Greenbrier School, Brantford, ON

Principal's Message Welcome! Greenbrier is an amazing place where great things happen! As Principal of Greenbrier School, I will work diligently with parents, staff and students to foster an atmosphere that promotes a life-long passion for learning. Our ‘learning community’ will be characterized by academic excellence, trust, respect, open communication, and community involvement; a great foundation on which to support school improvement and student success. As we work towards our mission, preparing students to be independent life long learners, ready for the challenges of the 21st century, this quotation, one my favourites, says it all, "School is a building with four walls and tomorrow inside." (Barbara Knight) As educators, we challenge ourselves everyday to foster a learning environment that promotes the freedom to wonder, to ask, to explore, and to imagine. We strive daily to create an atmosphere where students are accepted for their talents and individual uniqueness. We endeavor to develop engaging, relevant learning opportunities and a positive school climate that instills character traits of Respect, Responsibility, Inclusiveness, Compassion, Integrity, Perseverance, Humility and Collaboration. We share in the responsibility of creating a school that promotes high academic achievement, and a safe and inclusive school climate. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities for all of us. I feel very fortunate to be working with wonderful students, parents and staff who give the best of themselves today, to create a better world for tomorrow. Student Handbook Each year our students may purchase a Greenbrier Student Agenda. Inside the agenda are a number of pages that provide important information for our students and their families. We encourage our students to learn to use the agenda for their personal organization. We also use the agendas to communicate with parents/guardians and hope that you will take a few minutes each evening to review the agenda with…