JANUARY 13, 2010
Full Day Learning Announced
The Ontario Ministry of Education has released the list of schools which will have full day, every day kindergarten programs beginning in September 2010. The Full Day Learning Plan will be implemented over a 5 year period, with all schools across the province participating by 2015.
Eleven schools in The Greater Essex County District School Board will offer full day, every day kindergarten this fall:
   Dr. H.D. Taylor Public School (Windsor)
   Marlborough Public School (Windsor)           
   Prince Edward Public School (Windsor)
   Eastwood Public School (Windsor)
   John Campbell Public School (Windsor)
   W.G. Davis Public School (Windsor)
   Amherstburg Public School
   Belle River Public School (Lakeshore)
   Colchester North Public School (Essex)
   Mill St. Public School (Leamington)
   Gore Hill Public School (Leamington)

JANUARY 13, 2010
Grey Cup @ Brock Public School
Former student Walter Robinson Spencer brought the Grey Cup to General Brock Public School during his day with the cherished Canadian football trophy.
Spencer is a member of the Montreal Alouettes, who defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders in an exciting CFL final in November.
He told Principal Chris Inverarity that his former elementary school was at the top to visit with the Cup. Spencer said he has great memories from his time at Brock and he wanted to inspire the current students “to believe in themselves, do not let anyone stop you, you have the choices to make, you choose your friends wisely, you do your best in school...that is your ticket in the world. Do not let anyone stop you.
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JANUARY 12, 2010
Full Day Learning Announced
The Ontario Ministry of Education has released the list of schools which will have full day, every day kindergarten programs beginning in September 2010. The Full Day Learning Plan will be implemented over a 5 year period, with all schools across the province participating by 2015.
Eleven schools in The Greater Essex County District School Board will offer full day, every day kindergarten this fall:
   Dr. H.D. Taylor Public School (Windsor)
   Marlborough Public School (Windsor)           
   Prince Edward Public School (Windsor)
   Eastwood Public School (Windsor)
   John Campbell Public School (Windsor)
   W.G. Davis Public School (Windsor)
   Amherstburg Public School
   Belle River Public School (Lakeshore)
   Colchester North Public School (Essex)
   Mill St. Public School (Leamington)
   Gore Hill Public School (Leamington)

NOVEMBER 30, 2009
Herman Urban Schools Project
Students at W.F. Herman High School, their families and many people, both kids and adults are benefiting from the Herman Urban Schools Project, which is funded through a grant from the Province of Ontario.
Herman is one of 34 high schools in the province offering this program to provide support and develop resources in urban communities.
This past summer Herman operated tremendously successful music and sports camps. “It was wonderful to be able to provide those opportunities to students in our community,” says Principal Tom Halliwill. “Especially since many other programs in the city were not available.”
Currently Herman is conducting an after-school music program for students in grades 5-8, Saturday morning athletic instruction and a daily academic support program for any student in any school in the community.
There’s also a Holiday Cookie Exchange and a Gingerbread House Building Workshop being held this December as well as the Herman Christmas Concert, featuring the talents of the students in the after school music program.
You can find out more about the Herman Urban School Project at www.hermangriffins.com.

NOVEMBER 5, 2009
We Care We Can Campaign
In its first 2 years, the Greater Essex County District School Board’s We Care We Can Campaign has piled up impressive numbers. More than 250 tons of food valued at approximately $3.2 million has been collected by schools to help hundreds of people through food banks in the eight communities we serve.
As well, thousands of students have learned the importance and the value of community service through the simple act of giving.
This year’s We Care We Can Campaign begins Monday, November 9th. Over the next two weeks many schools will be holding food drives to collect canned goods and other non-perishable food items. Our partners from the Rotary Club and Mayflower Moving will pick up the collections and deliver them to the Unemployed Help Centre from where it will be distributed to members of the Windsor-Essex Food Banks Association.
The Windsor Spitfires will also be having a We Care We Can collection at an upcoming home game at the WFCU Centre.

OCTOBER 20, 2009
Take Our Kids to Work
Wednesday, November 4th is Take our Kids to Work Day.
The Greater Essex County District School Board enthusiastically supports this community based learning experience for Grade 9 students and we encourage them to participate.

OCTOBER 20, 2009
Character Development Workshop
An exercise in fostering a character development network of teachers and students had delegates from every school in the Greater Essex County District School Board limbering up their compassion and generosity during a workshop held at the Ciociaro Club.
The students, who were selected by each school’s Character Development Contact, got a chance to talk openly about their issues while the teachers were given a seminar on ways to help positive habits flourish.
Renowned facilitator Micah Jacobsen conducted sessions with integrated groups to help them realize their capacity for change.  He exhorted them to open their eyes to possibilities…to emerge from “a state of constraint to a state of capability.”
The objective of the workshop was to empower students and the Character Development Contacts to, in the words of Teacher Consultant Shelly Duben, “just don’t do nothing. There’s a lot of need out there.”