Ministry of Education and Grand Erie Launches Learn at Home Portal Offering Online Resources for Students During COVID-19 School Closures

On Friday (March 20), the Ministry of Education announced the launch of an online portal for students and families during the province-wide closure of schools due to COVID-19.

The Ministry of Education says Learn at Home and Apprendre à la maison will provide online literacy and numeracy materials and resources to support continued learning for elementary and secondary school students.

The full Ministry of Education news release can be found here. Grand Erie District School Board also offers a number of parent resources on its website here.

On Sunday (March 22), the Minister of Education also forwarded this letter (English/French) to all parents in the province.

MPS learns about Ontario's role in the Underground Railroad

In honour of Black History month, Mt. Pleasant School welcomed a guest speaker, Mr. Michael Toby, to discuss Ontario's role in the Underground Railroad. Mr. Toby's unique presentation combined video, story telling and song to help students understand significance of the Underground Railroad. Students learned the role of music and song in guiding slaves towards the North. Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we thank Mr. Toby for bringing his presentation to us.

Mustangs pledge their hands

Students and staff created individual handprints and contributed them to create this amazing piece of art. Each handprint is different and unique....kind of like our students! This month we celebrate our diversity.