École secondaire Jules-Verne

École secondaire Jules-Verne is a public francophone secondary school located in the South Cambie neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named after the French author, it is part of School District 93 (Conseil scolaire francophone). The school is one of the many that provide the IB Diploma Program. It also has two dedicated meme pages on instagram: memesdejv as well as the less popular julesvernememes.

École secondaire Jules-Verne
Address
5445 Baillie Street

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V5Z 3M6

Canada
Coordinates49.2366°N 123.1228°W / 49.2366; -123.1228
Information
School typeSecondary School
FoundedSeptember 2009
School boardSchool District 93 Conseil scolaire francophone
PrincipalÉric Leclerc
Grades7-12
Enrollment403 (September 2019)
LanguageFrench
Colour(s)Black and Gold         
MascotAlbatross
Team nameAlbatros de Jules-Verne
Websitejulesverne.csf.bc.ca

History

Originally, students and staff of the school used to attend Kitsilano Secondary School in a separate program, which was intended to have all of its subjects taught in French. Despite the program's effort to provide all of its courses in French, many of the courses offered to students in grades 11 and 12 were done so strictly in English. Unlike the teachers of the regular Kitsilano academic program, the Francophone teachers were not given their own classrooms; they had to borrow them and needed to move teaching materials from one class to another.

As a result, the staff and the parents of the students felt that it was necessary for Kitsilano's Francophone students to get an all French education in a separate school. The construction of École Secondaire Jules-Verne began in Spring 2007, and students were able to attend the school on September 8, 2008 of the following year. However, the construction of the school was not completed until the end of March 2009 and the school was officially open on April 4, 2009.

Campus

In addition to classrooms Jules-Verne has two science labs, a music room with soundproof studios, a library, a large theatre that seats 200, a full-size gymnasium, an exercise room, a greenhouse, a home ec room and an art room that includes a pottery space.[1] They equally have access to Oak Meadows for gym class and extracurriculars.

Services

Hot Lunches

Hot Lunches that are made up of fresh nutritious ingredients are also delivered to the school daily and are available for pre-purchase.[2]

Technology

All students at Jules-Verne are given access to a personal laptop computer(13-inch MacBook Air) as an educational tool for the remainder of their time at Jules-Verne. Students from grade 7 to 10 are not permitted to take their computers home. In grade 11 and 12, the students are given the privilege to take their laptop home as a tool to complete their school work. The student laptops are also are an essential to take online classes with École Virtuelle. In addition, Jules-Verne issues an e-mail address for all students and staff, has a library with computers for research assignments and communication, and Smart Boards in a number of classrooms.

Transportation

As Jules-Verne is a destination school with students coming from Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, North Vancouver and Richmond.[3] Jules-Verne offers a school bus service (yellow bus) for its grade 7 and grade 8 students living more than 1 km away from the school. Students in grades 8 to 12 living beyond a 3 KM radius and in the school's attendance area receive a monthly public transit pass: the compass card.[4]

Special programs

IB Programme

École secondaire Jules-Verne offers an International Baccalaureate Programme in French. The IB classes included français, anglais, espagnol, histoire, géographie, chimie, biologie, mathématiques, arts visuels, théorie de la connaissance (TDC ), mémoire et créativité, action, service (CAS).[5]

Études Autochtones

Members of the Provincial Native Parents Committee, students and staff members have signed a first "Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement" with the Chair of the CSF Board of Governors, the Minister of Education of British Columbia, and representatives of indigenous communities. For more details about the agreement you can consult the official documents on the following sites:

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/agreements/sd93_french.pdf

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/agreements/sd93_moa.pdf

Parents of children with an Aboriginal heritage can identify themselves on the CSF school registration forms. By Aboriginal heritage, we mean First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and non-status Aboriginal people. Any child identified as having an Aboriginal heritage is eligible. The Aboriginal ancestor can be a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc. Funding provided by the Department of Education for this program is used to enhance academic, language and cultural programs for identified children. Parents are encouraged to engage in the process of developing a curriculum for their children.[6]

Diplomas available
Diplomas Description
"Dogwood" Grade 12 Regular Diploma from the BC Ministry of Education.

This is also the diploma graduates from English and immersion schools receive in BC.

"Cornouiller" Grade 12 Diploma in French from the BC Ministry of Education.

This diploma gives access to French-language post-secondary institutions and is only offered to graduates of CSF schools.

"IB Diploma" International Baccalaureate Diploma.

This degree is recognized by the BC Ministry and also in 150 countries around the world.

Certificates are also offered for one or more courses.

Athletics

Teams are divided by age group: 7th grade team (grade 7), Bantam (grade 8), Junior (grades 9 & 10), and Senior (grades 11 & 12). École Secondaire Jules-Verne participates in the Greater Vancouver Independent Schools Athletics Association (GVISAA) for the majority of the sports except for track and field. For track and field, athletes compete with the Vancouver Secondary Schools Athletics Association (VSSAA). Jules-Verne has earned two first place titles in boys Junior and Senior soccer and one first place title in boys Senior hockey. Jules-Verne's boys Junior and Senior soccer teams have also made it to Provincials as well as the girls Senior volleyball team and some student athletes participating in Cross Country, Track and Field and Wrestling.

Athletic teams offered[7]:

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Track and Field
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Clubs and Activities

Jules-Verne offers a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs such as:

  • Comité Parrainage
  • Debate
  • Empreintes Committee
  • Gala Committee
  • Green club Committee
  • Homework-help club
  • MONU (Modélisation des Nations-unies francophones)
  • Partner Committee
  • Prom Committee
  • Robotics club
  • SOGI
  • Student council
  • Student newspaper
  • Yearbook Committee

Jules-Verne events include:

  • First Nations celebrations
  • Gala
  • Halloween dance
  • Pink shirt day
  • School elections for student council
  • Talent show

Jules-Verne encourages their students to participate in activities and events organized by The Conseil Jeunesse which helps to connect the French-speaking youth of British Columbia. These activities are all in french and include:[8]

  • British Columbia’s Francophone Games (BCFG)[9]
  • British Columbia Francophone Youth Parliament (BCFYP)[10]
  • British Columbia – Quebec Exchange Program[11]
  • Canadian Francophone Games (JFC) – Team B.C.[12]
  • Connecte, Youth Engagement Project[13]
  • Crescendo[14]
  • Francophone improvisation league (LIFC)[15]
  • Fusion[16]
  • Linguistic Security Committee of BC[17]
  • Interactions[18]
  • Leadership Camp[19]
  • MONU Vancouver[20]
  • North-Western Franco-Canadian Parliament (NWFCP)[21]
  • Pancanadian Youth Forum (PYF)[22]
  • Pancanadian Youth Parliament (PYP)[23]
  • Provincial Volleyball Tournament[24]
  • SAGA[25]
  • Youth Network[26]
  • Youth Radio[27]
  • 24h[28]

See also

References
  1. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. "Hot Lunches Online ordering and payment processing for schools". www.hotlunches.net. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  3. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  4. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  5. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  6. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  7. "école Jules-Verne" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  8. "Les projets et Activité en français pour les jeunes". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  9. "British Columbia's Francophone Games (BCFG)". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  10. "B.C. Francophone Youth Parliament (BCFYP)". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  11. "B.C.–Quebec Exchange Program". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  12. "The Canadian Francophone Games (or JFC) – Team B.C." Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  13. "Connecte - Youth engagement project". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  14. "Crescendo". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  15. "Wokshop Improv in French". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  16. "Fusion". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  17. "Linguistic Security Committee of BC". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  18. "Interactions". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  19. "Stages de leadership". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  20. "MONU Vancouver" (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  21. "North Western Franco Canadian parliament". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  22. "Pancanadian Youth Forum". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  23. "Pan Canadian youth parliament". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  24. "Tournoi de volleyball provincial". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  25. "The SAGA". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  26. "Youth Network". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  27. "Youth Radio". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  28. "24h". Conseil Jeunesse Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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