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{{Infobox school
| name = Riverside Consolidated School
| image = Riverside Consolidated School.JPG
| caption =
| address = 90 Water Street
| city = [[Riverside-Albert]]
| province = [[New Brunswick|NB]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|E4H 3Z7]]
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45.74828|N|64.73132|W|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| motto =
| established =
| founded = 1905
| schoolboard = [[Anglophone East School District|Anglophone East]]
| superintendent =
| principal = Jeff Keirstead
| alumni =
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Fifth grade|5]]
| enrollment = 52
| enrollment_as_of = 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=School Profile |url=https://rcs.nbed.ca/school-profile/ |website=Riverside Consolidated School |publisher=[[Anglophone East School District]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 8 (2022-2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary Statistics |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb...Statistiques/summary-statistics-2022-2023.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (New Brunswick)|Department of Education and Early Childhood Development]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |page=51 |date=April 2023}}</ref>
| language =
| area =
| colours =
| mascot =
| team_name =
| homepage = {{URL|rcs.nbed.ca}}
{{Infobox designation list
|embed=yes
|designation1 = New Brunswick
|designation1_number = 72
|designation1_type = [[Heritage Conservation Act (New Brunswick)|Heritage Conservation Act]]
|designation1_date = May 27, 1997}}
| references =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Riverside Consolidated School''' is a historic Canadian [[public school|public]] consolidated school located in [[Riverside-Albert]] (now part of [[Fundy Albert]]), [[Albert County, New Brunswick|Albert County]], [[New Brunswick]]. Built in 1905, the schoolbuilding is three-storeys tall and is made from wood. It is recognized as a Provincial Heritage Building, and continues to operate.
==History==
[[File:Consolidated School 1920 Riverside-Albert.jpg|thumb|left|Riverside Consolidated School in 1920]]
Schools in rural Canadian areas had a growing trend of becoming consolidated in the early 1900s, with New Brunswick supporting the creation of them through 1903 legislation.<ref name="AlbertC">{{cite web |last1=McLean |first1=Dawne (Wright) |title=The 115th Anniversary of the Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.connectingalbertcounty....iversary-of-the-riverside-consolidated-school |website=Connecting Albert County |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en |date=25 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.albertcountymuseum.com/riverside-consolidated-school |publisher=[[Albert County Museum]] |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> $5,000 in funding for the school was provided by [[Abner Reid McClelan]], a former Senator and [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]],<ref name="HistoricPlaces">{{cite web |title=Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2207 |website=www.historicplaces.ca |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> with additional funding being provided by the province and through taxes.<ref name="AlbertC"/> Riverside Consolidated School was built in 1905, designed by architect [[Watson Elkinah Reid]]. H. Copp and Dixon, contractors from [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]], were hired by Reid for the construction. The wooden building, measuring three storeys tall, sits next to the [[Shepody Bay|Shepody River]].<ref name="HistoricPlaces"/> Succeeding the Grammar School for Albert County,<ref name="AlbertC"/> the school opened in September 1905 with an initial enrollment of 275 students, serving grades [[First grade|1]]–[[Eleventh grade|11]] at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Things Are Going At The Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=dkBLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=St. John Daily Sun |date=21 March 1906 |page=8}}</ref> On June 15, 1906, the school's opening ceremony began.<ref name="AlbertC"/> Established as a consolidated school, it previously served [[high school]]-level students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Tess |title=School celebrates 107 years; ? Riverside Consolidated School will stage re-enactment of opening in 1905 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1017747021/7FD0BF4B6CFB42D3PQ/5 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=31 May 2012}}</ref>
On May 27, 1997, the school was recognized as a Provincial Heritage Place under New Brunswick's ''[[Heritage Conservation Act (New Brunswick)|Heritage Conservation Act]]''.<ref name="HistoricPlaces"/> In 2015, the [[Anglophone East School District]] held a council meeting addressing the potential closure for the school, which local residents campaigned against citing concerns such as the lengthy busing distance to the closest alternative in [[Hillsborough, New Brunswick|Hillsborough]]. The council unanimously voted to continue running the school.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shannon |first1=Redmond |title=Riverside Consolidated School to stay open |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/riverside-consolidated-school-to-stay-open-1.3053075 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=28 April 2015}}</ref> Riverside Consolidated School still features a distinctive [[escape chute]] on the schoolbuilding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spence |first1=Cathryn |title=Small schools, big hearts |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/422856597/7FD0BF4B6CFB42D3PQ/1 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=18 October 2003}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://rcs.nbed.ca/ Riverside Consolidated School]
{{Anglophone East School District}}
[[Category:Schools in Albert County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1905]]
[[Category:1905 establishments in New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Historic buildings and structures in New Brunswick]]
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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Riverside Consolidated School
| image = Riverside Consolidated School.JPG
| caption =
| address = 90 Water Street
| city = [[Riverside-Albert]]
| province = [[New Brunswick|NB]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|E4H 3Z7]]
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45.74828|N|64.73132|W|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| motto =
| established =
| founded = 1905
| schoolboard = [[Anglophone East School District|Anglophone East]]
| superintendent =
| principal = Jeff Keirstead
| alumni =
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Fifth grade|5]]
| enrollment = 52
| enrollment_as_of = 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=School Profile |url=https://rcs.nbed.ca/school-profile/ |website=Riverside Consolidated School |publisher=[[Anglophone East School District]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 8 (2022-2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary Statistics |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb...Statistiques/summary-statistics-2022-2023.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (New Brunswick)|Department of Education and Early Childhood Development]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |page=51 |date=April 2023}}</ref>
| language =
| area =
| colours =
| mascot =
| team_name =
| homepage = {{URL|rcs.nbed.ca}}
{{Infobox designation list
|embed=yes
|designation1 = New Brunswick
|designation1_number = 72
|designation1_type = [[Heritage Conservation Act (New Brunswick)|Heritage Conservation Act]]
|designation1_date = May 27, 1997}}
| references =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Riverside Consolidated School''' is a historic Canadian [[public school|public]] consolidated school located in [[Riverside-Albert]] (now part of [[Fundy Albert]]), [[Albert County, New Brunswick|Albert County]], [[New Brunswick]]. Built in 1905, the schoolbuilding is three-storeys tall and is made from wood. It is recognized as a Provincial Heritage Building, and continues to operate.
==History==
[[File:Consolidated School 1920 Riverside-Albert.jpg|thumb|left|Riverside Consolidated School in 1920]]
Schools in rural Canadian areas had a growing trend of becoming consolidated in the early 1900s, with New Brunswick supporting the creation of them through 1903 legislation.<ref name="AlbertC">{{cite web |last1=McLean |first1=Dawne (Wright) |title=The 115th Anniversary of the Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.connectingalbertcounty....iversary-of-the-riverside-consolidated-school |website=Connecting Albert County |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en |date=25 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.albertcountymuseum.com/riverside-consolidated-school |publisher=[[Albert County Museum]] |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> $5,000 in funding for the school was provided by [[Abner Reid McClelan]], a former Senator and [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]],<ref name="HistoricPlaces">{{cite web |title=Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2207 |website=www.historicplaces.ca |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> with additional funding being provided by the province and through taxes.<ref name="AlbertC"/> Riverside Consolidated School was built in 1905, designed by architect [[Watson Elkinah Reid]]. H. Copp and Dixon, contractors from [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]], were hired by Reid for the construction. The wooden building, measuring three storeys tall, sits next to the [[Shepody Bay|Shepody River]].<ref name="HistoricPlaces"/> Succeeding the Grammar School for Albert County,<ref name="AlbertC"/> the school opened in September 1905 with an initial enrollment of 275 students, serving grades [[First grade|1]]–[[Eleventh grade|11]] at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Things Are Going At The Riverside Consolidated School |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=dkBLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=St. John Daily Sun |date=21 March 1906 |page=8}}</ref> On June 15, 1906, the school's opening ceremony began.<ref name="AlbertC"/> Established as a consolidated school, it previously served [[high school]]-level students.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Tess |title=School celebrates 107 years; ? Riverside Consolidated School will stage re-enactment of opening in 1905 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1017747021/7FD0BF4B6CFB42D3PQ/5 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=31 May 2012}}</ref>
On May 27, 1997, the school was recognized as a Provincial Heritage Place under New Brunswick's ''[[Heritage Conservation Act (New Brunswick)|Heritage Conservation Act]]''.<ref name="HistoricPlaces"/> In 2015, the [[Anglophone East School District]] held a council meeting addressing the potential closure for the school, which local residents campaigned against citing concerns such as the lengthy busing distance to the closest alternative in [[Hillsborough, New Brunswick|Hillsborough]]. The council unanimously voted to continue running the school.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shannon |first1=Redmond |title=Riverside Consolidated School to stay open |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/riverside-consolidated-school-to-stay-open-1.3053075 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=28 April 2015}}</ref> Riverside Consolidated School still features a distinctive [[escape chute]] on the schoolbuilding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spence |first1=Cathryn |title=Small schools, big hearts |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/422856597/7FD0BF4B6CFB42D3PQ/1 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=18 October 2003}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*[https://rcs.nbed.ca/ Riverside Consolidated School]
{{Anglophone East School District}}
[[Category:Schools in Albert County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1905]]
[[Category:1905 establishments in New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Historic buildings and structures in New Brunswick]]
Okumaya devam et...