Holland Landing Public School
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Holland Landing Public School is an elementary school
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...

. It is one of two public schools located in the town of Holland Landing, East Gwillimbury, Ontario
Ontario
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, and serves students in Junior Kindergarten through grade 8. there were 525 students enrolled.http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/pdfs/w/eqao/00/134-00.pdf the principal is Mr. Bill Cober. It is part of York Region District School Board
York Region District School Board
The York Region District School Board, also known as YRDSB, is the English-language public school board for York Regional Municipality located in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is currently the province's third largest school board, with an enrollment of over 115,000 students...

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History

Holland Landing Public School first opened in 1879 in a frame building on Peter Street. After the building was destroyed by fire on January 8, 1912, school was held in the town hall and then in a new one-room school, which had expanded to two rooms by 1930.

The school building was renovated in 1950 to add several more classrooms. During that decade several rooms in the basement were also turned into classrooms.

By the mid 1960s, the school was facing overcrowding for several reasons, including the closure of Poplar Banks School.

By 1979, the school had become run down, and a new Holland Landing Public School was constructed at 16 Holland River Boulevard.

Activities

This school has many extra curricular activities, such as track and field, cross country, soccer, basketball, arts and crafts, chess, volleyball, and a student committee, school beautification, and instrumental music.http://www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/pdfs/w/eqao/00/134-00.pdf Students can access the library during their recess and lunch hours.

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