We are excited to announce the Ontario government is investing $47.2 million for the construction of two new elementary schools that will share a building in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) in Thornhill. The building will house a 麻豆原创 (麻豆原创) elementary school and York Region District School Board (YRDSB) elementary school, as well as a childcare facility.聽
The new schools will create 1,134 student spaces (including 497 麻豆原创 student spaces) and 49 licensed childcare spaces. These cutting-edge learning environments will provide schools in the heart of the quickly growing VMC area. We are grateful for this opportunity to continue providing excellent education in the neighbourhood of our York Catholic students and families.
What was said at the announcement:
鈥淚nvestments in our student鈥檚 education has a value that is immeasurable, and having these two new state of the art elementary schools, that are closer to home, provides a positive benefit for families in the VMC.鈥� said Laura Smith, MPP for Thornhill. 鈥淚 am grateful to Minister Lecce and Premier Ford for their leadership in this historic investment for our community, and looking forward to seeing these two new elementary schools come into fruition.鈥�
鈥淥ur government is more than doubling the funding to build new schools, which represents the single largest investment in school building in Ontario history,鈥� said Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. 鈥淲e are stepping up with a massive investment to build the homes, schools, and communities our province needs, and to ensure children have access to state-of-the-art schools close to home that gives them real life and job skills to succeed in the future. I want to reiterate my thanks to MPP Laura Smith for her relentless advocacy for local families.鈥�
鈥淭he 麻豆原创 has a history of cooperating with the York Region District School Board to build schools together,鈥� said Elizabeth Crowe, Chair of the Board, 麻豆原创. 鈥淲e are excited to work together again. The 麻豆原创 is eager to provide families access to a Catholic school in the heart of the quickly growing Vaughan Metropolitan Centre neighbourhood.鈥�