Greenbank Middle School
| Greenbank Middle School | |
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| Location | |
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Ottawa, Ontario Canada |
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| Coordinates | 45°19′44″N 75°46′54″W / 45.32875°N 75.78159°WCoordinates: 45°19′44″N 75°46′54″W / 45.32875°N 75.78159°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "At Greenbank,we learn" |
| Established | 1968 |
| School board | OCDSB |
| School district | Ottawa Carleton District School Board |
| Principal | Dennis Pare |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Enrollment | 350 Students |
| Color(s) | Green, Black, White |
| Mascot | Greenbank Gator |
| Website | greenbankms |
Greenbank Middle School (GMS) is an intermediate public school in the Nepean district of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1968, it aims to be a student-centred learning environment where students become informed decision-makers. It is located on Greenbank Road, from which it gets its name. It is paired with Knoxdale Public School, a primary school and a principal feeder to Greenbank.
GMS, as it is known by its students, houses an enrollment of nearly 350 Grade 7 and 8 students, representing over 20 countries and languages. It serves mainly students from the areas surrounding Greenbank, including Barrhaven, Centrepointe, Briargreen, Craig Henry and Bayshore.
The students attending GMS originate from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. There are also programs there catering to kids with little knowledge of English, disabilities and disorders.
As of 2013, Greenbank Middle School has a staff of 22 teachers. All staff members have earned additional educational qualifications through ongoing professional development including special education, ESL, master's degrees in various fields, visual arts and computers in education. Teachers are also involved in extracurricular activities.
Principal Jennifer Offord was the subject of an Ottawa Citizen profile as a part of their series on her previous school, York Street Public School.
The GMS students teams are the Greenbank Gators. The intramurals program has won the Outstanding Intramural Achievement Award of the Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario from 2003 to 2007.
Sports include:
Alongside their athletic teams are the "Gatoraids", the athletic council of the school which helps to organize athletic events around the school. In 2010, the grade 8 boys' touch football team had a phenomenal season, winning the regional championships and being the best players of the world.
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