As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Doncrest 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
- 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 to support the achievement and well-being of all learners
- we offer the Grade 1 French
Immersion program
- provides a before and after school programcalled "Circle of Friends"
We are also very proud to offer the following programs to our students:
- Anti-Bullying Programs
- Art Series for K-8 (Drama, Music, Storytelling)
- Instrumental music (Grade 7 and 8)
- Guest speakers and workshops
- Variety of field trips (all grades) and overnight trips (Grade 8)
- Ongoing and informal social skills counseling
- Progressive Discipline Model (all grades)
- Student Leadership program (student council, community service, lunch monitors, office helpers)
- VIP (Values – Influences – Peers) program (Grade 6)
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 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.
In addition, Doncrest P.S. supports the development of character education in the York Region District School Board. Classroom teachers build on the ten character attributes throughout the year and provide students with the knowledge, vocabulary and examples they need to become respectful citizens in the school and the community. School wide assemblies, daily announcements and special events like the Terry Fox Run and raising money for relief funds (e.g. tsunami, hurricane) emphasize the importance of values in daily life.