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Danforth Gardens Public SchoolADDRESS: 20 Santamonica Blvd, Scarborough, ON
M1L 4H4PHONE NUMBER: (416) 396-6190EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/danforthgardensGRADE RANGE: JK to 8
At DGPS....Danforth Gardens worksin cooperation with theCity of Toronto toprovide a beautiful playspace for thecommunity. One ofeach of the soccerfields, playgrounds andbaseball diamonds is oncity property and one ison school property. Allbenefit the community ofDanforth Gardens.
Danforth Gardens P.S. is located in an establishedneighbourhood adjacent to the Albert Campbell PublicLibrary, Danforth Gardens Park and a shopping plaza. Wehave over 500 JK to grade 8 students and a dedicated staffof 40. At Danforth Gardens P.S. staff, students, parents andthe community are committed to working together to providea well balanced experience for all students. We value thispartnership and its importance in creating a learningenvironment that is safe, nurturing, positive and respectful.
Character EducationCharacter attribute educationencourages students to set highstandards for behaviour, to makedecisions that are personallyempowering and to create qualityrelationships. At Danforth Gardens we focus on one character traitper month. Students and staff work together to discuss and modeleach attribute. Students and staff are recognized at monthlyrecognition assemblies for exemplifying each trait. Check out ourrecent Danforth Gardens recognition award winners posted in themain floor hall.
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Co-Curricular ActivitiesDanforth Gardens students are fortunate to have the opportunityto join in a wide variety of activities. Thanks to the enthusiasm oftheir teachers, students can join over 45 clubs, teams andactivities. Everything from arts, athletics, music, and games toleadership, student council, social justice and environmentalactivism are available at Danforth Gardens. Model Schools for Inner CitiesWe are excited to be a part of Model Schools for Inner Cities(MSIC). Our support team consists of a Lead Teacher anda Community Support Worker that support our school with the goalsof innovative teaching and learning practices, supportive services tomeet the social, emotional and physical well-being of students andmaking the school the heart of the community.
Celebrating Our DifferencesOur students collectively speak 41 languages and come togetherfrom a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. We celebrate therichness that this diversity provides and offer our studentsopportunities to make connections between their culturalbackgrounds, the curriculum and co-curricular activities, both insideand outside of the classroom.
Ready for School Connects ProgramThe Ready for School Connects Program is a two-tiered, two-week program that is in high demandhere at Danforth Gardens P.S. It has proven to be helpful to both our incoming JK students and theirparents. Parent workshops offer practical ways to help support children in their first year of schoolwhile children are introduced to a sample kindergarten class in a fun way.
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For a list of all programs that are also offered visit http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Findyour/Schools.aspx?schno=4432&schoolId=1139
Student Life - Where You Belong
Danforth Gardens has a strong and vibrant Student Councilrepresenting the student body. Along with their staffadvisors, the council has social, fundraising and servicesubcomittees that try to improve school life and impact thecommunity as well. The council president andvice-president meet bi-weekly to advise the principal ofstudent iniatives and consult on upcoming events. Thecouncil has done fundraising for countries in emergencysituations, collected for local food drives and raisedawareness of important issues. They work hard to providephysical activity through house leagues for the youngergrades and Jump Rope for Heart. They have planned,organized and presented fun festivities such as our equityholiday festival and monthly spirit days.Student Council is one of the keys to the success ofDanforth Gardens P.S.
What Sets Us Apart
Eco Schools EcoSchools fosters leadership and teamwork, improvesstudent achievement and contributes to a healthy and caringschool community. The Danforth Gardens Eco Tigers aremade up of students and staff. We work as a team to run theschool’s recycling program, educate other students aboutcaring for our Earth and help keep our school groundsclean. The Eco Executive is a group of students from gradesfour through eight who work as leaders to develop ideas andinitiatives for our school. Our fundraising activities haveenabled us to do things such as purchase large ArmourStones to form an outdoor classroom on the front lawn ofthe school as well as to adopt a tiger from the Toronto Zoo.Eco Tigers from all grades get a chance to makeannouncements, offering environmental tips to students andstaff each morning. This year, a focus on our ownlocal littereing has been addressed through a classroompickup challenge.
Parent and Community Engagement
Parent and Community Engagement is a key to the success ofDanforth Gardens. With the help of our community support workerwe have an active group of parents supporting many iniatives atschool including reading with students, nutrition program and parentworkshops on technology, positive discipline and First Aid.Our School Council is involved in fundraising to support ourstudents. Parents willingly volunteer for special activities, e.g.Library, Book Fair, trips and special classroom events such asScientist in the School, school wide Lice checks, driving students tosports events.Our students actively participate in the programs at Albert CampbellLibrary. Students benefit from the presentations by the CommunityLiaison Police Officer. Community businesses are importantcontributors to our Snack Program. Together we make Danforth Gardens Public School a great place tobe!
Imagine a TDSB where all schools share a common core set of characteristics. They arecommunity-driven and focused on teaching and learning. Students and parents have a wide variety ofopportunities and there are enough students in every school to increase program choices. Imagine there is a clear focus on achieving student success and every student is engaged, has a voice,access to a caring adult and the opportunity to develop their full potential. Here at the TDSB our focus is on student achievement, parent and community engagement and financialstability.
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SCHOOL NAME: Danforth Gardens Public SchoolADDRESS: 20 Santamonica Blvd, Scarborough, ON
M1L 4H4TELEPHONE: (416) 396-6190EMAIL: [email protected]
