February 13, 2025: Student transportation cancelled, OCDSB schools remain open

All school buses and vans serving the OCDSB will be cancelled on February 13, 2025, due to poor weather conditions. For students assigned to public transit (Presto), all 600-series school routes and any school trips on regular routes will not operate.

OCDSB schools will be open. Parents and caregivers are welcome to drop off their children at school and pick them up at regular bell times. The Extended Day Program will also be open for registered students.

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Courses at Norman Johnston

Norman Johnston Alternate Program cultivates a unique learning environment. Staff and students work together to provide learning opportunities within a positive, goal-oriented, and student-centered learning community. Our mission is to enable each of our students to develop the attributes of a life-long learner. To accomplish this goal we focus on the whole student and provide for their academic social and emotional needs. Students are encouraged to find their own path to a promising future. We believe in them and they believe in us.

In order to do this, Norman Johnston offers a wide-range of courses to suit each students own needs. Pathways at Norman Johnston can lead you anywhere you want to go whether that be Workplace, College, or University!

Please see Guidance for a list of available courses.