The Woodlands School - Secondary

Hello Administration of The Bullylands sorry Woodlands School, please inform the measures you have taken to control bulling at and around the school premises especially the event happened in December 2022. Issuing an acknowledgement letter is not enough. The problem is serious which mandates hard solutions.Please take serious action against those who bully irrespective of the reason before lives are lost. And offer counselling services to the victims and the culprits of course their parents too.

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I mean, it's a public school in PDSB. It's not going to be an amazing school.

The woodlands school is a solid school. This review will comprise of 2 parts: Education and the Environment.Education Pros:- One of the best ranking schools in Ontario with a 95% OSSLT passing percentage.- Has a variety of courses that you may not see in other schools.- A LOT of fun clubs and even a tutoring classroom for Grades 7-12, where you can get volunteer hours working during lunch.- Work is very organized.- They give you free Chromebooks throughout the day if you don't have a device.Education Cons:- Can’t think of anything bad about the education honestly- Although, some teachers in English/History, or any course where you display your creative aspect by doing essays, drawings, etc., may be subjective or “unfair” in marks. For example, an English teacher in Grade 9, can give you a lower grade than one in Grade 10 with the same amount of effort. It depends on how they evaluate and see your work in their standards, in my experience. Grade 11/12 English teachers give low marks.- Grade 11 English was recently replaced with this Indigenous English unit. Extremely boring - long novels, a ton of presentations, and a whole semester of learning history of Indigenous.Experience Pros:- Feels massive at first, but then everything will feel smaller with experience.- Allows you to go outside school property at lunch. Grades 7-8 need to sign a parental form.- You feel welcomed by the teachers, if you’re new the students won’t really mind, nor care.- Students are often very friendly. Many mind their own business.- Cafeteria is big and has an area where you can buy food (poutine, pop, pizza, ice cream, etc)- There are 4 gyms, new renovations for 2 lately.- Outside, there’s a 400m, basketball nets, a NEWLY RENOVATED tennis court, and a plaza near the school. There'll be future renovation adding more sports-related things (~$400,000)- Elementary (7-8) classrooms are kept separate and there’s an entire “block” devoted to those students.- Free weight room that is open every week.- Teachers are nice and friendly, however there are some cocky and strict ones, like the computer engineering and french teacher.- Good guidance counsellors. Easy to contact and fast response times.- A very good variety of sports teams, many students say that the teams suck so you have a good chance of getting in a team. 17-18 year olds be looking like 14-16 year olds this year.- A Mississauga Library Branch is just outside the school. Many students come there everyday at lunch or after school to study. Free computers as well.- It’s kind of a “tradition” to go out to the nearby Westdale Mall every Friday at lunch.- In-school volunteering opportunities- Lockers are big. Not even half lockers. Each can be used by 1-3 people. Just book early and you’ll get one for yourself.Experience Cons:- School feels like a maze of course, but it's rather easy to find your way.- Atmosphere isn’t really good, it’s like one of those schools where if nobody’s inside and it’s at night there’s a weird eerie vibe, it was built in 1969. Not necessary run-down though.- No windows in ANY classrooms apart from some elementary ones and those technology classrooms.- Still uses portables (although it’s rare, and reserved for less common classes like civics/health)- I’ve heard of students doing drugs (smoking, vaping, etc) near or in the forest, sometimes underage. There was a girl (around 13-14) smoking in front of everybody but the teachers didn’t really do anything.- Huge diversity, but has more Asians than a typical school. You’ve heard of Asians being the minority, but over here, white people are.- The front entrance is often packed at the mornings and dismissal. Buses limit it to one lane so hundreds of cars will have to rely on one lane. Use the other entrances, particularly near the McBride school!

Incredible teachers and strong extracurriculars (DECA, FRC, band, debate).However, there are virtually no windows connected to classrooms.

Wow just saw a hijabi student getting assaulted there.. Will change my review if school board will take necessary actions against the assaulter.

If I had to decide between studying in China or going to the Woodlands, it would be an amazingly difficult decision.Teachers for the most part aren't great, everyone here is Asian (lacking diversity), and the building itself was probably built by the European settlers.There are literally no windows because the school plan was originally designed to be open-concept (the architect was probably heavily intoxicated during the creation of this plan). As you can probably imagine, it's a very depressing place.The school however has some great clubs that are easy to join and be a part of, however like everything in life; disappointments are right around the corner. What I mean by this, is that you will never be the best; no matter what you do there's going to be someone better than you (except sports, this school is pretty bad at sports).On the plus side, I would say that say that crimes are very low here (substance abuse is a whole other issue), and so you are more likely to become addicted to chess puzzles than Ecstasy (both will have detrimental effects on your life).If you have any additional concerns or questions do not hesitate to ask and I promise to provide my honest opinion behind every answer.PS: I forgot to add that the administration aren't the greatest

School is okay, majority of kids are introverts as well as waste yutes. It is pretty diverse and it is a good place to go for if you want to get into SHSM and gifted programs. Speaking from experience, there are really good teachers such as Mr. Sykes who unfortunately retired a while ago and he was the reason why I enjoyed playing ball during lunch and even after. There are better options out there but if you really like the gifted program, this will suit your needs. The only thing I dislike a lot about this school is how poorly renovated it is. Looks incomplete at the front especially the random blue tiles and whatever that is on the front. They do have a nice garden you can chill by in summer and the library as well is convenient. Gym CD tends to be dusty if you hoop, so take caution and you might wanna invest into good ball shoes if you are hooping indoors. Gym AB, pretty ugly and the floor should be wooden instead of ceramic tiles. The rims are fixed to steel backboards instead of glass boards. Lots of stuff that needs renovation but in terms of making friends, it is surprisingly easy depending on what type of person you are. Ik the majority of the kids are Asian but there’s totally nothing wrong with that as long as you have something in common as friends, then there’s no problem at all. Overall, the school is decent but there are better schools depending on your needs.

Solid school, there's a reason why they call this school weedlands though. If you're a parent of a child attending this school be very aware of what they do and who they hang out with. Students smoke in the woods near the school and there are occasions in which underage students smoke right infront of the school's entrances. The teachers are very good and make up for the below average infrastructure and some of the problematic student body.

Still shocked till today by how much better my mental health got as soon as I graduated from shitlands. Don’t get me wrong I did have some good memories. The teachers I had for foods and nutrition, intro to comp sci, anthropology, and kinesiology were solid educators. Also Vito’s pizza at lunch was goated. If you go here you most likely will suffer. Don’t lose hope, life gets better.