the program have at least one GOLD block as part of their regular timetable with GOLD English also being offered at the grade 8 level. The curriculum of the program includes communication skills, decision making, subject and personal support, self-awareness and self-advocacy. Timetable Prince of Wales formerly operated on a linear timetable of Day 1 / Day 2 rotation, from early September to late June. Each day has four (4) blocks with 1 hour and 15 minutes of instruction in each block. Classes begin at 8:55 a.m. and end at 3:03 p.m. Due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 schoolyear Prince of Wales operated on a quarter system with two classes per quarter. Classes were in session from 8:40 to 12:32 or from 1:18 to 3:03 depending on whether you had morning classes or afternoon classes. During the first quarter one class was online and one was in person and it would switch every two weeks but that later changed to switching every week. In the last two quarters both classes were in person. Currently during the 2022-2023 school year, Prince of Wales operates on a semester system like other schools in the Vancouver School Board, with 4 classes every semester. Classes run from 8:40 to 3:06. Prince of Wales sports Prince of Wales sports teams are named Walesmen. Prince of Wales sports teams include Cross-country, Bantam Boys Rugby, Juvenile Boys Rugby, Bantam Girls Volleyball, Juv/Junior Girls Volleyball, Senior Girls Volleyball, Swimming, Girls Basketball, Bantam Girls Basketball, Juvenile Girls Basketball, Jr/Senior Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Basketball, Juv/Junior Boys Basketball, Senior Boys Basketball, Grade 8/Juvenile Girls Soccer, Tennis, Gymnastics, Ultimate, Girls Softball, Track & Field, Junior Boys Rugby, Senior Boys Rugby, Badminton, and Golf as well as inter-mural sports, such as hand-ball. They are known for its tabletennis. Walesmen reached the top 8 of Bantam Boys' Basketball for the second year in a row(21-22, 22-23). Notable alumni Kim Campbell, First female Prime Minister of Canada. Deborah Grey, First Reform Party member of Parliament. Spencer Chandra Herbert, first MLA for Vancouver West End, youngest elected Vancouver Park Commissioner. Emmanuelle Schick Garcia, film director/screenwriter. Bruce Fairbairn, music producer for Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Loverboy, Van Halen, Chicago, The Cranberries and KISS. Lawrence Chou, Hong Kong actor, singer. Jessie Farrell, Canadian country music award-winning singer. Rafe Mair, broadcaster, political analyst. Andrea Neil, pioneer of women’s soccer in Canada and first woman to be