green valley collegiate

Mission Statement

We strive to create a safe, caring, learning environment which promotes academic excellence while validating the uniqueness of the individual as a contributing member of the larger social community.

About

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE – At Green Valley School all partners in education including parents, students, and staff, strive to create a safe, caring learning environment which promotes academic excellence while validating the uniqueness of the individual as a contributing member of the larger social community.

  • GVS is a grade 5-12 school with 485 students, 32 teachers and 24 support staff.  We teach a full academic program including French, Home Ec and Tech-Ed, and a variety of specialized courses.
  • GVS is organized into a grades 5-8 middle years division and a senior years grades 9-12 division. In grade 5 and 6, homeroom teachers teach all core subjects (ELA, Math, Science, Social), while students in grade 7 and 8 move as a class and have several teachers specializing to teach their core subjects. In senior years, grade 9-12 students have individualized timetables and attend classes taught by subject area specialists.
  • GVS supports Visual and Performing Arts with grades 5-12 Art classes, Choir for grade  9-12, and Band for grades 7-12.
  • GVS features a Physical Education program at all grades that includes full inter-school sports programming in Hanover School Division and MHSAA Zone 13 AA leagues.  Intramurals for middle years and senior years are also a key part of our lunch hours:  volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, and dodgeball.  Staff also add their own teams to compete.