Sedbergh School, Québec
Encyclopedia
Sedbergh School was a private English language
senior school located in Montebello
, Quebec
, Canada
which offers coeducation
programs (grade seven to university entrance) and boarding facilities for Canadian and international students. Due to declining enrollment and poor economic forecasts, Sedbergh School closed down operations in June 2010.
Recreational Athletic Programmes:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
senior school located in Montebello
Montebello, Quebec
Montebello is a municipality located in the Papineau Regional County Municipality of Western Quebec . As of the 2001 census, there were 1,039 permanent residents. The village has a total area of , and is located at the eastern edge of Canada's National Capital Region.The village is world famous for...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Canada
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which offers coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
programs (grade seven to university entrance) and boarding facilities for Canadian and international students. Due to declining enrollment and poor economic forecasts, Sedbergh School closed down operations in June 2010.
Sedbergh School at a Glance
- Grades: 7-12
- Enrollment - Boys: 53 Girls: 15
- Boarding: 80
- Campus Size (acres): 1200
- Year Founded: 1939
- Year Closed: 2010
Accreditation/Associations
- Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI)
- Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
- Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
- Québec Association of Independent Schools (QAIS)
- Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
- Round Square
Athletic Programmes
Interscholastic Athletic Programmes:- Alpine Skiing
- Nordic Ski Racing
- Nordic Skiing
- Outdoor Education
- Rugby
- Snowboarding
- Soccer
Recreational Athletic Programmes:
- Alpine Ski Racing
- Alpine Skiing
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Camping
- Canoeing / Kayaking
- Cross-Country Running
- Cycling
- Golf
- Hiking
- Ice Hockey
- Mountain Biking
- Nordic Ski Racing
- Nordic Skiing
- Outdoor Education
- Rock Climbing
- Rugby
- Snowboarding
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
Clubs and organizations
- Chess Club
- Community Service
- Habitat for Humanity
- Newspaper
- Peer Counseling
- Peer Tutoring
- Student Activities
- Weightlifting
- Yearbook
Notable alumni
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- Peter KirbyPeter KirbyPeter Kirby was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He was born in Montreal, Quebec....
- Michael PitfieldMichael PitfieldPeter Michael Pitfield, PC, CVO is a former Canadian Senator and senior civil servant.He is the youngest son of the late Canadian financier Ward C. Pitfield and the late Grace MacDougall Pitfield. His brother, Ward C...
- Scott GriffinScott GriffinScott Griffin is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the world's most generous poetry awards in 2000. Celebrating its tenth year in 2010, the Griffin Poetry Prize has become known as the most adventurous international literary award...