Westmount Charter School

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Westmount Charter School
Westmount Charter School

Westmount Charter School is a charter school based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; which educates students from kindergarten to grade 12. It was founded in 1996 as ABC (Action for Bright Children) Charter Public School, a school for gifted children. The school started with 116 students, from grades 1-3, and is now hosting a student body of 950 in grades Kindergarten through 12.[1] The name was officially changed from ABC Charter School to Westmount Charter School in 2002.

  • Westmount's first graduating class occurred in the spring of 2006.
  • The school's mascot/symbol is Pegasus and the school colors are purple and gold.

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[edit] Teams and Clubs

[edit] Debate

Westmount Charter School has been very successful in terms of debate, getting a gold medal in all tournaments, except for one, in the year 2006. They also have someone in their school who placed 4th in Canada.

[edit] Facilities

Westmount Charter School started out in 1996 in a small building in Bridgeland (a centre-city community in Calgary) as their home. They have since progressed through a building in the old CFB Currie, and are currently located in the building that formerly housed Viscount Bennett Senior High School, which they lease from the CBE (Calgary Board of Education, the public school board in the area). They currently share the building with Chinook Learning Services.

[edit] Band Program

Westmount's band program encompasses many styles and levels. Within concert band there are Beginner or Grade 5 level. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels all vary in grade level. It also offers numerous other music programs, those being String Orchestra, Choir, and two levels of Jazz Band. Unlike almost most other schools in the province, Westmount starts its Beginner band in Grade 5. Band is currently being taught by Graham Green, Wendy Mah and Adam Mailman.[2]

[edit] Giftedness

Westmount Charter School defines Giftedness in this way: "Students are gifted when they perform, or show potential for performing, remarkably high levels of accomplishment in learning rate, depth of knowledge, and reasoning and problem-solving abilities when compared to others of their age, experience, and environment."[3]

[edit] Principals

  • The founding Principal, Joanne Koch, served from 1996-2002. She passed away due to cancer. The school library has since been dedicated to her memory.
  • Magy Butterfield was acting Principal during the 2001-2002 school year.
  • Dr. Elaine MacDougall was Principal from 2002-2005.
  • The current Principal, since 2005, is Martha Faulkner.

[edit] Vice Principals

  • Marylyn Waters
  • Arnold Nugent
  • Neil Robinson

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Welcome page information - http://www.westmountcharter.com
  2. ^ http://www.westmountmusic.com
  3. ^ Charter of Westmount Charter School - Found at http://www.westmountcharter.com/pages/forms.html


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