Port Royal is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school opened in 1992. It was named after a Canadian settlement in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 that was built in by the French explorers Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....

 and Pierre Du Gua de Monts in 1604. Port Royal was also named the road it is located on, Port Royal Trail. The school is a publicly funded co-ed school.

Students

Port Royal has approximately 375 students and a staff of 30. The majority of the students come from Milliken, Ontario

Milliken, Ontario

Milliken or Milliken Mills is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto and Markham, Ontario. It is located in the North East section of Scarborough and South East section of Markham...

, a neighbourhood located in the northeast part of Scarborough

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

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Hours

At Port Royal, class begins at 8:40 am. The lunch break begins at 11:30 am and ends at 12:40 pm. Students are dismissed at 3:30 pm but school policy states that students may stay after class for extra help until the day is officially over at 4:00 pm.

Location

Port Royal is located near Brimley Road

Brimley Road

Brimley Road is a north-south street in Scarborough and York Region, Ontario, Canada. The road carries 32000 vehicles daily as of May 2007 and is classified as a major arterial road by the city of Toronto....

 and Steeles Avenue

Steeles Avenue

Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...

 in Milliken, Toronto, a neighbourhood located in the northeast part of Scarborough

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

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Clubs and Athletics

There is a variety of extracurricular activities students can participate in.

Athletics

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Flag Football
• Soccer
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Intramurals
• House League
• Baseball

History

Port Royal was officially opened in 1992. It was named after the settlement built in 1604 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....

 and Pierre Du Gua de Monts. The settlement was a fur trade colony of the new world. It was then burned to the ground in a raid by English explorer, Samuel Argall

Samuel Argall

Sir Samuel Argall was an English adventurer and naval officer.As a sea captain, in 1609, Argall was the first to determine a shorter northern route from England across the Atlantic Ocean to the new English colony of Virginia, based at Jamestown, and made numerous voyages to the New World...

, as he looted the site. In 1924, a cairn was built was to recognize Port Royal

Port Royal

Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...

 in Canadian history

History

History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

. In 1941, a national park was opened in the settlement after Port Royal

Port Royal

Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...

had been reconstructed. Today, the park is open to visitors to revisit a piece of Canada's history.