Lester b pearson school burlington

The University will continue operating in Hamilton until the end of the academic year in April. Brock has sold its Hamilton Campus site and as previously announced, will relocate to the future City of Burlington community hub on New Street — the former Robert Bateman High School site — once work on the property is completed. The City of Burlington announced Nov.

Pearson High School facility, beginning in April This request from Brock University serves as a temporary accommodation for the university, until their permanent location is ready at the future City of Burlington community hub on New Street the former Robert Bateman High School site.

Lester b pearson school burlington

By Staff. March 25th, The closing of a high school is never a pleasant experience particularly when many in the community were opposed to the closing. At the Lester B. Pearson High School they are calling the occasion a Celebration that will take place over two days: June 1 and 2, The Pearson high school students were always an active bunch: during a teacher strike they protested the bill before the provincial legislature.

The people organizing the event want to know who is interested — past and present students, alumni, and former staff are being asked to an interest survey by April 7. A full slate of engaging activities are being organized to celebrate Lester B. Lester B. Pearson High School will close at the end of Junewith students moving to nearby M.

Robinson High School. All events will be held at Lester B. It also houses a nursery that has been in operation for more than 40 years. The students in this program begin extended French in Grade 7. The result of this low enrollment is a diminished ability for the school to provide the same breadth and range of programs for the students as other schools in Halton.

In order to take specific or desired courses, many students have resorted to online offerings. This situation will be exacerbated as it is expected the number of students attending Lester B. Pearson High School will decrease by an additional 70 students by At present, the numbers reflecting Lester B. Unfortunately the low number of students and staff has prevented the school from providing the same breadth of programming offered in other Halton District School Board schools.

This is most evident given the low number of students in applied programming and subsequently the college pathway, resulting in these students having fewer options or little flexibility in selecting courses they can take. Schools are required to provide a pathway to graduation for all students. This means the school will have some smaller classes for example, 11 students in Grade 9 Appliedand in order to be compliant with staffing formulas and provincial mandates, will have some larger classes to offset the smaller numbers.

Consequently, not only is the range of course selection not available to students but there is also a greater disparity between class sizes. Again this is likely to be exacerbated as the projections indicate a continued decline in enrollment. Pearson High School is 1. Robinson High School. Students who currently attend Lester B. Pearson High School are within the walking distance to M.

A closure of Lester B. At present there is a nursery school located in Lester B. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. May Learn how and when to remove this message. Notable programs [ edit ]. French program [ edit ]. Notable alumni [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ].

Halton District School Board. Pearson - School Detail". Archived from the original on 3 March Retrieved 21 October