Blessed Sacrament School

About

Blessed Sacrament School (École Saint-Sacrement) is located at 3020 Heather St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3K3. The school describes itself as a Roman Catholic, French Immersion elementary school for Grades K–7, serving about 200 students near Vancouver General Hospital in a historically French-Canadian neighbourhood.

At a Glance

School type: Independent School (Vancouver)

Education language: Blessed Sacrament School is a French Immersion elementary school. The school emphasizes communicating in French at all times during school hours as essential to the success of its French Immersion program, with classroom systems to encourage this, and notes that teachers and educational assistants are bilingual.

Religious affiliation: The school states that it is a Roman Catholic school and is part of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA). It emphasizes faith formation and a Christ-centered Catholic education, with Blessed Sacrament Parish playing a significant role in students’ faith formation.

Grades: K-7

Phone: 604 876-7211

Email: admin@ess.vancouver.bc.ca

Principal: Reine Mykyte

Education Languages

Blessed Sacrament School is a French Immersion elementary school. The school emphasizes communicating in French at all times during school hours as essential to the success of its French Immersion program, with classroom systems to encourage this, and notes that teachers and educational assistants are bilingual.

Religious Affiliation

The school states that it is a Roman Catholic school and is part of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA). It emphasizes faith formation and a Christ-centered Catholic education, with Blessed Sacrament Parish playing a significant role in students’ faith formation.

Programs and Services

Before / After School care (BSC/ASC) The school offers a Before School Club and After School Club (ASC) that runs from September to June, with families re-applying each year. The club provides care on full school days (with some notes about half days/Pro-D days depending on BSC vs. ASC) and includes options such as Tuesday early-dismissal care and full-time after-school care. Hot lunch program The school participates in the Lunch Lady school lunch program, with healthy meals delivered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

School Culture and Expectations

The school’s stated mission is to instill passion for learning, love of French, and dedication to the Catholic faith. Community values listed include love, kindness and compassion; building supportive connections; cherishing culture, history and traditions; taking care of the common home; and fostering resilience and confidence. The school also states it strives to ensure all students are safe, accepted, and respected, and it emphasizes speaking French during school hours as essential to its French Immersion program.

Enrollment

The school directs families to register via its online registration information and to email completed registration materials to the addresses provided on the Registrations page. It states it accepts registrations for kindergarten through Grade 7, and notes that kindergarten applicants may be invited to an interview with the principal and pastor as part of the application process. The school also offers a Before/After School Club (ASC) with a separate application process emailed to the program address.