In September 2011, Westmount Charter School left its long-term location on Richmond Road and moved to the Parkdale and Sir William Van Horne school buildings. Although we have moved to different locations, we remain WESTMOUNT CHARTER SCHOOL, providing programming for gifted students as outlined in our Charter. Westmount Charter School continues to be governed by its own Charter Board; while we will continue to lease facilities from the CBE (Calgary Board of Education), we are independent of the CBE.
Parkdale is located along the north bank of the Bow River between the communities of West Hillhurst and Point McKay. Though the City of Calgary annexed the area in 1910, it was not developed until 1948. Most of the community consists of low density residential dwellings. In addition, Foothills Hospital is situated on the hill just north of the neighbourhood. Parkdale has good access to Downtown, via Parkdale Boulevard/Memorial Drive. |
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![]() A Youtube "virtual tour" of the Van Horne campus: |
For those wishing to travel by Calgary Transit, both Parkdale and Van Horne schools are accessible via the #20 Bus Route.
Google Map:
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Sources: http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/parkdale.php
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2009/06/02/calgary-board-school-parkdale.html
http://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/view.asp?id=152
http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/universityheights.php
For Questions and Answers pertaining to the move, click here!
revised 17 October 2011, first posted 14 April 2011
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