Henry Hudson Elementary School
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| Henry Hudson Elementary School | |
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| 1551 Cypress Street Vancouver, British Columbia, V6J 3L3, Canada |
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| School number | 03939053 |
| School board | School District 39 Vancouver |
| Superintendent | Gary Little |
| Area trustee | Shirley Wong |
| Principal | Bruce Porritt |
| School type | Elementary school |
| Grades | K-7 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Kitsilano |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Enrollment | 244[1] (September 2007) |
| Homepage | http://hudson.vsb.bc.ca |
Henry Hudson Elementary School is an elementary school located on Cypress Street in Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2007-2008 school year, the principal is Bruce Porritt.[2]
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[edit] History
The school was built in 1911-1912 with eight rooms at a cost of $48,000. It was named named after explorer Henry Hudson. Within a year, the school was already overcrowded and the school expanded to 16 rooms in January, 1914.[2] In the pre-war years the school was notable for having no corporal punishment.[3] The gymnasium building was opened in 1950.[2] The construction involved in the school's subsequent expansion was criticized for not being cost effective, for example by having unnecessary outside entrances.[4]
Circa 1969, it was the only school in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia to offer a "New Canadian Class" for immigrant children.[5] In 2006, Henry Hudson became a dual-track school offering French Immersion.
[edit] Demographics
During the Depression the school was one third Japanese and one third Sikh.[3]
At the present time Henry Hudson School continues to have a diverse student population. English is the first language for 52% of students, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) is the first language of 17%, and twenty other first languages comprise the remaining 31%.[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Anna K. Fung, Q.C. (Law Society of British Columbia president)[5]
- Allan King, film director[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ready Reference March 2008
- ^ a b c d Profile of Hudson Elementary. Henry Hudson Elementary School. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ a b c "Memories of Maria: A Contribution to the Discussion on "The Image of the Working Class in Canadian Media", Allan King, Take One, 1 December 2001
- ^ "The Vancover School Problem", Canadian Educational Policy Studies
- ^ a b Morellato, Maria. "On the front cover: Anna K. Fung, Q.C.", The Advocate, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-20. "She started her education in Canada by riding the bus every day to Henry Hudson School in Kitsilano, which at that time was the only school in the Lower Mainland that provided a "New Canadian Class" for immigrant students."
