WELCOME TO CORPUS CHRISTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Our school is a member of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese. The present building, the new school, was completed in August 2021. It was built and is still run by Corpus Christi Parish. Due to the growing community the new school was designed to accommodate a double stream, two of each grade. The first building was constructed in 1957 as a single stream school.
Over the years Corpus Christi has provided education for Catholic families and has established itself as an outstanding school in the Archdiocese. This can be attributed to the hard work and cooperation of parents, students, teachers, support staff, priests and parishioners.
We presently have some 466 students, with over 50 hardworking and dedicated staff members. The school operates under the B.C. Government requirements for independent schools and according to the policies of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese. It is operated locally by a Parish Education Committee, which also sets local school policy. The active involvement and dedication of the parents is a key element of school life. Their commitment to the well-established participation and fundraising programs helps provide a quality education.
A Catholic School, like the Church itself, is a Faith Community centered on Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Not only does Jesus teach us the full Truth about ourselves and our world, but He also gathers us into a community of love where the joys and achievements, the needs, and the burdens of each become the concern of all. We realize our goals of Christian community in our daily activities but foremost when we celebrate holy mass together. In our school community, we strive to know and understand the teaching of Jesus and to integrate it into our daily lives. We pray together and we strive to live lives worthy of Jesus.
For sixty-eight years, the Corpus Christi community has demonstrated the necessary spirit of commitment and sacrifice to make our goal a reality. Our school continues to offer to those who come, the means and possibility of growing and developing in that Way of life.