Aspengrove School is a

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to grade 12 school in

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, Canada. The school is an

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, non-denominational,

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, and

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. Aspengrove has three houses: Oak, Cedar, and Arbutus.

History

Aspengrove School was founded in 2003 and was originally located at 6553 Portsmouth Road in Nanaimo. At the time of its grand opening 42 students and 8 faculty occupied the lot. The first principal was Cathy Grunlund. Over the summer of 2006 the school relocated and currently operates on a parcel. There are approximately 310 enrolled students and 50 faculty offering instruction from Jr. Kindergarten for 3-year-olds to Grade 12. The school is accredited as an

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World School and offers the IB Primary Years, IB Middle Years and IB Diploma programme and received a 10 out of 10 by the IB Organization (IBO) in 2011. Aspengrove is currently 19 years old.

Events

Aspengrove School has many events, like the trips to Tribune Bay, Strathcona or Bamfield. There are many open houses and field trips for all ages.

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