General Gordon Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an elementary school. The school opened in 1912. It was named for British General Charles George Gordon who was killed at Khartoum in January 1885.
It is located at 2896 West 6th Avenue, at the intersection with Macdonald Street in Kitsilano. As of 2008, the school principal is Margaret Davidson and the vice principle is Nathalie Morrisette. It offers a late-start French Immersion program for sixth and seventh grade students. Since September 2008, it has also been a home for a district French Immersion Multi Age Cluster Class (FI MACC).
In September 2008, General Gordon was selected as one of three schools in a pilot provincially supported "Neighbourhoods of Learning" program. The program was announced by premier Gordon Campbell at a news conference held at Queen Mary Elementary School on September 3, 2008. The program includes $30 million in funding to put "education and community services ... in a single neighbourhood hub".
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