Rutland Elementary School
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Rutland Elementary is a public elementary school
in Kelowna, British Columbia
part of School District 23 Central Okanagan
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By the sixties, the school consisted of three buildings. The Brick Building—the original schoolhouse with four classrooms on the upper floor, and the administrative offices, storage, and the North Gym on the lower floor. The second building was the Frame [or wood] Building, a much-extended building of about a dozen classrooms on two floors. The third building was the New Gym.
The current school on Webster Road was opened in 2003 as a replacement for the one on Rutland Road.
In 2007, Principal Janet Slaney was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
in Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
part of School District 23 Central Okanagan
School District 23 Central Okanagan
School District 23 Central Okanagan is a school district in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia. It includes the city of Kelowna, and the District Municipalities of West Kelowna, Lake Country, and Peachland. The boundaries of the school district are identical to those of the Regional District...
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History
The original school was built in 1912 under the direction of School District 23 head Thomas Barber. It opened in September 1913. The original building is now an A-class heritage building.By the sixties, the school consisted of three buildings. The Brick Building—the original schoolhouse with four classrooms on the upper floor, and the administrative offices, storage, and the North Gym on the lower floor. The second building was the Frame [or wood] Building, a much-extended building of about a dozen classrooms on two floors. The third building was the New Gym.
The current school on Webster Road was opened in 2003 as a replacement for the one on Rutland Road.
In 2007, Principal Janet Slaney was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals.