Gleneagle Secondary School

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Gleneagle Secondary School
Address
1195 Lansdowne Drive Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 7Y8, Canada
Information
School board	School District 43 Coquitlam
Religious affiliation	Secular
School type	Coeducational Public Secondary
Grades	9 to 12
Mascot	Eagle
Team name	Talons
Colours	Black, White and Gold
Founded	1997
Enrollment	1,120
Newspaper	The Edge
Theatre group	Broken Wing Theatre
Outdoor Education	C.O.A.S.T.
Homepage	http://www.gleneagle.org

Gleneagle Secondary School, or simply Gleneagle is a public coeducational high school located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The school serves grades nine through twelve and has an enrolment of about 1,120 students. It is run by School District 43 Coquitlam.

Broken Wing Theatre is the name given to theatre education at Gleneagle. The school has presented more than 180 scripted plays, most written by faculty, since it opened in 1997.

Gleneagle is also home to a popular outdoor education program named C.O.A.S.T. ( Coquitlam Outdoor Education School Term ) The COAST program introduces each student to a variety of outdoor activities, including: basic outdoor low impact camping, hiking and backpacking, ocean kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, cross country (Nordic) skiing, snow shelter building and winter camping, avalanche awareness, outdoor cooking, and map and compass navigation. COAST provide instruction in the safe and proper means of participating in each of these activities, to give students the basis for a lifetime of outdoor adventure.

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