The Donahoo School was built near Wildwood, AB in the mid-1930s, establishing formal education in the area.
This one-room school provided education for children in grades 1 through 8, attracting families to the area who saw the value in providing their children with schooling. This helped spur the rural development of the area, providing the infrastructure upon which the local community was built. The building marked the establishment of formal education in the area and it served as a precursor to the amalgamated Wildwood School District in 1957, which saw the building repurposed as a community hall.
Growing populations and changing teaching styles eventually outgrew the one-room schoolhouse, making the Donahoo School a symbol of a bygone era in rural education.
Donahoo School is located approximately 7 km southwest of Wildwood, Alberta, near the intersection of Township Road 533 and Range Road 94. Visit yhcounty.ca/explore/heritage-program-splash/heritage-inventory-map-videos/ for the exact location.
