254 Queen Mary Dr, Brampton, ON L7A 3L6, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: Rowntree PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Elementary
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 5
Since opening in September 2005, Rowntree Public School has focused on preparing students for the future. Classrooms are student-centered, technology-rich environments that help students get excited, stay engaged and become lifelong learners. Students use Smart Boards, mobile devices and FLIP cameras to collaboratively learn, create and explore. Technology is integrated seamlessly into Rowntree’s everyday practice as we build connections to the world outside the classroom and prepare students for a future in which technology is mobile, interactive and ever changing. Rowntree leads the way with innovative initiatives such as Reflex Math, Caribou Math, blogging and collaborative learning centers (mobile labs).
The Fletcher's Meadow neighbourhood is in northwest Brampton. This is a newer development, from the early 2000s, and ongoing. Housing is mainly large, 2-storey single-detached homes and townhomes. The area features schools, a shopping plaza, as well as trails and plenty of green space in its parks and the natural wooded areas along Fletcher Creek. Fletcher's Meadow includes the Mt. Pleasant GO station and Mount Pleasant Village, an “urban transit village,” developed around and based on transit and active transportation, including cycling. The Village is centred around a community centre and library and features a public square framed by a three-storey row of live-work units that are accommodating commercial and service space.