Type Public Principal Carrie Grossman-Sharp Grades K-6 | Established January 1967 Staff 36 Phone +1 780-438-4200 Number of students 573 | |
Motto "Where curiosity transforms" Similar Greenfield Elementary School, Mount Pleasant School, McKee School, Lansdow School, Steinhauer School | ||
Westbrook School is an elementary school located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, operated by the Edmonton Public Schools board. It shares a field with Vernon Barford Junior High, it is said that most students do go to Vernon Barford for grades 7 -9. The school opened in January 1967; students selected for the school double shifted with Malmo school from September 1966 until construction was complete. The original 1966 school building was designed by the Massey medal-winning architect, Peter Hemingway.
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At first the school had junior high school grades because there was no suitable nearby high school. Early construction problems - in particular, an open plan central area with protruding electrical outlets, and a bridge outside the front door on which students sometimes enjoyed hanging - occasionally caused ambulances to be called.
In 2010 "AMP" was called into action, the year after Shauna Paul became Principal. AMP Consists of Art, Music, and Phys.Ed which rotates around on a daily schedule. All students receive a time table, with their AMP Periods stated on. AMP is used as a practice for Junior High and High School when students will have to remember when and where they have classes. The school became one of four district sites for Academic Challenge, a program for gifted and talented children, in 1984.
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Athletics
In 2010, the Boys running team got second place, and in 2012 the Girls Running Team made it to the Quarter-Finals in Heat Five for the Edmonton Journal Games. In the 2010/2011 Cricket Season, Westbrook broke the record of McKernnn's six year winning streak for outdoor cricket.
The Arts
Art is taught by Mrs. Lynette Witherspoon, who teaches Kindergarten - Grade Six Art. 2011 Hosted the First Annual Fine Arts Night, where students showed their parents their artwork that was displayed all around the school. Music: Music is taught by Mrs. Bittner, who teaches Kindergarten - Grade Six. Every student is taught with videos, and with experience with the instruments. The school became one of four district sites for Academic Challenge, a program for gifted and talented children, in 1984.
Academics
For the 2011 - 2012 year, the Fraser Institute ranked Westbrook, No. 9 out of 665 schools in Alberta. Westbrook is well known for its Academics and Athletics, with some of the highest marks on the Provincial Achievement Tests.