School District 36 Surrey

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School District 36 Surrey
British Columbia
Region Metro/Coast
Board office location Surrey
Communities served Surrey, White Rock, Barnston Island
Number of schools 131
Budget:

CAD$ (millions)

 418.7
Student population:

full-time equivalent

 63,036
Superintendent: Mr Mike McKay

School District 36 Website

School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. This is the largest school district in British Columbia with 66,100 students during the 2005/2006 school year. District 36 includes 99 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools, and 6 learning centres. The first school in Surrey opened in 1882.

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[edit] School board

The current school board was elected in November 2005 and will serve until 2008.

  • Reni Masi
  • Shawn Wilson
  • Terry Allen
  • Wayne Jefferson
  • Heather Stilwell
  • Laurae McNally
  • Pam Glass

[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary schools

School Location Grades Notes
A H P Matthew Elementary School Surrey K-7
A J McLellan Elementary School Surrey K-7
Anniedale Traditional School Surrey K-7
Bayridge Elementary School Surrey K-7
Bear Creek Elementary School Surrey K-7
Beaver Creek Elementary School Surrey K-7
Berkshire Park Elementary School Surrey K-7
Betty Huff Elementary School Surrey K-7
Bonaccord Elementary School Surrey K-7
Bothwell Elementary School Surrey K-7
Boundary Park Elementary School Surrey K-7
Bridgeview Elementary School Surrey K-7
Brookside Elementary School Surrey K-7
Cambridge Elementary School Surrey K-7
Cedar Hills Elementary School Surrey K-7
Chantrell Creek Elementary School] Surrey K-7
Chimney Hill Elementary School Surrey K-7
Cindrich Elementary School Surrey K-7
Clayton Elementary School Surrey 4-7
Cloverdale Traditional School Surrey K-7
Coast Meridian Elementary School Surrey K-7
Colebrook Elementary School Surrey K-7
Cougar Creek Elementary School Surrey K-7
Coyote Creek Elementary School Surrey K-7
Creekside Elementary School Surrey K-7
Crescent Park Elementary School Surrey K-7
David Brankin Elementary School Surrey K-7
Discovery Elementary School Surrey K-7
Dogwood Elementary School Surrey K-7
Don Christian Elementary School Surrey K-7
Dr F D Sinclair Elementary School Surrey K-7
East Clayton Elementary School Surrey K-3
East Kensington Elementary School Surrey K-7
Ecole Riverdale Elementary School Surrey K-7
Ellendale Elementary School Surrey K-7
Erma Stephenson Elementary School Surrey K-7
Fleetwood Elementary School Surrey K-7
Forsyth Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Fraser Wood Elementary School Surrey K-7
Frost Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
George Greenaway Elementary School Surrey K-7
Georges Vanier Elementary School Surrey K-7
Grandview Heights Elementary School Surrey K-7
Green Timbers Elementary School Surrey K-7
H T Thrift Elementary School Surrey K-7
Halls Prairie Elementary School Surrey K-7
Harold Bishop Elementary School Surrey K-7
Henry Bose Elementary School Surrey K-7
Hillcrest Elementary School Surrey K-5
Hjorth Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Holly Elementary School Surrey K-7
Hyland Elementary School Surrey K-7
J T Brown Elementary School Surrey K-7
James Ardiel Elementary School Surrey K-7
Janice Churchill Elementary School Surrey K-7
Jessie Lee Elementary School Surrey K-7
K B Woodward Elementary School Surrey K-7
Kennedy Trail Elementary School Surrey K-7
Kensington Prairie Elementary School Surrey K-7
Kirkbride Elementary School Surrey K-7
Laronde Elementary School Surrey K-7
Latimer Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Lena Shaw Elementary School Surrey K-7
M B Sanford Elementary School Surrey K-7
Maple Green Elementary School Surrey K-7
Martha Currie Elementary School Surrey K-7
Martha Jane Norris Elementary School Surrey K-7
Mary Jane Shannon Elementary School Surrey K-7
McLeod Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Morgan Elementary School Surrey K-7
Mountainview Montessori School Surrey K-7
Newton Elementary School Surrey K-7
North Ridge Elementary School Surrey K-7
Ocean Cliff Elementary School Surrey K-7
Old Yale Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Pacific Heights Elementary School Surrey K-7
Panorama Park Elementary School Surrey K-7
Peace Arch Elementary School White Rock K-7
Port Kells Elementary School Surrey K-7
Prince Charles Elementary School Surrey K-7
Ray Shepherd Elementary School Surrey K-7
Riverdale Elementary School Surrey K-7
Royal Heights Elementary School Surrey K-7
Semiahmoo Trail Elementary School Surrey K-7
Senator Reid Elementary School Surrey K-7 Founded 1961, principal is Mr H Schnee
Serpentine Heights Elementary School Surrey K-7
Simon Cunningham Elementary School Surrey K-7
South Meridian Elementary School Surrey K-7
Strawberry Hill Elementary School Surrey K-7
Sullivan Elementary School Surrey K-7
Sunnyside Elementary School Surrey K-7
Sunrise Ridge Elementary School Surrey K-7
Surrey Centre Elementary School Surrey K-7
T E Scott Elementary School Surrey K-7
W E Kinvig Elementary School Surrey K-7
Walnut Road Elementary School Surrey K-7
Westerman Elementary School Surrey K-7
White Rock Elementary School White Rock K-7
William F. Davidson Elementary School Surrey K-7
William Watson Elementary School Surrey K-7
Woodland Park Elementary School Surrey K-7


[edit] Discovery Elementary School

49°12′1.8″N, 122°51′32.2″W
Discovery Elementary School, at 13104 109 Ave is a K-7 school with 133 students as of 16 January 2006. The Principal is Ms. C. Graham.

Discovery was founded about forty years ago by parents and teachers and is based on the Adlarian philosophy. In it's early days, the school had a strong parent involvement in learning and students often learned in alternative environments including field-trips and museums, and doctoral-level educators were sometimes brought in. The classroom setting at Discovery has no desks, instead students sit in a circle on the floor, to give a sense of equality ond to facilitate eye-contact and communication. There are, however, chairs in the computer room and sofas in the library.

[edit] Secondary schools and other programs

School Location Grades Notes
Adolescent Psychiatric Unit Program (Surrey) Surrey
Clayton Heights Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Cloverdale Learning Centre Surrey 10-12
Continuing Ed SD 36 School Surrey 11-12
Daughters and Sisters(PLEA)Program Surrey
Earl Marriott Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Elgin Park Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Enver Creek Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Fleetwood Park Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Frank Hurt Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Fraser Heights Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Guildford Learning Centre Surrey 10-12
Guildford Park Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Invergarry Learning Centre Surrey 10
Johnston Heights Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Kwantlen Park Secondary School (Inter-A) Surrey 7-12
L A Matheson Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Newton Learning Centre Surrey 10-12
North Surrey Secondary School Surrey 8-12
North Surrey Learning Centre Surrey 10-12
Panorama Ridge Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Princess Margaret Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Semiahmoo Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Surrey Traditional School Surrey K-9
Surrey Connect Online School Surrey K-12
École Secondaire Sullivan Heights Secondary School Surrey 8-12
Student Support Centre Surrey 6-12
South Surrey White Rock Learning Centre Surrey 10-12
South Fraser Adolescent Day Treatment Program Surrey
Tamanawis Secondary School Surrey 8-12
TREES Centre Surrey 8-10
Waypoint Substance Abuse House Surrey


[edit] Gallery

Holly Elementary School

Pacific Heights Elementary School

[edit] Controversy

[edit] Books

The Surrey school district was the focus of major media attention from 1997 to 2002. The board voted that books dealing with families where both parents were of the same sex not be included as optional learning resources. These books were requested by James Chamberlain, a kindergarten teacher, to reflect on the realities of today's families and to teach his pupils about diversity and tolerance.

A legal battle to overturn the decision to ban the three books went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the school board's decision was overturned. The judgment, Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, cited the need for families headed by same-sex couples to be respected. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin dismissed the Board's concerns that children would be confused or misled by classroom information about same-sex parents. She pointed out that the children of same-sex parents are rubbing shoulders with children from more traditional families and wrote: "Tolerance is always age-appropriate, children cannot learn unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home." The legal fees ended up costing Surrey taxpayers over $1,200,000.

[edit] Drama

In 2005, the Surrey School Board once again made national news for prohibiting the production of The Laramie Project in one of its secondary schools, Elgin Park Secondary. A Vancouver school, Lord Byng, subsequently chose to stage the play.[1]

[edit] Environment

In May 2007, the Surrey School Board made national news when it voted to instruct teachers not to show Al Gore's global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth until trustees are able to review the film. Trustee Heather Stilwell said she's not sold on the theory of global warming: "I am not sure. I mean I see evidence. I think there is climate change, there's no question about that. Whether what Al Gore says about it is the truth, I have questions."[2]

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