Roslyn Elementary School

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Roslyn Elementary School
Roslyn School Gold logo on Navy background. Roslyn School NavyGold Logo.jpg
Roslyn School Gold logo on Navy background.
Address
Roslyn Elementary School
4699 Westmount Avenue

Westmount
,
Quebec
,
H3Y 1X5

Canada
Information
School typePublic
MottoPrivate Attention. Public Spirit.
Founded1908
School board EMSB
PrincipalJoanna Genovezos (2018 - present). Vice-principal: Mireille Tehbelian (2021-present)
Grades Kindergarten – Grade 6
Enrollmentapprox. 600 (2013–2014)
LanguageEnglish and French
Colour(s)Navy, & White   
Website www.emsb.qc.ca/roslyn/

Roslyn Elementary School, located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, is a coeducational public school for children between kindergarten and grade six. The school opened in September 1908 and is currently operated by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB). Roslyn offers bilingual education in English and French; the school introduced its French Immersion Program in 1968, the first on the island of Montreal. [1] Classrooms are equipped with a SMARTboard. In September 2014, the school opened its new technology lab with seed funding from a 2013-14 Future Shop Future Generation Tech Lab Grant [2] and partly funded by the Roslyn Home and School Association.

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History

1943 presentation Group. Mrs. Mappin, Directing Roslyn School BAnQ P48S1P09382.jpg
1943 presentation

Roslyn Elementary School was the fourth public elementary school to open in Westmount [3] following Westmount Academy (later Argyle School; built in 1895), King's School (built in 1986), and Queen's School (built in 1900). The cornerstone of Roslyn Elementary School (originally named Roslyn Avenue School) was laid on October 11, 1907. [4]

In September 1908 (the same year the Town of Westmount officially incorporated as the City of Westmount), Roslyn Elementary School opened its doors to 264 students and 10 teachers. Stella Winnifred Alice Young was the school's first principal.

The Roslyn Home and School Association's fund raising initiatives in 1960 were pivotal in the creation of the school's library with the purchase of 375 books.

In 1965, three Roslyn Elementary School parents, Charles Burgess, Carol Kahn, and Joan Rothman, initiated what would become Roslyn's French Immersion Program. It launched in 1968 with the assistance of the Roslyn Home and School Association and then-principal Scott Kneeland. [1]

The school celebrated its 100th anniversary May 30–31, 2008. Centennial events were coordinated by Roslyn School Foundation. A stepping stone pathway featuring the names of donors to the Roslyn School Playground Improvement Fund was unveiled as part of the centennial festivities on October 11, 2007, [5] and a new playground was opened on May 30, 2008. [6]

Building

Inside front entrance 2013 Roslyn Elementary School Westmount Inside Entrance2013.jpg
Inside front entrance 2013

Key members from the City of Westmount community who were instrumental in the planning, procurement, design and construction of Roslyn Elementary School [3] included:

Notable alumni/alumnae

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