History
The school was built in 1911–12 with eight rooms at a cost of $48,000. It was named named after the explorer who, in April 1610, set sail from England on a ship called Discovery to find the Northwest Passage on this continent. Within a year, the school was already overcrowded and the school expanded to 16 rooms in January, 1914. In the pre-war years the school was notable for having no corporal punishment. The gymnasium building was opened in 1950. The construction involved in the school's subsequent expansion was criticized for not being cost effective, for example by having unnecessary outside entrances.
Circa 1969, it was the only school in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia to offer a "New Canadian Class" for immigrant children. In 2006, Henry Hudson became a dual-track school offering French Immersion.
The school is celebrating its 100th birthday on June 21, 2012.
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