Mount Carmel – Blytheswood Public School
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Mount Carmel – Blytheswood Public School is an elementary school
in the north end of Leamington
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board
and serves students from JK to Grade 8 from the communities of Blytheswood
and Mount Carmel
and surrounding areas. The amalgamated Mount Carmel-Blytheswood Public School first operated in the academic year 2002-2003 with the opening of an addition, completed in the fall of 2002, which more than doubled the size of the school.
Enrollment is 302 students. The majority speak English, and 30% are from Mexican-Mennonite
backgrounds who speak Low German
at home.
A Learning Support Program, computer lab and resource library assist teachers in meeting the curricular needs of all students. Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including school teams, house league programs and various clubs.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
in the north end of Leamington
Leamington, Ontario
Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board
Greater Essex County District School Board
The Greater Essex County District School Board was created on January 1, 1998 with the amalgamation of the Windsor Board Of Education and the Essex County Board of Education...
and serves students from JK to Grade 8 from the communities of Blytheswood
Blytheswood, Ontario
Blytheswood is a small community located in the township of Leamington , Essex County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The village is at the intersection of Ontario Highway 77 and Concession 8. Blytheswood's more recognized businesses are the Jones Popcorn family farm and Setterington's farm...
and Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel, Ontario
Mount Carmel, Ontario can mean the following:*Mount Carmel, Prince Edward County, Ontario.*Mount Carmel, Essex County, Ontario.*Mount Carmel, Haldimand County, Ontario.*Mount Carmel, Middlesex County, Ontario....
and surrounding areas. The amalgamated Mount Carmel-Blytheswood Public School first operated in the academic year 2002-2003 with the opening of an addition, completed in the fall of 2002, which more than doubled the size of the school.
Enrollment is 302 students. The majority speak English, and 30% are from Mexican-Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
backgrounds who speak Low German
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
at home.
A Learning Support Program, computer lab and resource library assist teachers in meeting the curricular needs of all students. Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including school teams, house league programs and various clubs.