schools

I was driving down Slack Road in Nepean on the weekend and saw that the old schoolhouse is up for sale. Approx 2,000 square feet on a big lot, yours for only $950,000. ( Here’s the listing. ) A faded stone above the door has a name “S. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cutfinger.jpg) _ Ottawa _ A student at Westboro Alternative Montessori suffered a nasty paper cut during craft time yesterday, forcing the school to ban all forms of paper products. The student, who had just completed a toddler yoga class, began to cut out a Mobius strip from construction paper and suffered a lesion on his right index finger. ...

CBC Ottawa reports on an unfortunate signage mistake at Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orleans: _ A new sign for Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orleans had to be fixed not long after it was installed because of an embarrassing spelling mistake. ...

** UPDATE June 1: ** Mlle Coughtrey’s classroom got the most votes (5,373), and wins the prize. Thanks to all of our readers who voted. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_3232.jpg) Karen Coughtrey, a Grade 1 teacher at Broadview Public School in Ottawa, is one of ten finalists in a contest for a make-over of her classroom . ...

Received this interesting note recently from Derek Rhodenizer at Heritage Academy in Ottawa: "I just wanted to take a moment to invite you to the Potato Project launch on April 27th from 1-4pm. This is an innovative project our school started where people/businesses/schools in Ottawa are growing potatoes vertically in reclaimed olive barrels. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/peanut.jpg) _ Ottawa _ - In a bizarre incident, the jovial and monocle bespectacled Mr. Peanut was apprehended by a City Of Ottawa Tactical Police Squad at a local Staples store early Wednesday morning. Appearing to be purchasing some three-ring binders that were on sale, Mr. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG-20110610-00210.jpg) ** ** Here’s a picture of my daughter Sophie and her kindergarten teacher Denise Payette. Madame Payette teaches senior kindergarten to french immersion students at Stittsville Public School. Coincidentally, she was also my kindergarten teacher in 1983-84 at Merivale Public School in Nepean. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/3886421.jpg) Just got an email about an interesting new book and website about one-room schoolhouses in Ottawa. (Like the one pictured above – which is now home to the Cheshire Cat pub near Carp.) I am writing on behalf of local author Joy Forbes, who recently published her book, " ...

Funny sign, posted to Flickr by Xiaohuli : [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/No-BBQ-We-Told-You-21-on-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-21_1263521845648.png) More funny Ottawa sings: * [ Constance Bay's racy sign ](http://ottawastart.com/the-most-emailed-blogged-twittered-viewed-photo-in-ottawa-today/) * [ No juggling allowed ](http://ottawastart.com/no-juggling-allowed/) ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

A quick Sunday night post: Local blogger Andrea, who writes a peek inside the fish bowl , is hosting a back to school photo contest. You can win an HP printer/scanner. Details here. ** Related: ** Ottawa Schools Guide