Parkside Collegiate Institute
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Parkside Collegiate Institute
OR:
Parkside Collegiate Institute on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Parkside Collegiate Institute (PCI), with a population of over 1,000 students, is the largest of four secondary schools in
St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city w ...
. It is part of the
Thames Valley District School Board The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The TVDSB serves an area over 7,000 square kilometres which i ...
. Parkside was built to replace one of the original schools in St. Thomas, the former St. Thomas Collegiate Institute.


Programs

Parkside is a composite school offering pathways for those bound for the
workforce In macroeconomics, the workforce or labour force is the sum of people either working (i.e., the employed) or looking for work (i.e., the unemployed): \text = \text + \text Those neither working in the marketplace nor looking for work are out ...
, for
college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...
and for
university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
. It is the only secondary school in
Elgin County Elgin County ( ) is a county composed of seven municipalities in Ontario, Canada with a 2021 population of 51,912. Its population centres are Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated ...
that offers a
French immersion French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French- immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects ...
program. Such programs include mechanics, arts, sciences, technology and mathematics, along with several others to choose from, ranging from study of careers, to studies of languages. In the fall of 2019, Parkside opened a Spanish course. Parkside also has many extracurricular activities, such as golf, curling, fishing, tennis, badminton, basketball, baseball, volleyball, football, rugby, soccer, hockey, field hockey, track and field, grade 9–12 band, cheerleading, choir, robotics and improv. Parkside also has a Community Living Centre that serves the needs of developmentally challenged pupils.


Facilities

Facility upgrades include the resurfacing of the rubberized track, the installation of lights around the football field, the construction of a
greenhouse A greenhouse is a structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside. There are different types of greenhouses, but they all have large areas covered with transparent materials that let sunlight pass an ...
, the addition of
solar panels A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are made of materials that produce excited electrons when exposed to light. These electrons flow through a circuit and produce direct ...
to the school roof, and the construction of a storage building for the extracurricular
Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...
program. Construction for a new learning commons (library) has recently been completed in 2019.


2007 fire

In early February 2007, there was a fire at Parkside that damaged the cafetorium and caused smoke damage to the music and art rooms. Repairs were complete by September 2007.


See also

*
Education in Ontario Education in Ontario comprises public and private primary schools, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions. Publicly funded elementary and secondary schools are administered by the Ontario Ministry of Education, while colleges and u ...
*
List of secondary schools in Ontario The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list includes ...
* Arthur Voaden Secondary School *
Central Elgin Collegiate Institute Central Elgin Collegiate Institute is the smallest of three public secondary schools in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. At one time the school was part of the International Baccalaureate Organization; however, that status is no longer recognized. Ce ...


References


External links


The Parkside Collegiate Institute Alumni Association
{{TVDSB Secondary High schools in St. Thomas, Ontario Educational institutions established in 1967 1967 establishments in Ontario