Georges Vanier Catholic School
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Georges Vanier Catholic School is a Canadian
elementary school
in the community of Beaverbrook, in Ottawa
, Ontario
, on 40 Varley Drive. (Next door is the W. Erskine Johnston Public School.) It has classes from junior kindergarten
to grade 6. The school is in the Zone 2 (Kanata
) school board district of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. The school is named after former Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier
who died in 1967, the same year the school opened.
Prior to the school's opening, the students were being housed at Our Lady Of Peace Catholic School school in nearby Bells Corners
.
The student population has grown consistently, and four schools have been constructed to relieve over crowding: St Martin De Porress Catholic School, Holy Redeemer Catholic School, St James Catholic School and St Anne Catholic School.
Canada
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elementary school
Elementary school
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in the community of Beaverbrook, in Ottawa
Ottawa
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, on 40 Varley Drive. (Next door is the W. Erskine Johnston Public School.) It has classes from junior kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to grade 6. The school is in the Zone 2 (Kanata
Kanata
Kanata is an aboriginal word meaning "village" or "settlement."- Name of Canada :Until the mid-20th century, the Mohawk word "kanata" was thought to have been the origin of Canada's name...
) school board district of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board. The school is named after former Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier
Georges Vanier
Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
who died in 1967, the same year the school opened.
Prior to the school's opening, the students were being housed at Our Lady Of Peace Catholic School school in nearby Bells Corners
Bells Corners, Ontario
Bells Corners is a suburban community in the city of Ottawa, Canada. As of the Canada 2006 Census, it had a population of 9,799.-History:...
.
The student population has grown consistently, and four schools have been constructed to relieve over crowding: St Martin De Porress Catholic School, Holy Redeemer Catholic School, St James Catholic School and St Anne Catholic School.