Walkerville Collegiate Institute

at 2100 Richmond St., Windsor , N8Y 1L4 Canada

1. High School
2. Public School

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Walkerville Collegiate Institute is a secondary school located in the olde Walkerville area of Windsor, Ontario, and managed by the Greater Essex County District School Board. It is the home of the Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts, which has arts programs in Drama, Dance, Visual Arts, Media, and Vocal. All of the WCCA courses require students to audition to get into the program. Walkerville hosts one of three Community Living in the district, which serves more than 30 developmentally challenged students. Walkerville also has sports teams including basketball, hockey, swimming, soccer, and curling.Walkerville's feeder schools include: King Edward Hugh Beaton Prince Edward Begley Gordon McGregor HistoryWalkerville Collegiate Institute officially opened its doors to the public on September 2, 1922. Located in the Olde Walkerville area, named for Hiram Walker, it is across the street from Willistead Park, the former estate of Edward Chandler Walker, the second son of Hiram Walker.The school started with one hundred and ninety five students and a staff of ten with Mr. Robert Meade as Principal. Initially there were twenty-two classrooms, an area for manual training for the boys, a cooking and sewing area for the girls, a wood paneled library, a gymnasium, "The Plunge"pool, and auditorium.In 1929, Walkerville's kilted cadet Corps was formed and the Pipe Band was recognized through competition as the best in the province.Major renovations were completed in 1957 with the addition of a new gymnasium, cafeteria, rifle range and quartermaster stores and a new music room. The main office was renovated in 1966, new classrooms were added along with an improved change area for the girls' physical education classes.

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Walkerville Collegiate Institute is Windsor based place and this enity listed in High School category. Located at 2100 Richmond St. ON N8Y 1L4. Contact phone number of Walkerville Collegiate Institute: (519)-911-9111