Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School

Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School
Address
3663 Penticton Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5M 3C9, Canada
Public transit access 7, 25
Information
School number 03939069
School board School District 39 Vancouver
Superintendent Ms. Sonia Hutson
Area trustee Allen Blakey
Principal Greg Barnes
Vice principal Lori Davidson
School type Elementary school
Grades K-7
Language English
Area Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Team name Beacons
Colours White and Green
Founded 1914
Enrolment 277[1] (March 2008)
Homepage http://beaconsfield.vsb.bc.ca

Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an elementary school. The school opened in 1914 and was named after Benjamin Disraeli who became the Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876 [1].

It is located at 3663 Penticton Street, near Nanaimo Street. As of April 2010, the school principal is Greg Barnes

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History

Lord Beaconsfield School was built and opened in 1914. The population of the students varies from time to time. Nearly 16 languages are spoken at the school. Cantonese and Mandarin amount to half of what the children speak at Beaconsfield Elementary while English compromises the second largest first language group.

Beaconsfield's Spring Carnival

Every year Lord Beaconsfield Elementary holds a spring carnival. It usually is attended by many of the staff and students of the school.

Playground

In 2008, Beaconsfield received a $10,000 grant from the school board for their playground. Now in 2009 Beaconsfield got another grant from the school board for another playground. Building for the playground was on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

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