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]

For other uses, see Garibaldi School (disambiguation).
Garibaldi Secondary School
Address
24789 Dewdney Trunk Rd

Maple Ridge
,
British Columbia
,
V4R 1X2

Canada
Coordinates49.22154°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

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 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

In addition to its academic programs Garibaldi has a Fine Arts program (Drama, Video Editing, Music and Art), its Technical Partnership programs(Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry) and Traditional Metalwork, and Woodwork) and its Business and Information Technology program (Accounting, Economics, Business Computer Applications, Desktop Publishing, Marketing, Tourism and Information Technology).[2]

Online learning

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

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

References
  1. "Staff Contacts". gss.sd42.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. Garibaldi Secondary School, own site
  3. International Baccalaureate Organisation, accessed December 2010
  4. Connected Learning Community
  5. We Replaced his Crappy Laptop with a DREAM PC!! - ROG Rig Reboot 2018. Youtube.com (2018-11-19). Retrieved on 2018-11-30.
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