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SCHOOL STORY

General Brock Elementary is located on Main Street, right in the centre of Vancouver. The school is comprised of three separate buildings – ‘A’ building is the original 1911 Brock School House, ‘B’ building is home to four classrooms and the ‘C’ building is where the school office, library, music room, four classrooms, multipurpose room and gym are located. The playground is composed of a large gravel field, a full primary play structure, a stone outdoor classroom and two playground areas on the school's intermediate side.

There are 250 students enrolled at Brock. The classes range from Kindergarten to Grade 7 and are organized into 12 divisions. The students like to take advantage of our well-stocked library and participate in the many sports and clubs offered. Staff volunteer to coach and sponsor sports teams such as cross-country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and track and field. Students can also join the Chess Club, Rainbow Club, Writers Club, Choir and Student Council. In addition, our grade 6/7 students build their leadership skills by serving as Peer Helpers. This year, Brock is involved in creating our very own Brock musical on the topic of friendship. The Writer’s Club is writing the script, the Choir is learning the songs, and the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is supporting it financially. We are looking forward to a May 2024 performance.

In addition to the mainstream Kindergarten to Grade 7 program, we are home to four district programs: Elementary Learning Support Program (ELSP), Social Emotional Learning Class (SELC), Intensive French for Grades 6 and 7 and the Challenge Centre. The ELSP and SELC programs support children with diverse learning abilities and students with social and emotional needs, respectively. Intensive French offers an accelerated Core French language program alongside a compacted curriculum. The Challenge Centre provides a variety of short-term enrichment opportunities for students across the district.

Brock has developed strong relationships with Tupper Secondary School, the Community Schools Team as well as our community partner, Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (LMNH). These partnerships offer a variety of after-school programs for students. We also have onsite after school care provided by Brock Junction.

Brock is fortunate to have a strong parent community and an involved Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC fundraises to support many school initiatives, equipment, and programs. This year the PAC purchased new technology for classrooms, creating parity between classes. We are thankful for their support.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS?

Brock students do a wonderful job of following the school code of conduct – Be Safe, Be Fair and Be Kind. They value their friends, try their best and show respect toward the staff.

For the past 3 years, Brock’s school goal was focused on SEL. The staff worked hard to support students in developing self-regulation strategies to increase their resilience and foster a stronger sense of belonging in our community. We have worked with the District SEL teacher to provide Lunch and Learns, have attended other outside Professional Development, the principal ordered Zones posters for each class, we completed the DESSA for the whole school, we implemented WITS problem solving tool and the principal trained and organized Peer Helpers for recess and lunch. To support students struggling with self-regulation, ‘A’ building is home to a Ready Body Learning Minds program, and we are working with the district to build a Brock Sensory Room.

Students now share a common language around Zones of Regulation and can easily report what Zone they are in and are aware of strategies that can help them move between the Zones. They are also aware of the 4 problem solving strategies from WITS - Walk away, Ignore, Talk it out and Seek help. Also, there have been slight improvements in our DESSA results.

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