King George Secondary School
49°17′22.65″N 123°8′12.58″W / 49.2896250°N 123.1368278°W
| King George Secondary School | |
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1755 Barclay Street , , V6G 1K6 | |
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| School type | Secondary school |
| Motto | "Magni Animo" (Great in Spirit) |
| Founded | 1914 (first location) 1963 (current location) |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Steve Cardwell |
| Area trustee | Allan Wong |
| School number | 3939001 |
| Principal | Mr. Robert Moro |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 481 [1] |
| Language | English |
| Area | West End |
| Colour(s) | Green and White |
| Team name | Dragons |
| Website | http://kgdragons.vsb.bc.ca/ |
King George Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The school is located in the West End, with two elementary schools feeding in. Some students are from other areas of Vancouver who wish to be in a smaller school environment.
Since July 2006, King George Secondary has been approved by International Baccalaureate (IB) to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for students in grades 8, 9, and 10[2], as one of the only 2 schools in the city to offer the MYP Programme.
The school is a leader in Technology at the VSB, with its unique Technology Immersion Program and Cisco Networking Academy program, as well as its school-wise use of a customized version of the Moodle online learning system and its state of the art School Website.
The school is adjacent to the West End Community Centre, enabling youth to get more involved in their programs.
Special programs
King George is an IB MYP approved school, offering such program to the students of grades 8, 9, and 10.
King George is noted for its Technology Immersion program which lasts from grade 8 to 9. Students in the programme use computers to enhance their core subjects. Most of their assignments are completed online through King George's Moodle online learning system, which was implemented at the school by Tech Immersion graduates along with a new website in early 2011. Students learn HTML along with traditional computing tasks, as well as how to use professional applications including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign. Students who participate in this program are known in their school as "techies" and have a unique opportunity to have half of their courses with the same group of people for two years. The Technology Immersion program can be followed by several computer-oriented courses in grades 10-12.
As of the 2011-2012 school year, King George offers the Cisco Networking Academy program to students in grades 11 and 12. This program gives these senior students knowledge and experience in current networking standards and computer hardware training. It is taken as a full day, four-course program, and is currently taught by the Information Technology head, Lee Rachar.
King George also has a City School program for grades 10, 11 and 12 that involves students leaving the traditional secondary school setting to work in a more challenging, independent setting, with different block rotations, smaller groups of people, and only a few different teachers. This program is described as a "school within a school". City School, established in 1971, is one of Vancouver's oldest alternative programs.
Formerly, a third program called Gateway was also offered by the school. Unlike Tech Immersion or City School, this program was provided off school ground and maintain limited ties to the school. Gateway Alternate Education Program was aimed at at-risk youth who have been absent from schools for a some time and those who were homeless. Only those who were referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development or VSB could register and attend this program.[3]
Notable alumni
- Bill Mathews, geologist, volcanologist, and professor at the University of British Columbia; graduated 1935
- Harris Allan, actor (attended grades 8 through 12 from 1998 to 2003)
- Percy Saltzman, the first weatherman in Canadian television history[4]
- Vera Kobalia, Georgian, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development since July 2, 2010
- Elsie MacGill, aeronautical engineer
- Avan Jogia, An actor on TV Shows Caprica and Nickelodeon's Victorious.
- Diego Kapelan, Professional basketball player currently playing for HKK Zrinjski Mostar.
- Mary Livingstone (née Sadie Marks), actress and husband of Jack Benny.
Current staff
- Roberto Moro — Principal (2009–)
- Damian Wilmann — Vice Principal (2009–), Teacher (2004–2009)
- Recipient of 2008 Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence in Community Engagement from His Honour the Honourable Steven Point and The Honourable Gordon Campbell[5]
- Lee Rachar - Information Technology Department Head/Teacher (2008-), Teacher (-2008)
Former staff
- Terry Howe — Principal (2002–2009)
- Linda Jones — Principal (2000–2002)
- Former West Vancouver School Board Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education and Instructional Support
- Brian Kerr - Information Technology Department Head/Teacher (1988-2007)
- Recipient of Prime Minister Awards for Teaching Excellence - Certificate of Achievement from The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien in 2000. [6]
See also
References
- ^ Ready Reference March 2008
- ^ King George Secondary
- ^ Gateway Alternate Education Program
- ^ "Percy Saltzman, Canada's first TV weatherman, dies". CBC News. January 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^ Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence Biography
- ^ Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence - Recipient Bios