ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən pˈeɪntɚ ænd nˈætʃɚɹəlˌɪst ɹˈɑːbɚt bˈeɪtmən, hˈuːm ðə skˈuːl hˈæzbiːn nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ, ˈænjuːəli vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə skˈuːl ɪnðə pˈæst.
The Canadian painter and naturalist Robert Bateman, whom the school has been named after, annually visited the school in the past.