Academic Highlights


Humanities

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Liberation Tulips planted to mark the 75th anniversary of the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

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pages of a graphic novel based on William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night analyzed in Grade 7 for setting, theme and characterization.

59

Grade 7 Passion Projects.

16

gender neutral
t-shirts designed by Grade 4 students.

59 student-written Postcards from the Past dropped at various locations throughout Toronto. 7 citizens of Toronto discovered our Postcards and responded with e-mails saying we had taught them something about their city’s history. 14 times Postcards from the Past researchers exclaimed, “the Toronto Maple Leafs was the name of our baseball team before our hockey team?”

118

hands over ears when Mr. Dame got to the “Cry Havoc!!” part of a monologue from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

80

community circles for cooperative learning opportunities in Grade 4.

9

fruits and vegetables used in various recipes for the Grade 6 Food Fair.

As part of Litterati, the Grade 5 class picked up 956 pieces of litter (508 on school grounds and in the park beside the campus), including 121 cigarette butts. In 1 day, they picked up 521 pieces and were ranked #2 in the world.

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