Westmount Charter School
| Westmount Charter School | |
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| Address | |
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728 - 32 Street N.W. (Elementary), 2215 Uxbridge Drive N.W. (Mid-High/Highschool) Calgary, Alberta Canada |
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| Coordinates | 51°04′17″N 114°07′59″W / 51.071268°N 114.133165°WCoordinates: 51°04′17″N 114°07′59″W / 51.071268°N 114.133165°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Publicly funded Charter |
| Founded | 1996 |
| School board | Westmount Charter Board |
| Superintendent | Joe Frank |
| Principal | Hal Curties (Elementary) Dr. Janneke Frank (Mid/Highschool) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Purple, Gold |
| Team name | Wild |
| Website | www |
Westmount Charter School is a charter school based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; which educates gifted students from kindergarten to grade 12. It was founded in 1996 as ABC (Action for Bright Children) Charter Public School, a school for gifted children. The school started with 116 students, from grades one to three, and is now hosting a gifted student body of over 1,000 in grades Kindergarten through 12. The name was officially changed from ABC Charter Public School to Westmount Charter School in 2002, though the school remains publicly funded. Westmount's first grade 12 graduation occurred in June 2006.
Westmount has a history in debate medaling in the many tournaments, including regionals, and provincials. Westmount also has very successful senior and junior debate teams, currently reigning champions of the North American Qualifiers, the Ellen Webber trophy, the Micheal Dorvis cup, the Billington Cup, the Western Redman debate Open, and the Henry Wise Wood annual Worlds Style Tournament all at the regional level, and the University of British Columbia Open, and the North American Debate Championships at the National and International level.
Westmount Charter School started out in 1996 with a small building in Bridgeland as their home. They have since progressed through a building in the old CFB Currie, and for ten years shared the Viscount Bennett Centre with Chinook Learning Services. In September 2011, Westmount moved to two buildings: Parkdale Elementary, which houses Kindergarten to grade 4, and Sir William Van Horne High School in University Heights, which houses grades 5 to 12. These buildings are leased from the Calgary Board of Education, the public school board in the area.
In July 2013, during summer holidays the retractable roof located over the school's atrium was partially dislodged during a thunderstorm. After months of renovation, it has been transformed into the new Learning Commons, which is now open.
Westmount's band program encompasses many styles and levels. Within concert band there are Beginner or Grade 5 level. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels all vary in grade level. It also offers numerous other music programs, those being String Orchestra, Choir, and three levels of Jazz Band. Unlike most other schools in the province, Westmount starts its Beginner band in Grade 5.
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