Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary

About

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary is located at 449 62nd Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5X 2G2. The school is a Kindergarten to Grade 7 community school in southeast Vancouver with over 240 students, and it emphasizes a safe, inclusive environment and a wide range of academic, physical, artistic, and social programs supported by community partnerships.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Vancouver)

Education language: The core curriculum is taught in English. The school hosts a District Mandarin Bilingual Program for Grades 4–7; it is not an immersion program, and Mandarin is delivered through Mandarin Language Arts for about one hour per day with conversational Mandarin included throughout the day.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 604 713-4865

Email: jmunk@vsb.bc.ca

Principal: Jim Munk

Education Languages

The core curriculum is taught in English. The school hosts a District Mandarin Bilingual Program for Grades 4–7; it is not an immersion program, and Mandarin is delivered through Mandarin Language Arts for about one hour per day with conversational Mandarin included throughout the day.

Programs and Services

Mandarin Bilingual Program A VSB district choice program starting in Grade 4 and continuing through Grade 7. Core subjects are taught in English, while students learn Mandarin daily through Mandarin Language Arts (this is not an immersion program). Student support / special education The school hosts the district CORE (Communication and Regulation) Program (formerly a district autism program). Referrals are made through a student’s catchment school, and district learning services determine placements. Arts and music The school has the Vancouver Extracurricular Music Society (VEMS) Choral Program operating in-school and also offers an Artist in Residence Studio (AIRS) Program to provide consistent access to visual arts education. After-school programs After-school programming is provided through the John Oliver Community School Team, with registration and support available for families who need assistance with fees. Athletics and extracurricular sports

• Open Gym
• Basketball
• Cross-country
• Volleyball
• Track and field

School Culture and Expectations

Trudeau’s Code of Conduct focuses on creating a safe, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and nurturing environment, with expectations for respectful and responsible citizenship. The school states that racism and discrimination will not be tolerated, and it aligns its approach with the BC Human Rights Code. The school’s Code of Conduct motto is T.R.U.E. (Trust, Respect, Understanding, Empathy), and discipline is described as restorative whenever possible.

Enrollment

The Mandarin Bilingual Program is a district choice program with an application process; families are directed to apply online via the VSB elementary choice programs site, and acceptance is not the same as school registration. If applications exceed available spaces, priority may be given to siblings already in the program, with remaining spaces filled by random draw and a waitlist used as needed.