Hopewell Avenue Public School
Coordinates: 45°23′37.5″N 75°41′00.0″W / 45.393750°N 75.683333°W
Hopewell Avenue Public School | |
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100 Years of Learning | |
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17 Hopewell Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
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School board | Ottawa Carleton District School Board |
Religious affiliation | none |
Principal | Lynn Watson |
Grades | JK-8 |
Language | English, French |
Campus | urban |
Mascot | flying horse |
Colours | Blue and Gold |
Founded | 1910 |
Enrollment | 950 |
Communities served | Old Ottawa South |
Homepage | School website |
Hopewell Avenue Public School is a public school in Ottawa, Ontario. It teaches grades jk-8. With a student population of about 950, it is the largest elementary school in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
History
It was constructed in 1910. In the 1970s the old building was expanded with a new section of approximately the same size. In 2010 Hopewell had a big 100 year party for their school.
Program
Hopewell is a 4 story school with 2 gymnasiums (The Central gym can be split into 2, creating 3. The North, Central and South gyms). The school follows the Balanced School Day model; the school day is split into three blocks of 100 minutes each, separated by 40 minute nutritional/recess breaks. It provides education in English, Middle French Immersion, as well as extra classes in other heritage languages on Saturdays. The school offers The Me2We Club and Speaker Series. Mme. Major's grade 3 students were officially recognized by the Canadian Space Agency as partners in the Tomatosphere Project.
The school newsletter, Hopewell Happenings is available off the school website.
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