Brunskill School
101 Wiggins Avenue
Brunskill School is a public kindergarten to grade 8 elementary school located at 101 Wiggins Avenue. The school officially opened in 1951 and is named after William “Cy” Brunskill, who served on the Saskatoon Public School Board for 28 years. At the opening ceremony of the school, William gave a speech where he reminisced over his past 28 years as a member of the Saskatoon Public School Board.
The school was designed by Edward Gilbert of the Gilbert and Webster architectural firm and was the first public school to be built since 1938. The contractor was W.C. Wells Construction Company. At the time of its construction, Brunskill School was described as one of the most modern schools in Canada and the United States. The long, low one-story building had a kindergarten room, eight classrooms, a music room, a nurse’s office, as well as an auditorium that held about 300 people. A kitchenette in the teachers’ room served the auditorium. Brunskill School was also the first elementary school in Saskatoon to have a library, which is named after Saskatoon academic promoter Sylvia Birnie. In 1999, the school underwent major renovations. During the 1999-2000 school year, students went to Brevoort Park and Roland Michener Schools.
Brunskill School also provides a number of on-site and off-site educational programs to children In 1985, the Kinsmen Children’s Centre was built adjacent to the school. The centre is a therapeutic preschool allowing children to enhance their mental, physical, spiritual, and social development. The Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program is located in the Kinsmen Children’s Centre. The program provides treatment for children as well as support for families. Brunskill School also provides an off-site program entitled the Royal University Hospital School Program. The program provides educational opportunities to hospitalized children.
This information was gathered from the following sources:
– Brunskill School (n.d.). About Our School. Retrieved from
http://www.spsd.sk.ca/school/brunskill/About/Pages/default.aspx
– Brunskill School Gets First Central Library. (1960, November 15). Star-Phoenix.
– Example of Latest Type of School Architecture. (1951, November 3, p. 3). Star-Phoenix.
– Saskatoon Health Region (2014). Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program. Retrieved from
https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/Services/Alvin-Buckwold
Bishop Murray High School
615 Wiggins Avenue
Bishop Murray High School is a Catholic high school located at 615 Wiggins Avenue. The school originally opened as an elementary school in 1954, but has since been converted into a high school for grades nine through twelve. Bishop Murray High School offers a number of modified academic programs including the Work Education Program, Career Planning, and counseling services. The school is named after Archbishop Gerald Murray, who was appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon on December 21, 1933.
This information was gathered from the following sources:
– Bishop Murray High School (n.d.). Career Education. Retrieved from
http://www.scs.sk.ca/bmh/Career_Education.html
– Catholic Hierarchy (n.d.). Archbishop Gerald C. Murray. Retrieved from
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmurrayg.html