{"id":748,"date":"2021-05-27T08:43:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=748"},"modified":"2021-05-27T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:45:30","slug":"grand-erie-district-school-board-hosts-virtual-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/grand-erie-district-school-board-hosts-virtual-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Erie District School Board Hosts Virtual Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"748\" class=\"elementor elementor-748\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9805416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9805416\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c22c0\" data-id=\"c7c22c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87e432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87e432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Local Students Welcome Minister of Education and MPP<\/em><\/p><p><strong>May 26, 2021<\/strong><\/p><p>BRANTFORD &#8211; Students and staff at King George Elementary School hosted Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, who participated in a virtual classroom visit at the school today, accompanied by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma.<\/p><p>It was an opportunity for students to ask questions directly to the Minister, learn more about how government works, and to demonstrate the quality of learning during the pandemic.<\/p><p>In this virtual Language Arts Class, the class focused on \u201cinferencing\u201d. The teacher shared with the students the clues and short letters that have been addressed to the students that she received from the \u201cmystery guests.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI am so grateful to Ontario\u2019s students and education staff for leading by example during this pandemic,\u201d said Minister Lecce. \u201cWorking with these young leaders is an incredible source of pride and motivation. These engagements create opportunities to discuss issues of priority \u2014 from positive mental health to leadership development and the importance of the next generation of public service.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI commend King George Elementary School on the work they\u2019re doing for the students in our community,\u201d said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. \u201cThey are the next generation to lead us and hearing about what\u2019s important to them at the grassroots level is critical in helping us plan for the future of our community.\u201d<\/p><p>Grand Erie School Board Chair Greg Anderson said &#8220;that both the King George students and their teacher shone brightly today demonstrating how interactive and successful virtual learning can be.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe are very proud of our learning community at King George Elementary School. Our board staff, school trustees, school administration, and students were very excited to welcome the Hon. Stephen Leece and Member of Provincial Parliament Will Bouma to their virtual classroom,\u201d said JoAnna Roberto, Director of Education at the Grand Erie District School Board. \u201cThis visit proved to be a very engaging and memorable opportunity that students will remember for years to come.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>QUICK FACTS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>Ontario\u2019s Action Plan: Protecting People\u2019s Health and Our Economy<\/em>, brings total investments to $16.3 billion to protect people\u2019s health and $23.3 billion to protect our economy. Ontario\u2019s COVID-19 action plan support now totals $51 billion.<\/li><li>Under the <a href=\"http:\/\/ontario.ca\/budget\">2021 Budget &#8211; Ontario\u2019s Action Plan: Protecting People\u2019s Health and Our Economy<\/a>, the government is providing unprecedented relief to parents with $1.8 billion in direct payments as part of the Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit.<\/li><li>The Ontario government is providing an additional $381 million, through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund, including investments of $50 million for air filters and other immediate measures to optimize air quality and ventilation.<\/li><li>Ontario is also investing $550 million in the 2020\u201321 school year to build 20 new schools and eight permanent additions to existing schools.<ul><li>These new projects will create nearly 16,000 new learning spaces and will ensure that students and staff have access to the best classrooms and learning environments. During construction, these new projects will also create hundreds of jobs and contribute significantly to Ontario\u2019s economic recovery.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The government has committed to creating up to 30,000 new child care spaces, including up to 10,000 spaces in new schools.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">-30-<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information, contact MPP Will Bouma at 519-759-0361 or <a href=\"mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org\">will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Students Welcome Minister of Education and MPP May 26, 2021 BRANTFORD &#8211; Students and staff at King George Elementary School hosted Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, who participated in a virtual classroom visit at the school today, accompanied by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. 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