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Lindsay Elms [create page]
Lindsay Elms is an active mountaineer and author. Born in Sydney, Australia but relocated to Christchurch, New Zealand at a young age. Attended Hagley College High School in Christchurch, New Zealand. He enjoys running in marathons and endurance races.

Mountaineering
Began his career in mountaineering by joining his high school's tramping club. Joined the Canterbury University Tramping Club in 1974. Spent six years climbing in the Southern Alps in order to learn techniques required of mountaineering. Increased skill by climbing mountains in Southeast Asia, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Europe and North Africa. Has also climbed in Latin America. He is credited with many ascents, including the first ascent of Eden Mountain in 1999. He has climbed over two hundred and fifty mountain peaks on Vancouver Island, including lower and lesser-known peaks.

Other work
In 1985, he worked for the United States Antarctic Research Program at McMurdo Sound in Antartica. He worked as a Mountaineering Instructor for the Canadian Outdoor Leadership Training (COLT) program at Strathcona Park Lodge for eight years.

Elms wrote two books on the topic of climbing history in Vancouver Island: Beyond Nootka (1996) and Above the Bush (2012).

Contributes to three mountaineering journals: the Canadian Alpine Journal, The Gazette and the Island Bushwhacker.

He is employed at the St. Joseph's General Hospital in Comox.

Awards
2013 - Alpine Club of Canada’s Don Forest Service Award

Possible articles
Cannabis in Slovakia (clean up)

Eden Mountain (expand)


 * Natural resources information from the government (here)

Kirkland Lake District Composite School (expand)

Marymount High School, Jamaica (expand)

Collegiate School (Jamaica) (expand)

Lindsay Elms Page [to create]

https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/web/ACCMember/Community/Bios/Lindsay_Elms.aspx

https://cvcollective.ca/contributor/lindsay-elms/

http://www.lindsayelms.ca/biography.html

Eden Mountain Edits [add to stub]

Mountaineers?: Lindsay Elms, first ascent - friday, October 22, 1999 [link to wiki page for Elms]

https://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1422

https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/web/ACCMember/Community/Bios/Lindsay_Elms.aspx

https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Eden-Mountain [4.6km from jagged mountain - connect pages]

[from book: Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names (pg 133), Alan Rayburn (2001) - FC 36.R29 1994]

Jagged Mountain Edits [add to stub]

https://www.summitpost.org/jagged-mountain/919673

http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/JBUUT

https://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1410

[connect to Regional District of Mount Waddington, as it is part of this area]

American International School of Kingston

https://www.aisk.com/page.cfm?p=506&LockSSL=true [well developed website, can be used to create subsections such as history of the school, programs offered, etc. any notable students or accomplishments? check Jamaican newspapers for articles on the school]

American International School of Kingston (edits)
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[The school opened in September 1994 with 27 students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through five, taught by teachers, and grades six through twelve being correspondence courses. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited the school in the 2001-2002 school year. As time passed more correspondence classes were replaced by teacher-led classes. The current school building opened in August 2009.] - edited for style

It is a private day school that is open to both male and female students of all nationalities.

[Enrollment - “As of the 2017-2018 school year, there are 47 members of the faculty and 298 students. A Board of Trustees governs the organization of the school.

Tuition (in USD) - Kindergarten $10,724, grades 1-5 $14,952, grades 6-8 $16,564, grades 9-11 $17,912, grade 12 $20,412

Curriculum - “It is a college-preparatory school with the intent to send graduates to post-secondary studies in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Classes are taught in English, and English-as-a-second-language is available to be taught to elementary grades. ]

“In 2018, three female students entered a team submission in the Jamaica Solar Challenge and won second place. They were presented an award of $40,000 (USD $300).”