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654 Station Rd, Grafton, ON K0K 2G0, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: Grafton PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Grafton Public School is a wonderful community! We our proud of our rich history which is celebrated throughout Grafton and was named in 1832. Our school offers Kindergarten through to Grade 8. We are a The Leader in Me© School which uses the kid version of Franklin Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective people for character education. It teaches leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader. Our school community offers a variety of sports, arts and school events. We have "Spirit Days", a Talent Show & participate in fundraisers to help our community.
Grafton is a community in Northumberland County, in the township of Alnwick/Haldimand. It is 12 km east of Cobourg, Ontario on the former Highway 2 (now County Road 2), with close access to Highway 401. The hamlet is near the geographically significant Oak Ridges Moraine at Rice Lake. Grafton was originally called Grover's Tavern until March, 1832. The original Grover's Tavern, the namesake building of the hamlet, still stands today as the Grafton Village Inn, a restaurant and B & B in the heart of the hamlet. Agriculture is still prevalent in the surrounding area, predominantly with crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat, and livestock industries including beef, dairy, and poultry.