Our School
Denne Public School was officially opened in 1986. Built into a sloping terrain, the building possesses many split-levels and unique settings. Denne has a large library resource centre with attractive skylights and reading pit. Specialized rooms for music; art and science provide excellent learning areas to support all areas of the curriculum. Denne was made wheelchair accessible with renovations and installation of an elevator in the fall of 1997. During the summer of 1999, renovations to the former Design & Technology and Family Studies rooms were made to create classroom space. A full computer lab with 17 computers was set up in the resource centre.
Semi-permanent additions have been an integral part of the facility. One four-pack portable is directly attached to and accessible from the main building. During the summer of 2003, the four-pack on the north side of the building was completely removed opening a large new playground space.
Denne's parking lot has a designed one-way traffic flow providing a lane for the loading/unloading of buses and a lane for car drop off and pick up. At morning entry time, afternoon dismissal and on poor weather days, the parking lot can become quite congested. We rely on parents to adhere to one-way designations and to mind fire routes.
Programs
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Denne P.S. supports 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 Special Education Programs
- provides a before and after school program. Service is provided by Y.M.C.A. of Greater Toronto.
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- School and staff involved with the Board’s Literacy Collaborative program
- Anti-Bullying Programs
- Guest speakers and workshops
- Ongoing and informal social skills counselling
- Kinark Family Services
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership program
- VIP program
- A wide variety of extracurricular sports & lunch hour house leagues
- Reading Booster programs
- Guidance Counselling Support from C.Y.W.
- An extensive extracurricular music program (vocal and instrumental)
- A variety of interest clubs (environmental, technology, literacy, etc.)
- An extensive winter electives program (grades 4 - 8)
