Queensville Public School offers many opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills, as well as a multitude of co-curricular activities in both athletics and the arts. We have a dedicated staff with a strong commitment to student well-being and achievement, and to creating an environment where everyone feels safe, welcome and respected.
Queensville enjoys a tradition of cooperation, support and mutual respect between home and school. This partnership is essential to the academic and social growth of our children, and the open communication between home and school. We are committed to maintaining open lines of communication, and fostering the relationship that exists between home and school.
History
Queensville P.S. is named after the community of Queensville. It is set in a rural-urban setting within East Gwillimbury. There have been four schools built within the community. The first was constructed in 1826 at the corner of Queensville Sideroad and Leslie Street. James Alyward was the first teacher in this 16 by 20 foot building. In 1855, a new school was built to house the average attendance of 50 students. Queensville got its first brick schoolhouse in September of 1909. This school was replaced in 1921 by the current school. In 1943, the school received hydro, steam heating, toilets, fountains, and basins.
Facilities
The current Queensville P.S. was officially opened in 1921. A port-a-pack with six classrooms was added in 1954. A separate gymnasium was constructed in 1996. The schoolyard is 8.9 acres in size with several areas containing play equipment. There is a baseball diamond and five soccer pitches. The schoolyard is surrounded by agricultural fields.
Programs
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Queensville P.S. support student learning through the curriculum standards set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education and many other co-curricular activities.
Our school:
- promotes a safe and supportive learning environment. This is done through the Board's Safe Schools Policy and Procedures and the Character Education Initiatives
- provides a full range of Special Education Programs including partially self-contained, resource withdrawal and in class resource
- provides a before and after school program through Dr. John M. Denison Child Care Centre
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- Anti-Bullying Programs
- Guest speakers and workshops
- Ongoing and informal social skills counseling
- Kinark Family Services
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership program
- VIP program
- Reading Recovery
- Tutors in the Classroom
