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BelvedereParkway@cbe.ab.ca
Phone: (403)
777-6010
Fax: (403)
777-6013
School Hours: AM:
8:58
~
12:15
PM:1:15
~
3:30
School Location
4631 - 85 Street N.W.
Calgary
,
AB
T3B 2R8
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Belvedere-Parkway School is located in the northwest community of Bowness, serving the communities of Bowness, Greenwood Village, Royal Oak, Rocky Ridge, Valley Ridge and Crestmont. Students from Belvedere-Parkway School move on to Thomas B. Riley or Montgomery (depending upon the area in which they live) for Grades 7 to 9 and then graduate to Bowness High School.
About the School
The school was built in 1957 and is situated on 10.74 acres. The school has 28 classrooms, a computer lab, library, two gymnasia, and a music room.
About School Name
The original school was built back in the
1950's and named Parkway School because
of the proximity to Bowness Park which,
during that time, was a day's outing
from the main city of Calgary.
A new building
was added in 1963 and was named
Belvedere. The name "Belvedere" is a combination of two French words, belle (beautiful) and vedere
(view). The two schools were later combined by the addition of a library, an office area, and an auxiliary gym.
The two buildings then became one school, and it was decided to combine the two names with the result
being Belvedere-Parkway.
School Mission
Belvedere-Parkway School is a complex, dynamic learning community where children and adults are valued,
respected, and challenged to be their best.
School Vision
Belvedere Parkway School is dedicated to educating the mind, body and spirit of each child. We stress
acceptance of differences; we emphasize cooperation and concern for others; and we encourage a sense of
commitment to the larger community. We strive to provide learning experiences which honor the unique
worth of each individual and we place a strong emphasis on literacy and mastery of problem-solving skills. We
encourage our students to develop enquiring minds. We make decisions together and we accept
responsibility for the decisions that we make. We seek to develop in our students, a sense of our world as a
global community and we teach them about our obligation to serve others. Through example, the adults in
our school model the ideal of a caring, reflective community in which we work together in pursuit of the
common good.
School Motto
Together we make a difference!
Unique Points
Values and Beliefs
Relationships are paramount to teaching and learning.
We encourage constant reflection and self evaluation of our learning.
We share decision making and the responsibility for those decisions.
Communication is open and honest.
Knowledge is socially constructed.
Learning must be purposeful.
We welcome, honor and respect diversity.
All people can learn.
Our teaching practices are grounded in current understandings of best practice in teaching and
learning.
Student Enrolment
(September
2009
) Total Enrolment:
512
