Mount Benson Elementary School (Nanaimo)
Mount Benson Elementary School | |
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Address | |
4355 Jingle Pot Road Elementary school | |
Founded | 1874 (Current Building 1950) |
School board | School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith |
Grades | K–7 |
Language | English |
Communities served | Wellington neighbourhood |
Website | www |
Mount Benson Elementary was a public
Opened on the historic Wellington Public School Site, Mount Benson Elementary was the oldest operating school site in British Columbia.
History
The original school site was provided by
In 1950 the school was rebuilt as a 3 classroom school, at which point it received a name change and became Mount Benson Elementary School. The school continued to expand and currently has 10 classrooms.
Mount Benson School closed in June 2008,[5] as a result of provincial funding cuts and policy changes legislated by bill 34[6] which resulted in 50% of neighbourhood students attending out of catchment.[7]
During 2008 and 2009 the Wellington community and School District have been working towards creating a community centre at the school.[8]
Name
Mount Benson Elementary got its name from Mount Benson, which the school has an excellent view of, and because it was the public school for children who lived on the north-east slope of the Mountain. The Mountain itself was named after Doctor Alfred Benson,[9]: 48 [10] who was an Employee of the Hudson's Bay Company,[9] the first doctor in the area, a photographer,[10] a collier and a friend of Robert Dunsmuir, the founder of Wellington. The name of "Wellington" was moved to the junior high school level with the opening of a Wellington Junior High School in 1967.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Wellington Public School 1875–1944, Mount Benson School 1950–1990 By Carol Jepson. Nanaimo Community Archives
- ^ a b "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online — James Dunsmuir". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ "New York Times" (PDF). New York Times. 1904-08-20. p. Front Page 2. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ Victoria (CP) - Tuesday, July 28, 1942
- ^ Hunter, Justice (June 28, 2008). "For whom the bell tolls". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Honourable Christy Clark, Minister of Education and Deputy Premier. "Bill 34 -- 2002, School Amendment Act, 2002". Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ School District 68 Staff (2008-01-30). "Public Consultation Process on Proposed School Closures". p. 15. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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- ^ a b David Mattison. "Camera Workers: The British Columbia, Alaska & Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950 - B - Volume 1 (1858-1900)". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
- ^ "Wellington Secondary School History". Retrieved 2009-05-03.