Radisson School

Radisson School, originally Radisson Elementary School, is a K-5 school that is part of River East Transcona School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Radisson School
The eponymous Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Address
1105 Winona St., Transcona, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2C 2P9
Coordinates	49.9027°N 97.0085°W / 49.9027; -97.0085
Information
Former name	Radisson Elementary School
Established	1957; 68 years ago (1957)
School district	River East Transcona School Division
Grades	K-5
Website	retsd.mb.ca/rad

Part of a tri-school campus in Transcona, the school's immediate neighbours are John W. Gunn Middle School and Transcona Collegiate.^[1]

It was built in 1957 and was originally an eight-room building. Radisson was named for famed fur trader Pierre-Esprit Radisson, the unanimous choice of the students. Margaret Underhill was the first principal of the school and first female principal in the division.