Dunlop Public School
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Dunlop Public School (DPS) is a public school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was opened on March 18, 1970. The school is named after Dr. Florence Dunlop, the first school psychologist employed by the former Ottawa Public School Board. Dr. Dunlop served as the supervisor of special education from 1918 until 1961.
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[edit] Students and faculty
Dunlop is an elementary school in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, ranging from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6. The enrollment for 2004-2005 was 290 students from the South Keys and Greenboro communities in Ottawa. The children represent a diverse background of countries and languages, including Arabic, Cantonese, Punjabi, Croatian and Tamil. Students of DPS move on to Roberta Bondar Public School for Grades 7 and 8.
Dunlop has a faculty of 18 teachers many of whom have additional or specialist qualifications in special education, English as a Second Language, Brailling, signing, science, physical education, computers, and the arts. The school mission statement is "Dunlop School will help each child develop within a safe, caring, child-centred environment, the attitudes, skills, and knowledge necessary to become life-long learners, in a rapidly changing word."
[edit] Academic programme
There are 3 kindergarten classes, 1 primary special education class, and 10 regular classes from Grade 1 to Grade 6. Dunlop students study French for 40 minutes a day in grades 1 to 6 and 20 minutes a day in kindergarten. Special support programmes include English as a Second Language, a Language Learning Disability Class, and a Special Education Learning Centre. A special initiative at Dunlop is the Daily Classical Music Program.
[edit] Campus
The school is located on several acres in the South Keys neighbourhood next to Pushman Park through which access is available to an outdoor rink and baseball diamond. The school has a large library/resource centre, gym with stage and change/shower facilities, a computer lab in addition to computers in the classrooms, play structures, basketball nets, and is wheelchair accessible.
