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Westglen School is a well-established, vibrant community school located in the Westmount community in northwest part of central Edmonton.
Westglen is committed to creating a supportive and challenging learning environment in which all students experience academic success and personal growth. We provide a balanced educational program that promotes lifelong learning and encourages students to become caring, respectful, and responsible citizens who make effective contributions to society.
Westglen has a strong tradition of commitment to the environment. In 2009, Westglen completed its 3000th environmental project and was recognized as an Earth III school, the first school in Alberta and the third in Canada to achieve this status. In June 2010, Westglen School was named the winner of a 2010 Emerald Award in the Education category by the Alberta Foundation for Environmental Excellence.
Find out more about Westglen by visiting the following links.
On June 22, Westglen celebrated National Aboriginal Day with Thundering Spirit Cultural Society and activity centres where students learned about Aboriginal culture and traditions. We are grateful to staff members Debbie and Rebecca Semeniuk and their extended family for organizing this incredible opportunity. You can read an article and view video clips here. You can also view photos here. Visit The Milk Revolution blog to find out about the milk revolution started by grade four students.
Look what Jamie Oliver put on his website. The The Milk Revolution has been named BLOG OF THE MONTH!
Room 13's Butterfly Blog is up and running. Please visit http://paintedladybutterflyblog.blogspot.com and leave us a comment. We are excited to see how many hits and followers we can get. We have posts, pictures and have even figured out how to create a YouTube channel so we can have caterpillar videos!
Thank you for your support of the Westglen 1000 km Challenge. It was wonderful to see so many students, parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends come out and walk, jog, or run 1496 km in one week. Westglen is indeed a community school. Check out the Challenge_Poster.pdf created by Suzanne Didow.
On April 26, 2011, Westglen's AthletiKids program was featured on CTV's School Zone. View Students Keeping Active Even Before Classes Begin on School Zone.
On May 2, 2011, Westglen's music teacher, Mr. David Stark and a group of grade six students
were invited to sing on City TV’s “Breakfast Television” to promote “Music Monday.
Ken Brander, an EPS sergeant and Westglen parent, is the first member of the Edmonton Police to serve as a Civilian Police Advisor in Afghanistan. Through Ken’s blog, Forward Motion, students, staff and parents are learning about Afghanistan, particularly its children and the challenges they face. |
