J. H. Bruns Collegiate, Winnipeg

J.H. Bruns Collegiate is a secondary school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada established in 1972. It has approximately 850 students in Senior 1 - 4. It offers a varied curriculum with a total of 130 courses.HistoryThe school was named after Brother Joseph H. Bruns S.M., who had a lengthy and renowned career as an educator in St. Boniface. He served as Superintendent for twelve of his thirty-six year career. The school opened its doors to students in the suburb of Southdale in September 1972.PrincipalsMr. G. A. Guilbault, Principal 1972–1975Mr. Moe Oye, Vice-Principal 1972 - 1979, 1980–1996Mr. Hank Neufeld, Principal 1975 - 1980Liberal phaseIn its early years, J. H. Bruns experienced some growing pains. During this phase, the school had a differentiated staffing model. In this model, the staff was committed to an open area and team teaching approach. The community consisted mainly of parents employed predominantly as civil servants who would have preferred to be able to afford private schools but still placed a high value on education. In general, the staff did not live in Southdale. Initially, J. H. Bruns shared its gymnasium and sports facilities with the Southdale Recreation Association.During this period, the school functioned as a middle school offering grades 5 to 8. Each year thereafter a grade was added. Grades 5 – 8 1972 - 1973Grades 5 – 9 1973 - 1974Grades 7 – 10 1974 - 1975Grades 8 – 11 1975 - 1976Grades 9 – 12 1976–1977 In September 1974 Grade 6 went to Shamrock School and completed their grade 8 there.During the 1974–1975 academic year, the open area, team teaching model evolved into the TRUMP model. The TRUMP model originated in Oklahoma, USA and was named after Lloyd Trump, an American educator. J. H. Bruns was third school in Canada to adopt this model.