Our School
- In September 2015, Aurora Senior Public School (Grades 4-8 - Mainstream and Gifted) and George Street Public (Kindergarten-Grade 3) merged to become one school - Wellington Public School.
- At Wellington Public School, we are committed to developing excellence in academics, a strong sense of personal achievement, individual self-discipline, collective teamwork, mutual respect between people and good citizenship qualities.
- The Wellington Public School community is a well established and mature area of Aurora. It is bounded by Yonge St., Wellington St., West, Kennedy St. West, Corner Ridge Rd. and Bathurst St.
- There is a variety of technology at Wellington PS to support and enhance student learning, such as: Desktop computers, laptops, Ipads, Ipods, MacBooks, LCD projectors, Green screens and robotics equipment.
- Wellington P.S. houses approximately 400 students in its regular and special education programs.
- Our facilities include a recently renovated library, a newly renovated, large, double gymnasium and a newly built instrumental music room.
- Our school mascot is the Wolverine. Go Wolverines!
- Playground facilities include sand pits, tetherball courts, two soccer pitches, basketball hoops and two play structures.
Programs
At Wellington Public School, we pride ourselves on our emphasis on Academics, Athletics and the Arts as well as building character and leadership skills through the principles of our Touchstone. Through the hard work of dedicated staff members, the students and our parent community have been able to develop and provide programs that serve to meet the needs of a diverse student population including the Primary, Junior and Intermediate divisions and both mainstream and gifted students.
Safe Equitable Schools initiatives:
- Anti-bully program
- Character Education
- Touchstone Assemblies
- Values, Influences and Peers program with York Region Police
- The Solution Room
Character Education/Equity Education:
An aspect of our School Plan for Continuous Improvement includes morning announcements highlighting a "Thought of the Day" that fosters reflection and in-class discussions. To encourage the character education, every month the school recognizes students in all classrooms that have demonstrated the Character trait of the month during our monthly Touchstone Assemblies. The Student Council is also supporting various extra-curricular events such as dances and theme days and allows more student voice to better represent the needs of our students and the various initiatives at Wellington. We constantly strive to provide a positive learning culture where everyone belongs.
School Council:
The parents are well represented by the School Council. The Council acts to advise the administration relative to the interests of the school community, support program enhancements and events that help to engage parents in their child’s learning. Included in this initiative is our support of an increasingly multi-cultural community. The YRDSB remains committed to the inclusion of anti-racist and equity education in its policies and programs. Some of our Parent Reaching Out activities in the past reflected this goal.
Literacy and Math: Literacy skills are critical for success in all aspects of life. As such, we are focusing our efforts to enhance our students' skills in reading comprehension and the ability to explain their learning. Additional resources have been purchased for the library by the School Council and through a cost-sharing program, they have supported the addition of more technology in the school. Wellington is focused on delivering a comprehensive math program to all students that is is consistent with the goals of the school board and the Ministry of Education's math strategy.
Extra-curricular: Wellington Public School (formerly Aurora Senior) has a long history of excellence in athletics. Our large double gym is adorned with pennants won by our school teams over the years. We have an excellent facility that is often used for YRDSB Area and Regional basketball and volleyball tournaments. We also offer many active extra-curricular programs that run during lunch hour and recess. The staff provide other opportunities for students to participate and excel in various clubs and programs such as our Intermediate Band, Chess club and other club's that often run thanks to the initiative and leadership of our students.
Parent Engagement: Like any school, parents play a very important role. Over the past few years they have been actively supporting our academic, athletic and arts programs. It is our continued goal to keep parents well informed about individual student success and invite parents to participate in programs at the school. We all benefit when parents are active and involved in student learning.
