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Director's Message: Back to School 2022-2023
Posted on Friday, September 02, 2022 09:56 AM
We are focused on the future!
Planning this summer has been about progress, potential and possibilities for the new school year. Our attention is firmly placed on growth, advancement and student achievement.
Some students - in Kindergarten through Grade 3 - will notice a tremendous difference this fall. Their educational reality is based on rigorous health precautions, social distancing and school schedules interrupted for online learning. Some may have never been in an actual classroom!
Many other...
Opportunity for 2021-22 Virtual Students to Opt-out of In-person Learning for September 2022
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:13 PM
The opt-out survey is only for families who were enrolled in virtual learning until the end of the 2021-2022 school year and would like to enroll in remote learning in September 2022. Please note that no action is required if you are choosing to return to in-person learning.
The Greater Essex County District School Board is planning for a full return to in-person learning for all students, K to 12, in September 2022. We believe this is the best place for our students to learn. The Ministry of...
WCI Teacher has IMPACT!
Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 03:29 PM
Joe Benforte, a math teacher from Walkerville Collegiate Institute, has won an Impact Award at Knowledgehook’s second annual Impact Award ceremony. The Impact Awards were created to celebrate math teachers’ dedication and effective use of research-based practices in their classrooms.
According to Mr. Benforte, “The most rewarding thing about teaching is seeing the light turn on in a student, especially when they don’t realize it’s there. You see that potential just suddenly pop out and they’re excited...
June 21st is Indigenous Peoples Day
Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 08:57 AM
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada and June 21st is Indigenous Peoples Day.
These are both significant annual occasions which we, as a school board - and all Canadians - should not only acknowledge but actively celebrate.
We are compelled by the Calls to Action in the Truth and Reconciliation Report, as well as a genuine, moral obligation, to teach more, learn more and know more about First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples and develop a greater understanding of their heritage...
Walkerville Student Receives Schulich Leadership Scholarship
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2022 11:26 AM
High marks, practical experience and community involvement have paid off for Walkerville Collegiate Institute senior Tacen Huezo.
He is among a select number of Canadian high school students to be awarded an $80 thousand Schulich Leadership Scholarship and will attend Queens University in September to study Computing. Every Canadian high school can nominate a student for this award but only 100 are selected each year.
Tacen's goals for the future include starting an innovative cryptography...
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