Rockcliffe Park Public School (RPPS) is a public elementary school in the wealthy Ottawa neigbourhood of Rockcliffe Park. The school was founded in 1922, as it is in the centre of Ottawa wealthiest area it has long educated the children of politicians and ambassadors. In Canada it is rare for elementary school students to attend private schools. Near the school are Ottawa's two most prominent private schools Elmwood and Ashbury, to which many students move after Rockcliffe. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Area: 2,778. ... Rockcliffe Park is the wealthiest neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, and is one of the most prosperous enclaves in Canada. ... Elmwood is the name of several places in the United States of America: Elmwood, Illinois Elmwood, Louisiana Elmwood, Nebraska Elmwood, Wisconsin Elmwood Township, Michigan Elmwood Township, Minnesota Elmwood is also a part of the name of: Elmwood Charter Township, Michigan Elmwood Park, Illinois Elmwood Park, New Jersey Elmwood Park, Wisconsin... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Perhaps the most prominent former student is Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who attended the school while the Dutch royal family was in exile during the Second World War. Current Prime Minister Stephen Harper's children attend the school as did the three sons of Pierre Trudeau and the children of John Napier Turner. Actor Matthew Perry also attended the school. Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, styled HM The Queen is the Queen of The Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Stephen Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Pierre Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... The Right Honourable John Napier Turner ,CC,PC (born June 7, 1929) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 30, 1984 to September 17, 1984. ... Matthew Perry may be: Matthew Perry (1794-1858), American naval officer. ...

As well as Rockcliffe the school also draws students from the Lower Town and Sandy Hill areas for its French immersion program, in which the majority of students are enrolled. The school is also well known for its annual Book Fair, a used book sale that acts as a fundraiser for the school. Rockcliffe is twinned with Guardian Angel Primary School; Pitseng, Lesotho. This twinning is helped by the organization Help Lesotho. Rockcliffe Park is the first school in Canada to twin with another school in Lesotho. Lower Town, or Lowertown, is a neighborhood in Ottawa. ... Sandy Hill is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown. ... French immersion is a form of bilingual education in Canada in which a child who has not spoken French as his or her first language studies in French. ... Help Lesotho is a non-governmental organization that was created in 2004 by Dr. Peg Herbert. ...

External links

• Official site
• Hughes, Graham. "This School isa Truce Slice of Society." The Ottawa Citizen. Friday, Jan 27, 2006. pg. F3