Our School
The original one-room schoolhouse, known as Union S.S. #1, Markham and Vaughan, was built in 1847 for $875. A fire destroyed these premises in 1922 as a new facility was being completed on the present site. A picture of the original schoolhouse and a wooden name plate with the inscription "District School 1847" survived the fire and is still on display in the school. As the student population grew, three separate additions were built. The most recent, completed in 1993, updated the 1953 facility, restoring much of the original charm.
Programs
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Thornhill 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:
- comprises Junior kindergarten to Grade 8
- 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
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- Anti-Bullying Programs
- Intensive Support for literacy
- Area West Behaviour Team support
- Guest speakers and workshops
- Author Visits
- Arts Package
- Options day
- Ongoing and informal social skills counseling
- Jewish Family Services
- Support with a Social Worker
- Character Matters daily thoughts
- Recycle program run by students
- Peer Mediation program
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership program through Student Council and other opportunities
- 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 and Supportive 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. The YRDSB remains committed to the inclusion of anti-racist and equity education in its policies and programs.
