Author: Lisa Glandt, MAS. With the support of the VSB Archives and Heritage Committee, I recently updated the historical exhibits at Sir William Van Horne Elementary and organized our [...]
(Photo above) Carleton student, Beverley Dean, presents a bouquet of flowers to Queen Elizabeth during a one-day Royal Tour of Vancouver. King George VI stands ready at the car door. [...]
Date: 1917 In 1917, the Vancouver Board of School Trustees commissioned two school administrators, Principal W. H. Vance and Dr. John Mckay, to conduct a thorough evaluation of the ‘efficiency’ of the [...]
Vancouver ‘s Open Air School was operated by the Rotary Club. The first “Open Air” schools appeared in Germany and Britain in the early 1900s. They were seen as playing [...]
A history written by Mary Jo Campbell, founder of the 8J-9J program. The Twins, Dani and Lizzy Nelson, Class of 2003, present Mary-Jo with the plaque they created. This [...]
Students pose on the fire escape outside the Total Ed Alternative School. Author: Mary Jo Campbell, Founder of the 8J9J Alternative Program at Britannia Secondary School In the volatile [...]