Norgate XwemĂ©lch’stn Community Elementary
North Vancouver School District

Mission Statement:

The Norgate XwemĂ©lch’stn learning community works together to support students’ academic, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual well-being.  We strive to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring people who demonstrate intercultural respect and understanding.

This statement aligns with our values as educators and articulates a vision for the skills and dispositions we aim to help your children develop.  Through partnership with you, their families, we will support your children’s well-being and help them find balance.  And, by providing them rich learning experiences at school and in the community we can share our collective wisdom and expand the children’s capacity to think critically and creatively, so that they may choose to act compassionately.

Norgate Xwemélch'stn Community Elementary is an authorized IB World School that offers the International BaccalaureateŸ (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP).

The IB PYP is for students aged 3-12 and prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both within and beyond the classroom. For more information visit: http://www.ibo.org/programmes/primary-years-programme/.

  • PAC Meeting
    15 Dec 2025
    7:00 PM- 8:00 PM
    PAC Meeting
    Dec 15, 2025
    07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
    Online (link will be emailed out)

    Zoom link will be emailed out to families ahead of the meeting.

  • Band
    16 Dec 2025
    10:50 AM- 11:30 AM
    Band
    Dec 16, 2025
    10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Grade 7s Visit Bodwell Science Fair
    17 Dec 2025
    12:45 PM- 2:15 PM
    Grade 7s Visit Bodwell Science Fair
    Dec 17, 2025
    12:45 PM - 02:15 PM
  • Early Dismissal
    17 Dec 2025
    2:15 PM- 2:15 PM
    Early Dismissal
    Dec 17, 2025
    02:15 PM - 02:15 PM
  • Band
    18 Dec 2025
    1:00 PM- 1:40 PM
    Band
    Dec 18, 2025
    01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
  • Winter Band Concert @ Queen Mary
    18 Dec 2025
    6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
    Winter Band Concert @ Queen Mary
    Dec 18, 2025
    06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
    Queen Mary Elementary (230 West Keith Road)

    Concert begins at 6:00pm

    Call time for performers is 5:45pm

  • Board of Education – Public Board Meeting
    16 Dec 2025
    6:30 PM- 9:30 PM
    Board of Education – Public Board Meeting
    Dec 16, 2025
    06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
    Education Services Centre, 5th Floor District Calendar

    ​Visit our Public Meetings web page for information on how you can participate and to review the meeting agenda, which is posted on the Thursday afternoon preceding the public meeting.

  • Winter Break
    22 Dec 2025
    All Day
    Winter Break
    Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 02, 2026
    All Day
    District Calendar
  • Christmas Day (statutory holiday)
    25 Dec 2025
    All Day
    Christmas Day (statutory holiday)
    Dec 25, 2025
    All Day
    District Calendar

    ​Christmas is a religious holiday in the Christian faith that is observed annually on December 25. It is a statutory holiday in British Columbia.

    Resources:

  • Boxing Day
    26 Dec 2025
    All Day
    Boxing Day
    Dec 26, 2025
    All Day
    District Calendar

    ​Often, Boxing Day is a time to spend with family and friends, particularly those you weren’t able to see on Christmas Day. However, the origins of Boxing Day are not universally agreed upon. Boxing Day is observed annually on December 26.

    Resources:

  • New Year's Day (statutory holiday)
    01 Jan 2026
    All Day
    New Year's Day (statutory holiday)
    Jan 01, 2026
    All Day
    District Calendar

    New Year’s Day is the date the new calendar year begins, according to the Gregorian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar system. Often, on the first day of the year, people take time to reflect and make New Year’s resolutions.

    It is observed annually on January 1 and is a statutory holiday in British Columbia.

    Resources:

Our Location

1295 Sowden Street
North Vancouver BC  V7P 1L9

 

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Contact us
Phone 604.903.3680
Fax 604.903.3681
Email norgate@sd44.ca

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