Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School is located in Nepean

Nepean

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, Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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. It is a JK–6 English and French immersion

Language immersion

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 school. The school belongs to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

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. It was named after Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....

, a former Governor General of Canada

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. The school currently has 2 principals.

About the school

The school was opened in 2001, with an initial student body of approximately three hundred students. By 2010, the student body size had increased to around eight hundred. The school annually presents a talent show known as "ACES Idol". At the end of the school year it is a tradition for the grade 6s to present a musical. In 2010, the school was chosen to receive some exchange students from China. In early 2011, the school was also chosen to receive exchange students from South Korea. At the end of the school year, some the graduating gr. 6's will receive awards.

External links

• Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School official site