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620 Walnut St W, Whitby, ON L1N 2W8, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: EA Fairman PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
E.A. Fairman is a school of approximately 200 students from JK to grade 8. E.A. Fairman is a small, closely knit community school in the centre of Whitby. Our school is approximately 60 years old, has a long history of excellence and is rich in positive traditions. The teachers have an excellent working relationship with the School Community Council, parents, students and the community at large. Our students are described by guests and visitors to our school as being very polite, hard working and enthusiastic about learning. We feel that we are a true community school and hold to the philosophy that it takes a whole community to raise a child.
Downtown Whitby features a number of heritage buildings. The verandas of Pearson Lanes (Brock and Mary Streets) is a historical development that houses individual boutiques, retail merchants and services. The downtown business centre was established in 1836 by Whitby's founder, Peter Perry. Downtown Whitby is home to the public library, museum, Farmers' Market, theatre, parks, schools, and residential areas. Housing is a mix of ages and architectural styles, including century homes, ranch, side-splits and bungalows on straight-grid streets, as well as newer developments of single-detached 2-storey homes, duplexes, and townhomes, on boulevards.