École secondaire publique Mille-Îles is a high school in
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toro ...
. It was founded in 1994 and was initially started as a French program within
Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (KCVI) was a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1792 by Reverend John Stuart based upon a grant for secondary education in the colony of Upper Canada, it moved to its location at ...
(KCVI) in 1977. In 1980, it became a separate module serving students in grades 9 to OAC. The establishment of a distinct francophone public high school was first suggested in 1987, and the project came to fruition in 1994, which led to the inauguration of Mille-ÃŽles as a distinct entity in 1995, still within the KCVI building. The school moved to its present location, the former location of
Calvin Park Public School
Calvin Park Public School is a school for grade 7 and 8 students located in the same building as Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), at 153 Van Order Drive in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Limestone District Schoo ...
, in 1999, when it also expanded to welcome students in grades 7 and 8.
In April 2012, the school moved to a new building
a renovated elementary school, which combined École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon and Mille-Îles under the same roof. The schools, although they kept their separate identities, welcomed students from kindergarten to grade 12. There was also a daycare service offered by La garderie éducative.
In January 2018, it was announced that a French community hub would be built. "The two French boards in Kingston — the Conseil des Ecoles Catholiques du Centre-Est de l’Ontario (CECCE) and the Conseil des Ecole Public de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) — will see close to $24 million to build the new combined facility for Mille-Iles Public Secondary School and Marie-Rivier Catholic Secondary School, which will also include the Centre Culturel Frontenac community hub."
In September 2018, while waiting for the construction of the new building, the school moved into the old St-Patrick Catholic Elementary school, which was shut down by the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board in 2015.
In March 2020, it was announced that the French community hub would not be ready until at least the 2021–2022 school year.
Motto
The school motto is "felicitas per doctrinam," which means "happiness through learning."
Special programs
Mille-ÃŽles offers the IB Middle Years Programme (since February 2012) and the IB Diploma Programme (since March 2016). Additionally, Mille-ÃŽles offers the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program, which is a program offered by the Ontarian Government.
Virtual Tour
virtual tourof the school is available on Google Maps.
See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list include ...
References
External links
École secondaire publique Mille-Iles Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mille-Iles, Ecole Secondaire Publique
French-language high schools in Ontario
High schools in Kingston, Ontario
Educational institutions established in 1995
1995 establishments in Canada