Admiral Seymour Elementary School
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Admiral Seymour Elementary School is an elementary school located in the Strathcona
neighborhood of Vancouver
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, a British Naval officer who took part in the capture of Canton.
The school consists of two separate buildings. Construction of the first building began in 1900 and finished in 1901, while the second building was constructed in 1907. The school was opened for students in 1907. At the same time as the school was opened for elementary school students, classes began for Britannia Secondary School
in the Admiral Seymour building in 1908, these students were moved to a new building in 1910.
In those days, most people still went to Lord Strathcona even though Seymour was one block away from their homes because of the trains that were always coming. In the 1970s, four mothers of children that go to Seymour protested that the train shouldn't come 30 minutes before the school bell rang. They won and agreed with the government to build a bridge over the train tracks so that they could go to school. After that happened, Seymour started to have a rivalry to see who would get more students.
The Film "It", Filmed in 1990 and written by Stephen King (Book & Film Adaption), was Filmed on premise of Seymour School.
Strathcona (Vancouver)
Strathcona is Vancouver, British Columbia's oldest residential neighbourhood. It is bordered by Chinatown to the west, Clark Drive to the east, Burrard Inlet on the north, and Canadian National Railway and Great Northern Railway classification yards to the south.-History:Over 8,000 people now live...
neighborhood of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
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History
Admiral Seymour school was named in honour of Sir Edward Hobart SeymourEdward Hobart Seymour
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, GCB, OM, GCVO , was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, China Station.- Early life :...
, a British Naval officer who took part in the capture of Canton.
The school consists of two separate buildings. Construction of the first building began in 1900 and finished in 1901, while the second building was constructed in 1907. The school was opened for students in 1907. At the same time as the school was opened for elementary school students, classes began for Britannia Secondary School
Britannia Secondary School
Britannia Community Secondary School is a public community secondary school located in the Grandview–Woodland neighbourhood on the east-side of Vancouver, British Columbia. The school educates its students using a district-wide block schedule program that alternates four blocks every two days....
in the Admiral Seymour building in 1908, these students were moved to a new building in 1910.
In those days, most people still went to Lord Strathcona even though Seymour was one block away from their homes because of the trains that were always coming. In the 1970s, four mothers of children that go to Seymour protested that the train shouldn't come 30 minutes before the school bell rang. They won and agreed with the government to build a bridge over the train tracks so that they could go to school. After that happened, Seymour started to have a rivalry to see who would get more students.
Extracurricular
Seymour participates in Basketball, Track & Field, Soccer,Volleyball and FootballTrivia
Seymour is the only elementary school in Vancouver to win 3 Championships (Basketball, Soccer, and Flag football in ‘05) from its Grad of '05s. The team had outstanding coaching from Scooter and Paul and great supporter of the Seymour principal Rick Logie. With their first championship, the principal put on the song We Are the Champions by Queen on the P.A. Following the next two championships.School Reports - Ministry of Education
- Satisfaction Survey
- School Performance
- Skills Assessment
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