Welcome to Elmvale

The Elmvale community campus is public policy for the public. It's public
policy that makes sense.

We have a school that's a little smaller than some people at the Board of
Education think is optimum. It's library is too small. The gym is a little
small too. Students joke that if visiting basketball players get in the
open, they'll keep running right into our gym wall. Like many schools,
there are portables on the property, a small cafeteria and crowded halls.

But wait. Elmvale is a special community. It has a library that's great.
It might even be a little big for community needs. My thought is to combine
the two and make that library part of a community campus that students can
walk to.

We can also harness the other resources and businesses that are within a
short walk of our high school. Good planning can save this school from
closure and ensure that 550 students stay in Elmvale.

That's 550 students who buy lunch in Elmvale, coffee before and after school
and are our link to the future. If you put those students on a bus for an
hour each morning and evening, there will be no sports, no after school
programs and no community spirit.

I've dedicated myself to fighting to save Elmvale District High School and I
need your help

Elmvale Campus - Involving Local Businesses and Establishments

Most school boards in Ontario have a Co-0p or placement program as part of
the curriculum. This involves students hearing from business leaders in
their classrooms, as well as students getting some real life experience
while still in school. We have great resources in Elmvale. We have business
who have already volunteered to help students enrich their educations.

Let's help students and businesses in Elmvale help themselves with the
community campus strategy.

Campus Proximity

I got the idea of a community campus when I took my daughter to York
University. I was walking with her through about 500 acres of York's
campus. There were the residences, classroom buildings, gym, tennis
facility and so on. Students walk from building to building during their
studies. I got the idea that our smaller, safer community could support our
high school with the kind of facilities and resources that a high school
just doesn't have.

We don't have to spend any more money. We don't have to build any new
buildings. We just have to use the ones we have better.

We all have to work together to save our school...ensure our community
thrives and give our kids a better chance in the workforce.

Elmvale Arena

Our arena is a great example of a community resource that our students and
teachers can use. Imagine students who want to go into facilities
management, catering, security such as crowd control, promotion,
kinesiology, physio and other fields. They have a great facility at no
additional cost to taxpayers.

Gluecker Metal Plant

A facility like this can help students learn HR functions, promotion,
management skills and line functions. Students can undergo safety training
and spend productive hours in this facility. These hours will count toward
their high school diploma and might help them choose a career. It might
also help them choose a community college or university program.

Springwater Library

This fantastic community library can also be a resource for our high school.
We can help the community and school librarians work together for the
benefit of all. Maybe some students want to find out more about library
science from these professionals. I bet we can have more access to more
books during longer hours of operation at less cost.

We have to look into these creative ways of using our precious community
resources.

The Community Campus

I love driving through Elmvale. I love driving through all the communities
in Springwater Township. Next time you have a few minutes at the end of an
errand, take a left or right turn and enjoy our great community.

Join with me to work to preserve Springwater as the best place to live,
work, learn, play and grow.