Southlands Elementary School
| Southlands Elementary School | |
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 We've got the Spirit | |
| Address | |
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5351 Camosun Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6N 2C4, Canada | |
| Information | |
| School number | 03939087 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Gary Little |
| Area trustee | Allen Blakey |
| Principal | Kim Nenedh |
| Administrator | Debbie Grauer |
| School type | Elementary school |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Dunbar-Southlands |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Enrollment | 235 (2005) |
| Homepage | http://southlands.vsb.bc.ca |
Southlands Elementary School is a K-7 school located at the western city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia in the Dunbar-Southlands neighbourhood.
The first school in the area was the Kerrisdale Annex. Southlands Elementary School nearby opened in the fall of 1952, to accommodate children from the Annex after a petition succeeded in convincing the school board to open the new school so that they could attend closer to home. The Kerrisdale Annex was renamed Southlands Annex and continued to accommodate children in the lower primary grades.
Southlands Elementary School is surrounded on three sides by Pacific Spirit Regional Park. The proximity to the forest with bald eagle nests and small streams has encouraged a rich environmental and ecology curricula.
The school's address is 5351 Camosun Street and its current principal is Ms. Kim Nemeth. It is notable for having specialized First Nations programs due to its proximity to the Musqueam Indian Band (which is located almost directly to the South).
There are two daycare programs on the school grounds, Jericho Kids Club for first grade and older, and Creative Minds, for kindergarten and younger.
The school is an IB Primary Years Program Candidate School.
From the time it was founded up until the early 1980s the school had an annexe a block away from the main site. This comprised a permanent building and two porta-cabins, along with a large playing field, in the block bordered by West 37th and 38th Avenues, and Crown and Wallace Streets. The annexe contained the kindergarten and Grade 1 classes.
External links
- Southlands Elementary School
- Southlands Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and School Calendar
- Vancouver School Board - Southlands
- Southlands Satisfaction Survey
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