King George Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= King George Secondary School


imagesize= 120px
motto= Magni Animo
motto_translation=Great in Spirit
streetaddress= 1755 Barclay Street
city= Vancouver
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V6G 1K6
areacode= 604
phone= 713-8999
fax= 713-8998
email=
url= http://kinggeorge.vsb.bc.ca/
schoolnumber= 3939001
schoolboard= School District 39 Vancouver
superintendent=Sonia Hutson
trustee= Allan Wong
affiliation=
principal=Mr. Terry Howe
viceprincipal=Mrs. Shannon Sorochan
administrator=
custodian=
schooltype= Secondary school
grades= 8-12
language= English
area= West End
mascot=
teamname= Dragons
colours= Green and white
founded= 1914 (first location)
1963 (current location)
enrollment= 481 [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/F4CC82AB-7655-4240-B8BD-1C35CF67054A/0/ReadyRefcondensedversionrevisedjan.pdf Ready Reference March 2008] ]

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. The school is the smallest high school in both size and enrollment in Vancouver. There are about 500 students enrolled.

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 and 9 [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/003218/ King George Secondary] ] , as one of the only 2 schools in the city to offer the MYP Programme.

The school is adjacent to the West End Community Centre, enabling youth to get more involved in their programs.

pecial programs

King George is now an IB MYP approved school, offering such program to the students of grades 8 and 9.

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 in Microsoft Word and they learn HTML and how to use programs like Microsoft Publisher. 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.

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. [ [http://www.fsgv.ca/programpages/youthservices/gatewayalternateschool-directionsyouthservicescentre.html Gateway Alternate Education Program] ]

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).

Current staff

*Damian Wilmann - Social Studies Department Head/Teacher (2004 - )
**Recipient of 2008 Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence in Community Engagement from His Honour the Honourable Steven Point and The Honourable Gordon Campbell [ [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/teacherawards/bio/d_wilmann_bio.pdf Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence Biography] ]

Former staff

*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)
**Currently seconded to VSB as BCeSIS (Secondary Teacher) Consultant
**Recipient of Prime Minister Awards for Teaching Excellence - Certificate of Achievement from The Right Honoruable Jean Chrétien in 2000. [ [http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/en/wz00761e.html Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence - Recipient Bios] ]

ee also

*Monarchy in British Columbia

References

External links

* [http://kgdragons.vsb.bc.ca King George Secondary School]
* [http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/Secondaryschools/03939001/default.htm Vancouver School Board - King George]