Edmonton's Clara Tyner School is named after a teacher and author of the book Totem, Tipi and Tumpline, a collection of Native tales & legends.
excerpted from EPSB write-up:
Clara Tyner Elementary School was officially opened November 18, 1966. It was the first time in the 81-year history of Edmonton Public Schools that a school was named in honour of a woman.
Miss Clara Tyner, a minister's daughter and a master educator, is the person after whom our school is named. Clara Tyner was born in Nova Scotia July 25, 1891 and moved to Alberta with her family early in the century. She graduated from Calgary Normal School, and taught in both Red Deer and Vermillion prior to settling in Edmonton in 1918. She was part of the Edmonton Public Schools staff from 1918 to her retirement in 1956, teaching at Norwood, Highlands, King Edward, Queen Alexandra and Garneau Schools. Even though she taught the elementary grades, teaching grade 3 was her specialty. She truly felt these children deserved "the best". She was a valued member of the Normal Practice School staff and consequently, mentored and nurtured many student teachers.
Clara Tyner collaborated and co-authored a series of readers for grades four, five and six, along with the book Totem, Tipi and Tumpline, a collection of Native tales & legends.
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