General Gordon Elementary School
| General Gordon Elementary School[1] | |
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| 2896 West 6th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V6K 1X1 Canada |
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| School type | Elementary school |
| Founded | 1912 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Area trustee | Patti Bacchus |
| School number | 03939052 |
| Principal | Margaret Davidson |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Enrollment | 365[2] (September 2007) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Kitsilano |
| Mascot | Gordon Penguin |
| Website | gordonelementary |
General Gordon Elementary School is an elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The school opened in 1912. It was named for British General Charles George Gordon, who was killed at Khartoum in January 1885.
It is located at 2896 West 6th Avenue, at the intersection with Bayswater Street in Kitsilano. As of 2015, the principal is Margaret Davidson and the vice-principal is Nancy Bourque. It offers a late-start French immersion program for sixth-grade and seventh-grade students. Since September 2008, it has also been a home for a district French immersion Multi Age Cluster Class (FI MACC).
Because of its old age, General Gordon was demolished in December 2014 and is currently being rebuilt. Students of the program have been taking buses from the school site to Queen Elizabeth, where they are continuing with their learning in portables. Grades K-2 have been separated and are currently stationed at Queen Elizabeth Annex.
In September 2008, General Gordon was selected as one of three schools in a pilot provincially supported "Neighbourhoods of Learning" program.[3] The program was announced by premier Gordon Campbell at a news conference held at Queen Mary Elementary School on September 3, 2008. The program includes $30 million in funding to put "education and community services ... in a single neighbourhood hub".[4]
References
- ↑ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ↑ Ready Reference March 2008
- ↑ http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=357b22e7-0644-4233-9a36-81dc65e3b3a2
- ↑ http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008OTP0216-001326.htm
School Reports - Ministry of Education
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