St. George's School (Vancouver)

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St. George's School
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Address
St. George's School (Vancouver)
4175 West 29th Avenue

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V6S 1V1

Canada
Coordinates 49°14′50″N123°11′57″W / 49.2473°N 123.1992°W / 49.2473; -123.1992
Information
School type Independent all-boys
Motto"Sine Timore Aut Favore"
(Without Fear or Favour)
Founded1931
HeadmasterDavid Young
PrincipalLen Gurr (Senior School)
PrincipalKaryn Roberts (Junior School)
Grades K-12
Enrollment1,151
Language English
Colour(s)Red, Black, and White    
Mascot St. George / the Dragon
Team nameSaints / Knights / Dragons
Endowment$29,955,293 as of December 5, 2022 [1]
Website www.stgeorges.bc.ca

St. George's School is an independent boarding and day university-preparatory school for boys in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, British Columbia. [2]

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History

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St. George's Junior School

St. George's was founded in 1931 by Captain F.J. Danby-Hunter. [2]

The original school operated out of a large country manor house. It has since expanded, and the school now maintains two campuses; the Senior School, on land leased from UBC in 1925, and the Junior School, converted from the former Convent of the Sacred Heart, a historic property purchased in 1979, which had formerly served as a Catholic all-girls school.

Students

The student body at St. George's comprises 1,151 students from 22 countries, with approximately 750 at the Senior School and the remainder in the Junior School. As of June 2016, 109 students were boarding students. [3] Like other independent schools, it maintains a system of prefects and mandates the wearing of uniforms. The school captain and other prefects are elected by the faculty and their fellow students to provide the school with student leaders.

Athletics

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Senior School Campus

Sports is a major part of the student experience at St. George's School. Approximately 80% of students play in a competitive team. [4] To encourage students to live a healthy life and build character, the school mandates that its boys select a recreational or competitive sport starting from Grade 8. Boys in Grades 11–12 may opt out for one term based on past games attendance. [5]

St. George's has a wide variety of sports teams, including:

Outdoor education

There is also a mandatory outdoor education program implemented for students from grades 1-10. Students are required to participate in outdoor educational programs both in the junior school and the senior school. These activities range from half day trips (grade 1) to full, week-long excursions (grade 10). The junior experiences focus on an education aspect: students learn about First Nations peoples and about the environment. The senior trips involve more personal-based learning; activities in the wilderness such as hiking, kayaking and canoeing focus on leadership and interpersonal skills. There is also a focus on environmental care and education. In grade 10, students have the option of applying for the 'Discovery 10' cohort program. This program is limited to 20 students who participate in a modified Social Studies and PE program, focusing on First Nations history, environmental studies, and outdoor leadership. The students spend approximately 55 days of each school year out of class on outdoor-education trips (hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rock-climbing).

Clubs and activities

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Great Hall

The school offers a variety of extra-curricular clubs: [6]

Students publish a school yearbook—the Georgian, a magazine—the Saint, as well as a literary and artistic journal—the Opus. There are also various student-organized events such as music nights, socials, and mixers with sister schools Crofton House and York House.

Notable alumni

Year of graduationNameDescriptionRef.
1947 Peter Bentley Past president and CEO and current chairman of Canfor, past director and current honorary director of the Bank of Montreal, member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, chairman of Sierra Mountain Minerals, a director of the Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia Hospital Foundation, past chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia [7]
1960s Patrick Moore A founding member of Greenpeace and former president of Greenpeace Canada [8]
1972 Peter Lam Chairman of the Lai Sun Group and Media Asia Entertainment Group. Deputy chair of Lai Sun Garments and executive director of eSun Holdings and Crocodile Garments. [9]
1976 Arthur Griffiths Former assistant to the chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. Owner of the Vancouver Canucks from 1988 to 1997. Led the initiative to build GM Place. Helped Vancouver secure the 2010 Winter Olympics bid.
1976 John Weston Former member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country [10]
1977 Alan Best Canadian filmmaker
1999 David Carter Canadian field hockey Olympian
2000 Jay Malinowski Lead singer and co-founder of the reggae-pop band Bedouin Soundclash
2002 Donovan Tildesley Canadian Paralympic swimmer and flagbearer at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China
2004 Michael Wilkinson Attended the London 2012 Summer Olympics as a rower for team Canada, participating in the men's four boat class
2006 and 2007 Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance Canadian electronic rock-duo Bob Moses, and based in Brooklyn. A remix of their song "Tearing Me Up" by RAC won a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
2007 Conor Trainor Canadian professional rugby player. Part of the Canada national rugby union team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he became the first Canadian rugby player to score 2 tries against the New Zealand All Blacks.[ citation needed ]
NA Tablo Lee Seon-woong, also known as Tablo (Hangul: 타블로), a South Korean-born Canadian rapper, record producer, songwriter, author, and entrepreneur
NA Nicholas Tse Nicholas Tse (Tse Ting-fung), Chinese: 謝霆鋒, (born August 29, 1980), a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, musician, entrepreneur, martial artist, and chef

Arms

Coat of arms of St. George's School
Notes
Granted 15 September 2017. [11]
Crest
Upon a grassy mount Proper the mounted figure of St. George vested of a tabard of the Arms and slaying a dragon Proper.
Escutcheon
Argent a cross Gules in the canton a maple leaf bendwise Vert all within a bordure Gules.
Motto
Sine Timore Aut Favore (Without Fear Or Favour)

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References

  1. ↑ "2015-2016 St. George's School Endowment Report" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 Thomson, Ashley (September 1999). The Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools. Dundurn Press. pp. 83–90. ISBN   9781770700901 . Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "St. George's School 2016-2017 Report Card" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Athletics at St. George's School".
  5. ↑ "Games Program at St. George's School".
  6. ↑ "St. George's School - Clubs". www.stgeorges.bc.ca.
  7. ↑ "Mr. Peter Bentley '47". St. George's School. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ Zelko, Frank (May 30, 2013). Make It a Green Peace!: The Rise of a Countercultural Environmentalism. OUP USA. ISBN   9780199947089 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "The Georgian Honours". www.stgeorges.bc.ca. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ "West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea-to-Sky's John Weston". www.canada.com. Vancouver Sun. October 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "St George's School". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

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