Sir Guy Carleton Elementary School
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| Sir Guy Carleton Elementary School | |
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| 3250 Kingsway Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 5K5, Canada |
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| School number | 03939030 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Sonia Hutson |
| Area trustee | Shirley Wong |
| Principal | Pat Munton |
| Vice principal | Henry Peters |
| School type | Elementary school |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Renfrew-Collingwood |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Colours | Red |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Enrollment | 421[1] (March 2008) |
| Homepage | http://carleton.vsb.bc.ca/ |
Sir Guy Carleton Elementary School (or its more common name Carleton) is an elementary school situated in the Collingwood neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The school is a part of School District 39 Vancouver.
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[edit] History
Located at the intersection of Kingsway and Joyce Street, the original schoolhouse was central to the Collingwood community since its completion in 1896.[2] The century-old schoolhouse is a category A heritage building in Vancouver's Heritage Register. [3] Originally called the Vancouver East School, its name changed to Collingwood Heights in 1908 and then to its present name in 1911. The school is named after Guy Carleton, Quebec's governor during the 18th century.
[edit] Current
Carleton has since grown from the small one-room schoolhouse and has added 3 more buildings into the area over the course of the years: a two-room schoolhouse, a two-story Edwardian-style building, and a bigger red brick building. Carleton now houses 19 classes from Kindergarten to Grade 7 and educates about 420 students every year [1]. Like many of the schools in the area, Carleton has a very diverse school population. After Grade 7, most students will move on to either Killarney Secondary School or Windermere Secondary School, with a vast majority going to Killarney.
The school is located a few blocks south of the nearby Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain Station.
In March 2008, the historic schoolhouse was set ablaze.[4] The kindergarten classes that were taught in the schoolhouse had to be temporarily relocated due to the fire.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ready Reference March 2008
- ^ Vancouver communityWEBpages, Renfrew-Collingwood. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Vancouver Heritage Register. Retrieved on 2005-05-09.
- ^ "Vancouver's oldest school hit by fire", CBC News, 2008-03-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Blaze in heritage school leaves kids without classrooms", Vancouver Sun, 2008-03-02. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
[edit] External links
[edit] School Reports - Ministry of Education
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