Pinecrest Public School
Address
1281 McWatters Road Ottawa , Ontario , K2C 3E7 Canada
Coordinates	45°20′38″N 75°47′06″W / 45.343859°N 75.784904°W / 45.343859; -75.784904
Information
School type	Public, Elementary school
Motto	Peace Respect Responsibility
Religious affiliation(s)	none
Founded	1961 (1961)
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
School number	444936[1]
Principal	Wanda Mills-Boone
Grades	JK-8
Enrollment	324 (September 2017)
Language	English, French
Campus	urban
Colour(s)	Green, Gold
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Pinecrest Panthers
Communities served	Britannia Heights
Feeder schools	Regina Public School, Severn Public School, and Grant Public School; Woodroffe High School.
Website	www.pinecrestps.ocdsb.ca
Last updated: 11 November 2017

Pinecrest Public School is a public elementary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

History

Pinecrest Public School was built in 1961. The facilities include large, bright classrooms, two gymnasiums, a library, an art room, music room, a remodeled science room, a Design and Tech Room, a computer lab and two reading nooks. The schoolyard is used by grade 7-8 students for intramural/ sports activities and general play. The school has undergone renovations to the telephone, fire alarm and air conditioning/ heating system and added new play structures, basketball courts, and an upgraded multi-level soccer area. In addition, the front office was refurbished. The student support services include: custodians, Multicultural Liaison Officer, School Resource Police Officer, educational assistants and board specialists.

Pinecrest was the subject of a CBC Television documentary, The Pinecrest Diaries, featuring the work of Principal Charles Austin and his team of teachers: Jeremy Hannay, Laurel Piper-Tye and others.^[2][3] Pinecrest was part of another CBC Television Documentary called, Run Run Revolution this production followed 10 students, Bruce Hubbard, the Principal and coaches invited to the school to train for the children's portion of the Boston Marathon.

Principal Charles Austin was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals by The Learning Partnership in 2006.^[4]

References

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