Full day child care contract also announced
The Winnipeg School Division (WSD) Board of Trustees has approved the recommendation from a naming committee made up of parents, students, staff and community members to name the new school in WSD's northwest corner École Waterford Springs School. The new Nursery to Grade 8 dual-track school is located on the southeast corner of Jefferson and King Edward.
"Naming the school has been a very important part of the building process for this community," says Manuel Silva, Principal, École Waterford Springs School. "The committee had lengthy discussions, and many ideas including names of prominent and important Canadians, were considered. The final choice, however, identifies with the school's geographical location and combines the names of the growing communities of Waterford Green, Castlebury Meadows and Castlebury Springs." Silva says the name is also similar enough to its location to identify with the neighbourhood. The committee felt it represents growth and a connection to nature and the Indigenous aspects being incorporated into the school.
"We're also very pleased to have confirmed that Bumper Crop Early Learning Centre Inc. has been chosen to operate a child care centre in the new school," says Silva. "Families in the area have been very patient in waiting to hear about child care services in the 6,566 sq feet space assigned for this purpose."
The WSD Board of Trustees has approved changes to school boundaries to adjust for attendance at École Waterford Springs School. The new boundaries, effective September 2020, affect a few schools including Meadows West School, École Stanley Knowles School, Robertson School, and Shaughnessy Park School.
- The new school boundaries for Meadows West School (Nursery to Grade 8 English Program) will now be expanded to include Brookside Boulevard to the CPR Arborg.
- The new school boundaries for École Stanley Knowles School (Nursery to Grade 6 English Program) will now be expanded to CPR Arborg.
- The new school boundaries for École Stanley Knowles School (Kindergarten to Grade 6 French Dual Track) will now be expanded to include Brookside Boulevard to the CPR Arborg. Please note: the Stanley Knowles Elementary French Dual Track Catchment Area has been divided into two new zones, one for Stanley Knowles and another for Luxton School.
- The new school boundaries for École Stanley Knowles School (Grade 7 and 8 French Dual Track) will be expanded to include Commercial Avenue to Brookside Blvd.
- The new school boundaries for Robertson School (Nursery to Grade 6 English Program) will now be limited to the CPR Arborg.
- The new school boundaries for Shaughnessy Park School (Nursery to Grade 6 English Program) will now be extended to Church Avenue.
- The new school boundaries for Shaughnessy Park School (Grade 7 and 8 English Program) will now be extended to Inkster Blvd.
