| Prince of Wales Secondary School | |
| "Ich Dien" I Serve |
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| Address | |
| 2250 Eddington Drive Vancouver, British Columbia, V6L 2E7, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 03939019 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Ms. Sonia Hutson |
| Principal | Mr. Jim Burnham |
| Vice principal | Mr. Jason Lauzon Ms. Karen Coflin |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Arbutus Ridge |
| Team name | Walesmen |
| Colours | Black and Gold |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Enrolment | 1311 |
| Homepage | http://pw.vsb.bc.ca/ |
Prince of Wales Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Prince of Wales opened for classes in September 1920 at its original site, which is now Shaughnessy Elementary School. It has been at its current location since 1960. Its current location is a former marsh. Prince of Wales was built on a former golf course which included Quilchena Park.
Prince of Wales is well known for its yearbook, previously published by Herff Jones, FutureBook, and Artona. It has been consistently ranked by the Canadian Yearbook Review as one of the top-scoring books in Canada. It has also received similar accolades from the American Scholastic Press Association, receiving 960 points out of a possible 1000 for 2006's Rhapsody.
Prince of Wales Mini School seeks co-operative, creative, self-motivated and well-rounded students who have demonstrated above average academic achievement and involvement in school and community. The school aims to develop organizational skills, problem-solving techniques, and the ability to work cooperatively and independently in an academically challenging, enriched program requiring effort and self-discipline. An outdoor education component provides physical and emotional challenges, developing skills and contributing to the school community atmosphere. Students develop leadership skills through running school events and fund raising.
The TREK program is offered for grade 10 students from schools throughout the Vancouver School District with an interest in outdoor activities and environmental education.
The program admits 112 students each year, who are separated into two terms. One term finishes most of the regular grade 10 academic curriculum (all of science 10, math 10 and French/Spanish 10, and half of English 10, socials 10 and planning 10 credits) while the other participates in outdoor activities including overnight and day trips that teach basic outdoor skills, minimum impact camping, hiking and backpacking, ocean kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, back-country (telemark) skiing, cross-country (Nordic) skiing, snow shelter building & winter camping, avalanche awareness, cycle touring, outdoor cooking, and map & compass navigation, and an in classroom focus on sustainability and the environment. Halfway through the year (the end of January/beginning of February)the terms switch.
The GOLD program is a district program for students who have been identified as having gifted potential, and who also have a learning disability. Students in the program have at least one GOLD block as part of their regular timetable. GOLD English is also offered at the grade 8 level. The curriculum of the program includes communication skills, decision making, subject and personal support, strategies, self-awareness and self-advocacy. Individual Education Plans are prepared with all students. The IEP's allow a student to get special adaptations such as extended time for tests, reduced workloads and alternative assignments. A lot of students in GOLD have a Written Output Disorder and lack of organizational skills. However the acceptance rate is very low with an average of about 8 students per year.