Fallingbrook Middle School is a middle school at 5187 Fallingbrook Drive in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. FallingBrook was converted from a JK-G5 to a middle school due to the area growth with more student in the middle school age, but Jk-G5 got a brand new school which was build just down the road.
Fallingbrook Middle School has been named one of the top 40 schools in Canada according to Today's Parent Magazine for its program Exploratories (or Pathways), a unique concept where students can choose their classes. The school, which opened in 1996, currently has around 800 students. The school's mascot is the Fallingbrook Falcon.
The school is located at 5187 Fallingbrook Dr., Postal Code L5V 1N7. It was constructed on June 1, 1996. The school includes nine portables.
The school has a house system to encourage students to have school spirit, make good choices, etc. The four houses are named after four falcons: Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine, and Saker. At the end of the year, the house with the most points wins a trip to a certain place (usually the Playdium).
Fallingbrook Middle School's teachers created a speech contest called "Excellence in Eloquence" which also include other schools in the neighborhood.
Read more about Fallingbrook Middle School: Staff, Students, Sports
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