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1868 Parkside Dr, Pickering, ON L1V 3R2, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: Gandatsetiagon PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Gandatsetiagon Public School, whose name means "Break in the Cliffs", is a K to 8 school with a student population of about 470 students. The school is situated in a middle class, suburban community in the Pickering area. The school has a history of strong community support and involvement, and since its inception in 1987, continues to provide a wide variety of programs to support the school focus on the 4 A’s - Academics, Athletics, Attitude and Arts. Character Education and developing student leadership have also become school initiatives. Students at Gandatsetiagon enjoy an active school life which includes opportunities to participate in numerous sports teams, choirs, clubs, concerts and presentations.
The Amberlea neighbourhood is in southwest Pickering bounded to the west by the Altona Forest, to the north by the hydro transmission corridor and Canadian Pacific rail line, to the east by the Pine Creek valley north of Finch Avenue and roughly Spruce Hill Road, and to the south by the Canadian National rail line, north of Sheppard Ave. There is a commercial area at Strouds Ln and Whites Rd. The Altona Forest and the wildlife corridor provide the neighbourhood with surrounding natural areas, and there are also parklands within the neighbourhood. Housing is mainly single detached, and also duplexes, townhomes, and low-rise apartment buildings. Whites Rd provides good access to major highways.