Thousands of local kids will be going to a different school than they’re used to

Nearly 7,000 Calgary kids are headed to new schools this year.

The Calgary Board of Education says several new schools will open come September.

– Auburn Bay School, K-4
– Buffalo Rubbing Stone School, K-4 (Panorama Hills)
– Copperfield School, K-4
– Kenneth D. Taylor School, K-4 (Evanston)
– New Brighton School, K-4
– Nelson Mandela High School, Gr. 10-12 (Northeast)
– Peter Lougheed School, Gr. 5-9 (Saddle Ridge)
– William D. Pratt School, Gr. 5-9 (Rocky Ridge/Royal Oak)
– Jack James High School Modernization
– Bowness High School Modernization

However, Dany Breton, superintendant of facilities with the Calgary Board of Education said construction on Buffalo Rubbing Stone has been delayed for three weeks.

“For all of our schools, we did develop contingency plans knowing that Murphy’s Law could certainly impact any one of them,” Breton explained. “The contingency plan for the Buffalo Rubbing Stone school is to send kindergarten to grade three to Alex Munroe and grades four to Panorama Hills School.”

Peter Lougheed School will open during the first week of school, but it will be a few days late.

Modernization projects at Bowness and Jack James High Schools have also been completed to enhance career and technology spaces including areas like auto body, culinary arts and a robotics lab.

There will also be schools that open in a ‘school within a school’ type system:

– Aboriginal Learning Centre, Pre-K-3 (modernization)
– Christine Meilke School, Gr. 7-12 (replacement)
– Dr. George Stanley School, Gr. 4-9 (Cranston)
– Dr. Martha Cohen School, Gr. 5-9 (Copperfield/New Brighton)
– Dr. Roberta Bondar School, K-6 (Aspen Woods)
– Elbow Park, K-6 (replacement)
– Eric Harvie School, K-4 (Tuscany)
– Hugh A. Bennett School, K-4 (Saddle Ridge)
– McKenzie Highlands School, Gr. 4-9 (McKenzie Towne)
– West Ridge School, Gr. 5-9 (West Springs/Cougar Ridge)

That’s so construction can be complete and should be done by January.

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