The subseries consists of formal class portraits and staff portraits; photographs of student activities; certificates documenting the awards, appreciation and commendation of the school and the success of its programs; and some photographic slides and textual records about the school's potential closure in 1987.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Burquitlam Elementary School
Letters and certificates of commendation, appreciation and awards
The file contains letters, certificates of commendation and appreciation, and awards that the Burquitlam Elementary School was awarded for athletics, mentorship programs, community building initiatives, and a plaque commemorating its 25th Anniversary.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Photograph Albums - Class and School Event Photographs
The file consists of fourteen albums of photographs compiled by Burquitlam Elementary school, largely depicting student class photographs, but also depicts school events including holiday concerts, Halloween events, athletic events, and community events. The file also contains student register lists that correspond to students in the class photographs.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Photographs of the Buddy Program
The file contains photographs depicting students from Division 6 taking part in the Buddy program, teaching younger students how to use the computer.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Prayer of Invocation for Burquitlam School opening
The file includes a typewritten prayer of invocation for the opening of Burquitlam Elementary School that used to hang in a frame in the hallway of the school.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Proposed Closure of Burquitlam Elementary research documents and brief
The file contains the research materials compiled by the Burquitlam Elementary School Parents Association Ad Hoc Committee on School Closure for a brief to submit to School District No. 43 to dispute the proposed closure of the school in 1987. Records include the finished brief, photographs and a traffic study for student safety, enrollment, community school use and teaching staff statistics, cost saving statistics, letters of community support, and a petition.
Burquitlam Elementary School
School events photographs 1988 - 1992
Burquitlam Elementary School
School events photographs 1992 - 1993
Burquitlam Elementary School
School events photographs 1993 - 1994
Burquitlam Elementary School
The file consists of a scrapbook documenting the "Student of the Week" for each week of the school year, alongside photographs of the winning students.
Burquitlam Elementary School
Time capsule ephemera and other materials
The file contains the contents of a time capsule that was created in 1995 to commemorate Burquitlam Elementary School's 25th Anniversary, and was intended to be opened at the school's 50th anniversary in 2020. However, Burquitlam Elementary School closed in 2003, and the box was never opened.
The file consists of 25th anniversary ephemera, but is largely composed of textual records written by the students in Divisions 2, 4, 5, and 6, recounting their favourite academic and personal moments of 1995. Photographs in the file also depict students learning and playing outdoors, as well as class Halloween photographs.
Burquitlam Elementary School