Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2025-2026
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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H
- Hot Lunch
- The PAC-organized meal program where parents order pre-paid lunches for students.
M
- MunchaLunch
- The online platform used by the school to order and pay for the PAC lunch program.
P
- PAC
- Parent Advisory Council; the volunteer group of parents and guardians that supports the school.
S
- SACY
- School Age Children and Youth; a VSB program focused on substance use prevention and health promotion.
- SSA
- School Student Assistant; staff members who provide support to students with diverse learning needs.
T
- The Big Field
- The large grass play area used for soccer, track, and general recess play.
- The Gravel Field
- The all-weather play surface used when the grass field is closed due to weather.
- The Playground
- The specific area containing the climbing structures and slides.
- The Undercover Area
- The sheltered outdoor space where students gather during 'rainy day' recesses.
V
- VSB
- Vancouver School Board; the school district (SD39) that Lord Nelson belongs to.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Learning Commons
- The modern term for the school library, serving as a hub for research and collaborative learning.
- Pro-D Day
- Professional Development days when the school is closed to students for teacher training.
- Safe Arrival
- The dedicated phone line or system parents must use to report a student's absence or late arrival before 9:00 AM.
- SchoolCashOnline
- The web portal used by the VSB for all school-related payments, including field trips and supplies.
- The Bell
- The daily schedule signals: 8:55 AM (Warning), 9:00 AM (Start), 10:40 AM (Recess), 12:10 PM (Lunch), and 3:03 PM (Dismissal).
- The Garden
- The Lord Nelson Community Garden, a shared green space on the school grounds used for learning.
- The Gym
- The central indoor athletic and assembly space within the new building.
- The New Building
- The seismically replaced school facility that officially opened to students in 2019.
- The New School
- The seismically safe replacement building that opened in 2019 to replace the original 1910 structure.
- West Side
- Refers to the school's location within the Grandview-Woodland neighborhood, often distinguished from other VSB regions.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.