Our School

Glenrosa Elementary School is located in Westbank, BC, Canada (click here for a map). We are one of 29 Elementary Schools in School District #23 (Central Okanagan). We have a student population of about 300 students from K-6.

We are so proud of our school. It is truly reflective of a happy family. Our strong partnerships with students, staff, parents and the community are evident in our building each and every day.

Our strong academic programs and school goals focus on literacy and numeracy. Our Student Success System assists each and every student to become socially responsible citizens. Our deeply rooted Restitution philosophy is embraced by our community. We believe our students learn to develop capable problem solving skills as they experience the world.

Our school culture is positive, pro-active and fun. The sense of family and working and learning together is embraced at all grade levels from Kindergarten to Grade Six. We appreciate our volunteers, PAC, and School Planning Council, and welcome their frequent assistance to support our programs. We cannot imagine life without them!

Our community events include a Terry Fox run, Night’s Alive, Food Bank program, square dance lessons, senior citizen partnerships, camping at both primary and intermediate grades, skating, swimming and numerous field trips.

Special assemblies and school activities include music appreciation, buddy classes, choir, storytelling, volleyball, basketball, and gymnastics. Our students are involved in numerous leadership opportunities with a Leadership Club, Grade 6 Peer Mediators, Green Team, Recycling, Office and Library Monitors, Equipment Monitors, and Assembly crew.

The Glenrosa Elementary School became a necessity due to the population growth in the Glenrosa area. The children in the area were attending Westbank Elementary which was 'bursting at the seams'. Glenrosa Elementary began construction in 1974 on Webber Road. The completion date was tentatively set for March, 1974 but this was not achieved. During the time of construction of this school, the Glenrosa school population shared facilities with Westbank Elementary. Glenrosa students were able to share the classrooms and portables by being on 'shift'. Although the students shared all the facilities, they had their own principal, D. W. (Dan) Armstrong.

The school is constructed of large brick blocks and consists of sixteen classrooms, a gym and a library. The school was built in two phases. When first occupied it was an eight room school with a gymnasium, a library and two portables. This phase opened in the spring of 1975. In 1976, an additional eight rooms were added. As this new addition took shape, 250 young students attended classes in the original eight classrooms and made good use of the available playground. The population of this school doubled when the sixteen rooms came into full operation. Later, it was necessary to add two more portables to accommodate the still growing student population. Mr. Armstrong remained principal at Glenrosa Elementary until 1982.

Following Mr. Armstrong as Principals were Mr. Roy Gunn, Mr. Doug Green, Mr. Merv Reynolds, Mr. Gordon Greffen, Mr. Dennis Tetreau, Mrs. Brenda Leimert, Mr. Rob Tucker, and currently, Mrs. Donna Stathers.