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Get Ready for Secondary: Grade 9 Virtual Information Sessions

It’s been a year unlike any other, but one thing is certain: Grand Erie’s secondary schools are ready to welcome future Grade 9 students! Information sessions will be held virtually this year, and secondary school staff are eager to ensure students and parents are supported throughout this transition process. The virtual information sessions begin with specialized programs. To attend a session from home, please follow the instructions provided for each school below as to how to access a virtual invitation. 

For Grand Erie Grade 8 students, information will be sent directly to students/families by the feeder school via a link prior to the date posted. Each secondary school will indicate if they are offering a Teams Live session, and how families may register for that session as part of the information shared.

For out-of-board registrations, please contact the school directly for information to be sent to you. We welcome and encourage non-Grand Erie families to connect directly with our secondary schools about all of the amazing opportunities that are available.
 

Specialized Programs:

Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School

  • French Immersion Program:
    January 14, 2021 (will be part of the General Information session noted below)
  • Laurier Program:
    November 26, 2020 at 7 p.m. 

For a virtual invitation to the Laurier event, please email Michael DeGroote.

North Park Collegiate and Vocational School

  • French Immersion Program (follows General Information session):
    Wednesday January 6, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.

Pauline Johnson Collegiate and Vocational School

  • SOAR Program: 
    December 9, 2020 at 7 p.m.

For a virtual invitation to the SOAR event, please email Griffin Cobb.
 

Grand Erie Grade 9 Virtual Information Session Schedule

City of Brantford and Brant County: 

Haldimand County:

Norfolk County:

Grand Opening of the Snoezelen Room

Elgin Avenue Public School welcomed staff, students and community to the Grand Opening of the Snoezelen Room on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

 

On hand for this special occasion was Chair of the Board Carol Ann Sloat, Trustee Rita Collver and Superintendent Liana Thompson as well as several members of the community that contributed to the fundraising, and Elgin staff members.

Allie Richardson (teacher of students with autism), Lori Minarik (EA working with students with autism) and Samantha Nicholson (Principal) worked together for over three and a half years to fundraise for this $30,000 project. The Elgin community, parents, local charities and the Grand Erie District School Board all came together to make this project a huge success.

A Snoezelen Room is a multi-sensory environment that provides a controlled, safe, relaxing space for individuals with a variety of sensory needs. The room is set up to give individuals a positive space where they can meet their specific needs in a calming atmosphere. This atmosphere helps in reducing fear, anxieties, repetitive behaviour, self-abusive behaviour and aggressive behaviour so that students are better able to learn. Students at Elgin in both self-contained classes and in the regular classes will be able to access the room to help meet their sensory needs.

According to Seth, a student who accesses the room daily, “It is the best room ever!!!”