Garibaldi Secondary School

Garibaldi Secondary School is a grade 8–12 school located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. The school presently has about 1,040 students, and 62 teachers.[2]

Garibaldi Secondary School
Address
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24789 Dewdney Trunk Rd

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Canada
Coordinates49°13′18″N 122°32′11″W / 49.22154°N 122.53643°W / 49.22154; -122.53643
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoCarpe diem
("Seize the day")
Founded1956
School boardSchool District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
School number4242002
PrincipalIan Liversidge[1]
Staff50
Grades8-12
Enrollment800 (10 September 2015)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Blue, gold and silver
MascotGrizzly
Team nameRebels
Websitegss.sd42.ca
Last updated: September, 2015

International Baccalaureate

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Garibaldi Secondary School (GSS) is an International Baccalaureate World School for the IB Diploma Programme since October 2007.[3] The first International Baccalaureate diploma classes started in 2008. Garibaldi is the only public school in Maple Ridge to offer the IB Diploma Programme. The school also offers courses in the junior grades to help prepare students for the IB Diploma Programme.[2]

Other programs

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In addition to its academic programs, Garibaldi Secondary has Fine Arts programs such as Drama, Video Editing, Music and Art; Technical Partnership programs such as Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Traditional Metalwork, and Woodwork; and Business and Information Technology programs such as Economics, Business Computer Applications, Desktop Publishing, Marketing, and Information Technology.[2]

Online learning

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The school has been involved from the start in the District's Distance Learning Program the Connected Learning Community(CLC) which offers courses online to students all over British Columbia. Several teachers conduct online courses using various programs including Moodle and recently Second Life.[4]

History

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The original school was built in 1956 when it was named after Garibaldi Provincial Park which was just to the North of the school. Later this part of the park became a separate park known as Golden Ears Provincial Park but the school kept the name Garibaldi Secondary School, so it is also named after Giuseppe Garibaldi. The school has completed its building program with new classrooms, science labs and computer labs.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Staff Contacts". gss.sd42.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Garibaldi Secondary School, own site
  3. ^ International Baccalaureate Organisation, accessed December 2010
  4. ^ Connected Learning Community[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ We Replaced his Crappy Laptop with a DREAM PC!! - ROG Rig Reboot 2018. Youtube.com (2018-11-19). Retrieved on 2018-11-30.
  6. ^ "Snak the Ripper", Wikipedia, 2020-07-28, retrieved 2020-08-14
  7. ^ "Brian Malfesi | Canoe Kayak Canada". canoekayak.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  8. ^ "Maple Ridge kayak racer qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". Maple Ridge News. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  9. ^ "Maple Ridge high school grad makes largest donation – ever – to a Canadian university". 19 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Lance Uggla".