Peter Cram - thinking of him

On September 7^th, 2012 Mr. Cram had a tragic accident while riding his bicycle. He sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to St Michael’s Hospital’s Intensive Care Trauma Unit

Over the past two weeks he received the best medical care possible and despite all efforts of the doctors and nurses he succumbed to his injuries.

Mr. Cram passed away this past Friday afternoon September 21^st surrounded by his loving family.

As you know Mr. Cram was a well-loved teacher, librarian and coach here at Western.  

During the past two weeks, students, friends and family posted many get well messages on a Facebook page. His family appreciated all of the sentiments expressed by students and staff and were deeply touched by the amount of support offered by Western.

Mr. Cram was an important part of the Western Tech family and will be greatly missed by the Western Tech community. His passing will have a tremendous effect on the school.

On Monday, the auditorium will be opened as a place for students to go to remember Mr. Cram and to support each other and share their feelings with their peers and teachers. Students wishing to attend the auditorium may do so with their teacher’s permission, and will sign the Remembrance Book in the auditorium.  For the rest of the week, students may come to Room 151 to share their thoughts.

Over the coming days and weeks the school community will develop ways to keep Mr. Cram’s legacy alive at Western.  Students will be asked for their input and ideas about how this can be done.

Many of you will be very upset by this news and experience a sense of loss and sadness. The school has brought in extra help to support students, including social workers with experience in supporting students through difficult times like these. Please do not hesitate to make use of this counselling if needed. They will be available in the guidance office and the auditorium for as long as they are needed.

             

TDSB Caring and Safe Schools Week - Sept. 10th to 14th

Western Technical-Commercial School is a safe, nurturing, positive and respectful learning environment that enables all students to succeed and reach their full potential. Our school is a place that promotes peaceful problem solving, academic excellence and a sense of belonging for all students. Students are expected to demonstrate respect for human rights and social justice and promote the values they need to become responsible members of society.

Our mission is to enable all students to reach high levels of achievement and to acquire the knowledge, skills and values they need to become responsible members of a democratic society.

We value each and every student; a strong public education system; a partnership of students, schools, family and community; the uniqueness and diversity of our students and our community; the commitment and skills of our staff; equity, innovation, accountability and accessibility; and learning environments that are safe, nurturing, positive and respectful.

The Caring and Safe Schools team of administrators, advisors, child and youth counsellors and court liaison workers provides direction support to administrators, staff, parents, students and communities. Caring and Safe Schools are enabled through:

1.Strong school leadership, with consistent discipline policies and procedures;
2.School-wide safe and caring schools programs and instructional components focused on inclusive contributions;
3.Evolving and expanded prevention based knowledge and skills;
4.Ongoing support and professional growth in emotional intelligence, conduct management, prevention oriented strategies,  mediation and violence prevention
5.Inclusive and developmentally appropriate materials, activities and programs are championed and utilized;
6.Strong efforts to develop relationships and partnerships within the entire school community;
7.Clear assessment, evaluation and monitoring of student performance, combined with differentiated programming.

Board policies and procedures have been developed in accordance with provincial legislation and Ministry directives to ensure that  our schools are safe and caring communities.