerational legacy.
Finding innovative ways to replicate the classroom structures that allow students to achieve and thrive, while supporting teachers, students, and families during the province-wide school closures has been the responsibility of Grand Erie's Safe and Inclusive Schools team.
Registration is now underway for Summer School 2020. Courses for students in Grades 6-12 will be offered in July through Grand Erie District School Board. Students can earn a full credit, change to a different pathway, recover an unsuccessful credit or upgrade marks.
On Tuesday, Grand Erie District School Board made the decision to cancel all extracurricular activities, events and trips for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Each year, schools across Grand Erie demonstrate admirable commitment and dedication towards environmental stewardship as they work to gain certification as an EcoSchool, and help make the planet a whole lot better in the process.