Our School
​History
Milliken Mills P.S. is named after the post office that was established nearby in 1858 and named Milliken after early settler Norman Milliken. The school site is located on the former Massey Ferguson Experimental Farm. It is adjacent to lovely Risebrough Park. Our school motto is "Together We're Better."
Facilities
Milliken Mills P.S. was officially opened in 1981. A sixteen room addition was placed on the original school in 2002. A before and after school child-care centre, owned and operated by High Birch Day Care is located at Milliken Mills P.S.
Programs
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Milliken Mills 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
- is a dual-track French Immersion School (Grades 2 to 8 in 2013-14)
- provides Special Education Programs
- provides English as a Second Language Programs
- provides a before and after school program. Service is provided by High Birch Child Care Inc.
- Pathways After School Program
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- Anti-Bullying Program
- Guest speakers
- Ongoing and informal social skills counseling
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership program through our Student Council
- Pre-Schoolers program through Ministry initiative
- VIP program
Safe and Supportive Schools/Character Education/Equity Education
Every student has the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment. The York Region District School Board has a Safe Schools Policy and a defined procedure to implement the policy. Both the policy and procedure support the view that student discipline involves a continuum of support including prevention, intervention and appropriate consequences.
Milliken Mills P.S. supports and implements the ideals and policies outlined in the Board's Anti-Racist/Ethno-Cultural Equity policy. The school's staff integrates anti-racist/equity learning into regular programming in an attempt to create a school environment that is inclusive, supportive and respectful in all regards. In addition, Milliken Mills P.S. supports the development of character education in the York Region District School Board. The following is an overview of the school's Character Education initiatives:
- monthly school wide Character themes
- Participation in the Together We're Better Conference
- Big Brothers Student Mentoring Program
