Growing in sections after the original small school building opened on 12 February 1960, Regent Park was immediately crowded with students and staggered hours had to be used
After doing some time as a dual-track Ukrainian-English school, École Regent Park is currently a French immersion elementary school
Its location is unusual in that it is adjacent to the one of the main streets in the community which has produced commercial properties close by but this has not impacted the large yard; another close neighbour is the small private school St. Joseph the Worker across the street
Like many of its genre, Regent Park began as a simple rectangle of eight or nine classrooms that are still in evidence across the east elevation, with a second older portion added on the north side beyond a central main entry; both these early sections have been substantially altered
Newer additions along the back side kept the community school viable and able to offer students a full gym with a stage and the specialized spaces that an increasingly sophisticated curriculum required
Immersion status gives the school a niche and a lifeline
