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Oct 17, 2022 · School History. Vancouver Technical School had its humble start in the basement of King Edward High School on 12th and Oak in September 1916. Under the leadership of J. George Lister, later described as the "Founder of Technical Education in B.C.", the school moved to more spacious quarters in the Labour Temple located on the corner of Homer and Dunsmuir.
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Vancouver Technical. Address: 2600 East Broadway. 1916-present. The first class was in King Edward High School (1916), then in temporary quarters bought by the provincial government at the Labour Temple (1921) at 411 Dunsmuir. Moved to permanent site on 30 November 1928, and was for boys only until World War Two. Photo credit: City of Vancouver ...
Apr 24, 2017 · Chapter Three: 1911 – 1930. Posted on April 24, 2017 in Vancouver School District History. Vancouver Technical High School as it looked shortly after it opened in 1928. For many years, it was the largest technical school in Western Canada. Only boys attended the school until 1940, when it became co-educational. Introduction.
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Check out these images, taken in ~1927, 1930, 1985, and 2021. How has the building changed? How about the surrounding area? (Check out the size of Broadway in the 1935 photo!)
We love this image of the field hockey team from 1942 and had to recreate it. The original was taking just 2 years after girls were admitted to the school! What do you notice about the school building? What’s growing now that wasn’t in 1942?
This aerial photo, taken between 1942 and 1945 shows how much development has happened in the area in the last 80 years. The close-up shows the school campus. Compare those to the recent Google satellite views! Can you find the farm location on the 1940s close-up? Students enjoyed playing detective, putting the pieces of the puzzle together, and ge...
Vancouver Technical School, also known as Van Tech, had its humble start in King Edward High School's basement on 12th and Oak in September 1916. Vancouver Technical currently offers a wide range of academic programs: Advanced Placement, Summit, Flex Humanities, and French Immersion.
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Forest Green,nGold
- (604) 713-8215
- 8-12
Jun 11, 2021 · The hidden histories of schools. By Janet Nicol, retired teacher, Vancouver. Connecting history to our school and community deepens students’ understanding of the past. Consider Vancouver Technical Secondary: students typeset, printed, and bound their own yearbooks from 1922 to 1947, the covers illustrated with linocut art.
Vancouver Technical Secondary School, often referred to as Van Tech, is a public secondary school located on the East Side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History. The school originally opened in 1916, for boys only, in the Fairview neighbourhood. It then moved downtown until 1928 when it settled into its present location in East Vancouver.
