Seven Oaks School Division is a
school division A school division is a geographic division over which a school board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elec ...
in the north-west area of
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
,
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. Established in July 1959, it takes in the neighbourhoods of
West Kildonan
West Kildonan is a residential suburb within the Old Kildonan and Mynarski city wards of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lying on the west side of the Red River, and immediately north of the old City of Winnipeg in the north-central part of the city.
It ...
,
Garden City, the Maples, Riverbend, Amber Trails,
West St. Paul, and
St. Andrews.
Schools
Currently, there are 21
elementary
Elementary may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001
* ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007
* ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977
Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...
and
middle schools
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
and 6
high schools
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
, 3 being Met schools.
Elementary and middle schools
High schools and other
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Garden City Collegiate
Garden City Collegiate (GCC or GC) is a high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is part of the Seven Oaks School Division, and houses grades 9–12. The Garden City motto is "Participation and Excellence."
Garden City Collegiate offers two programs ...
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Maples Collegiate
Maples Collegiate is a public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is a part of the Seven Oaks School Division. The Maples Met High School is located in the same building as the regular high school.
Notable alumni
* Tanya Dubnicoff, medalist i ...
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West Kildonan Collegiate
West Kildonan Collegiate (WKC) is a high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is part of the Seven Oaks School Division, and houses about 850 students.
The school decided in June 2007 to change the school's name from "West Kildonan Collegiate Institu ...
The Seven Oaks School Division also has Met Schools, which are high schools that essentially include both school work and practical experience/
internships
An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...
, similar to
practicum
A practicum (also called work placement, especially in the UK) is an undergraduate or graduate-level course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrent ...
.
Opening its first Met School in 2009, the Division now has three Met School campuses and more than 240 students:
*Maples Met School, located within Maples Collegiate
*Seven Oaks Met School, at 640 Jefferson Avenue
*Exchange Met School: Met Centre for Arts & Technology (MCAT), located in the
Exchange District
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings ...
Seven Oaks also has three other educational sites:
* Adult Learning Centre, at 950 Jefferson Avenue
* Adult Education Centre, at 1747
Main Street
* Wayfinders — community-based
mentorship
Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and p ...
and
outreach
Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services. A key component of outreach is that the group providing it is not stationary, but mobile; in other words, it involves meetin ...
program
See also
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List of school districts in Manitoba
This is a list of school divisions in Manitoba, and does not include locally-controlled Manitoba Band Operated Schools, which are funded and regulated by the federal Government of Canada.
The province's school divisions and districts are generall ...
References
External links
Seven Oaks School Division web page
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School divisions in Winnipeg
Seven Oaks, Winnipeg