King George School

King George School is a Canadian public French immersion elementary school in Calgary, Alberta. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education . Shared buildingThe school offers many programs and activities, with many theme days all chosen by class representatives, who meet every month to discuss current school issues. Representatives bring up topics discussed from their homeroom class, to listen and take action the suggestions of the students. TLC offers a special character education program, which features virtues that the school encourages students to take into their daily lives by. Each month a different virtue is selected, and a special half-period is spent each day before lunch ('Character Circle') to discuss that, doing activities as well fitting with the course. However, next year, the TLC program has been decided and finalized to move out of the King George building, and into Balmoral School - at last having its own independent building to reside in. It now carries the Mandarin project from Langevin. HistoryThe school name was selected to honor the 1910 coronation of George V of the United Kingdom. The school was built in 1912, and was opened in 1913. As was typical of the time in Calgary, the original structure was made from sandstone. From then until 1988 it operated as a regular English language school, for the nearby community (teaching grades K-9 before the end point). However, as young families moved to outer lying areas in the city, enrollment tapered off, and there was progressively more bussing of students from newer communities that didn't have their own school yet.

King George School is a Canadian public French immersion elementary school in Calgary, Alberta. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education . Shared buildingThe school offers many programs and activities, with many theme days all chosen by class representatives, who meet every month to discuss current school issues. Representatives bring up topics discussed from their homeroom class, to listen and take action the suggestions of the students. TLC offers a special character education program, which features virtues that the school encourages students to take into their daily lives by. Each month a different virtue is selected, and a special half-period is spent each day before lunch ('Character Circle') to discuss that, doing activities as well fitting with the course. However, next year, the TLC program has been decided and finalized to move out of the King George building, and into Balmoral School - at last having its own independent building to reside in. It now carries the Mandarin project from Langevin. HistoryThe school name was selected to honor the 1910 coronation of George V of the United Kingdom. The school was built in 1912, and was opened in 1913. As was typical of the time in Calgary, the original structure was made from sandstone. From then until 1988 it operated as a regular English language school, for the nearby community (teaching grades K-9 before the end point). However, as young families moved to outer lying areas in the city, enrollment tapered off, and there was progressively more bussing of students from newer communities that didn't have their own school yet.