Charles C. McLean Public School

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School Profile

School Profile

School Profile

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Charles C. McLean Public School is an English Program Public School serving approximately 178 students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 living on Western Manitoulin Island.  Our school is named after Charles C. McLean, who served as Principal for many years. Initially the building was the Gore Bay Continuation School, and later the Gore Bay Public School. The official renaming of our school to Charles C. McLean Public School occurred on October 12, 1973. We are familiarly known as C.C. McLean Public School. We are a community school in its true meaning of the word.  Our students are provided with many opportunities and experiences due to our dedicated staff, committed volunteers, and generous community partners.

Charles C. McLean Public School is located in the scenic town of Gore Bay. Our school is surrounded by a bluff and one can see the incredible waters of Gore Bay and the East Bluff from our schoolyard. We believe in fostering a love of the outdoors in our students and take advantage of the many wonderful opportunities our natural playground has to offer. It is common to see white tail deer on our schoolyard throughout the day. Students enjoy watching deer, picking apples, making use of the natural landscape of our playground and visiting “the forest area” – particularly our youngest learners in the Kindergarten Program.

The staff and volunteers at C.C. McLean denote a great deal of time and effort to develop a well-rounded program for students. In addition to providing an exemplary academic experience for students, our school offers a variety of extra-curricular opportunities for students to encourage active, healthy living beyond the scope of academics. Some of our extracurricular activities include sports such as three pitch, cross-country running, flag football, volleyball, hockey, basketball, badminton, soccer, and track and field. Other extracurricular opportunities include chess, choir, public speaking, art club, literary and poster contests, and our go green club.

Charles C. McLean Public School hosts monthly assemblies to showcase the Character Trait / Value of focus each month. Classes have leadership opportunities at these assemblies and coming together builds community within our school. Our Dare to Care, anti-bullying program is also a focus of these monthly assemblies.

In partnership with the Gore Bay Fish and Game Club, our school raises chinook salmon from eggs to small fry, which are released into our local waters. Students enjoy learning about life cycles by watching the fish develop within our school.

Our school houses the Gore Bay Childcare Centre, which offers childcare for children from 8 months to 12 years of age. Their before and after school program allows for a seamless transition to and from school each day. We also house the Gore Bay Seniors’ Centre.

Through these experiences our students have an opportunity to build leadership skills and develop their personal character by showing their commitment to our school, community, and the planet. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be the community school that we are.