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Virtual High School’s hometown of Bayfield, Ontario has been making the news lately for its initiative to be a plastic-free community—the first community to be recognized as such in North America, in fact. A grassroots group called Blue Bayfield has worked hard to make this a reality for Bayfield by taking steps to reduce plastic … Read More

On Sunday, September 3rd over 120 runners/walkers, over 35 volunteers, and many spectators joined us in Bayfield to support Aiden, a 14-year-old boy from Middlesex County who has a cardiac condition. Aiden is a Wish Child with Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario whose wish the be the Prime Minister of Canada! Donations are still coming in, so … Read More

This past Sunday morning, September 4th, over 100 runners and walkers took part in Run4Kids, a 5 km run around Bayfield to raise money for Memphis —a 9 year old boy living with Cystic Fibrosis. Memphis is a member of Make-A-Wish® Southwestern Ontario, an organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.  Such … Read More

Join us on September 4th, 2016 in Bayfield, Ontario for a morning of family fun, sport, entertainment, and fundraising — all for a good cause! Virtual High School is working with the Optimist Club of Bayfield to organize this year’s Run4Kids event, a 5 km Run/Walk. All proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish® Southwestern Ontario (SWO) in … Read More

VHS Background: In the fall of 1995, the first Canadian online course, designed in Notepad, became viewable to anyone using the Netscape browser. This grade 11 biology course was developed by Steve Baker while working as a staff member at Goderich District Collegiate Institute (GDCI), Huron County Board of Education (HCBE), now the Avon-Maitland District … Read More

Virtual High School has been located for the past five years in a private residence in the small village of Bayfield, Ontario. However, on 2 February 2012, the staff of the school moved into their new Virtual High School Administrative Building, located on 27 Main Street North in Bayfield. The building had been under construction … Read More