Conseil scolaire Viamonde is inviting francophone families and communities to propose a name for a new French-language elementary school that will open in Ajax in September 2027. Name proposals must be submitted by Sunday, October 11, 2026, through the board's online consultation platform, with a dedicated page for the Ajax school.
The Ajax school is one of three new elementary schools Viamonde plans to open in September 2027, alongside schools in Chatham and Hamilton Ouest. Each proposed name should reflect public secular French-language education and may honour a francophone figure in the arts, education, history, politics, science or another field, or draw on the history, culture, geography or traditions of the local community.
Submitters are asked to explain the meaning of their proposed name. Suggestions will be reviewed by committees representing the school communities and judged on merit, meaning and compliance with the board's criteria — not on the number of times a name is submitted — before going to the board and then the Ministry of Education for final approval.
With the three new schools, the Viamonde network will count 44 elementary schools starting in September 2027, according to the board's announcement dated September 24, 2026.
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- Daily Durham News
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- Oct 8, 2026, 2:04 a.m.
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