Institut collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate

This article is about the high school in Winnipeg. For the high school in Brandon, see Vincent Massey High School.
Institut Collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate
Address
975 Dowker Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 1R7
Canada
Coordinates 49°50′24″N 97°09′01″W / 49.8399°N 97.1503°W / 49.8399; -97.1503Coordinates: 49°50′24″N 97°09′01″W / 49.8399°N 97.1503°W / 49.8399; -97.1503
Information
School type Public
Founded 1960
School board Pembina Trails School Division
Grades 10-12
Enrollment approximately 1300 students
Language English and French
Campus Suburban
Area Fort Garry
Colour(s) Green and Black         
Mascot Trojan
Team name Massey Trojans
Website www.pembinatrails.ca/vincentmassey/

Vincent Massey Collegiate (more commonly referred to as VMC or Massey) is a suburban, English and French Immersion high school. Named after Vincent Massey, the eighteenth Governor General of Canada, the school is located in the neighbourhood of Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It has approximately 1300 students enrolled in over 100 courses. The school offers core subjects in English and French, but offers the opportunity to take beginner-level Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. The school has an English as an Additional Language Programme, which helps integrate students whose first language is not English.

They offer extracurricular activities including music, drama and international exchange programmes. Vincent Massey also offers online courses. The school was also one of the first National UNESCO ASPnet schools in Canada. Recently they have integrated Grade 9 French Immersion students into the school.

Extracurriculars

The school offers the opportunity of many clubs, groups, committees, and diverse programmes such as:

Additionally, the Sustainable Development Committee hosted a conference on November 22, 2007 on Sustainability.

Notable alumni

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