Ms. Kate LaneAll the Gillin teachers were excited to see our boarders who have returned over the past few weeks. Many have managed well through two weeks of quarantine and maintained positive attitudes throughout. This past week has seen Gillin in their first four day of “home learning” and, while we know it is ideal...
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Update on campus closure
Dear Parents and Students, On Sunday, the Ontario government announced that all public schools in the province will remain closed until May 31, 2020. As we have communicated to our community in recent weeks, our planning is in place for the current distance learning program to continue for the remainder of the school year. We will share...
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Update from Head of School re: COVID-19 response
Dear Ashbury Students and Parents, Chers élèves et parents, Today the Ontario government announced that schools will remain closed until at least May 4 in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Ashbury will continue to offer its distance learning programs until such time as our campus is able to re-open for face-to-face learning....
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OSSD, IB Certificate and Diploma requirements to continue with distance learning
Dear Ashbury Students and Parents, Chers élèves et parents, As we gather new information from both the Ministry of Education and the International Baccalaureate, we want to assure you that students’ ability to earn credits leading to the OSSD and meet the IB Certificate and Diploma requirements will continue with our distance learning program. Both...
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Update from Head of School re: COVID-19 response
March 19, 2020 Dear Ashbury Students and Parents, Chers élèves et parents, I hope you and your families are well at this tumultuous time. At Ashbury, we continue to respond and prepare for this ever-changing situation. Beyond the global health crisis, many students, parents and teachers share concern for how teaching and learning will...
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Boarding Update
Dear Boarding Parents and Students, We hope this finds you well as we continue to adapt to the challenging circumstances for our school, our country and indeed the whole world. We appreciate this is an uncertain, stressful time. We’re reaching out to provide some information specifically for our boarding community and to hopefully proactively answer some...
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Update from Head of School re: COVID-19 response
To the Ashbury community, With ongoing developments with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the following provides an update as to the status of school operations and our distance learning delivery plan at this time. Our Board, Leadership/COVID-19 response team, as well as many interactions with public health authorities, government and school associations, continue to inform our response during...