École Provencher is the oldest school in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
| École Provencher | |
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| Address | |
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320, avenue de la Cathédrale , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°53′27″N 97°06′50″W / 49.8907°N 97.1138°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Elementary School |
| Established | 1818 |
| School board | Louis Riel School Division |
| Superintendent | Christian Michalik |
| Principal | Michèle Olson |
| Staff | 12 Teachers, 12 Support |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 3 |
| Enrollment | 260 |
| Language | French Immersion |
| Area | Saint Boniface |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Le Paladin |
| Website | www |
rom its earliest beginnings in 1818 under the guidance of Father Provencher, the school has occupied various sites in St. Boniface. In 1906, École Provencher found its current and permanent home at the corner of rue St. Jean Baptiste and avenue de la Cathédrale.[1][2]
Originally part of the St. Boniface School Division, École Provencher is now within the Louis Riel School Division. Students from Kindergarten to grade 3 are schooled in the French Immersion program, continuing the tradition set by the founders of receiving instruction in both official languages. The school also houses independent day-care facilities and nursery school programs.[3]
Acclaimed author Gabrielle Roy, a Grade 1 teacher at École Provencher, taught there from 1930 to 1936.
Notable alumni
edit- Earl Dawson – politician and president of the Manitoba and Canadian Amateur Hockey Associations[4][5]
References
edit- ^ DeClercq, Jean-Marie et al. École Provencher/Provencher School. Louis Riel School Division Print Shop. 2006.
- ^ "École Provencher". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ P est pour/is for Provencher. Art Bookbindery. 2010.
- ^ "Hockey loses Dawson". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 30, 1987. p. 45.
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (2017-12-25). "Memorable Manitobans: Earl Phillip Dawson (1925-1987)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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