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Canada History Award winners
Education NEWS 

Bishop Strachan sends 23 to Canada History Awards

April 12, 2018April 23, 2018 Brian Baker Government of Canada History Awards, history, Lonsdale Road, Rita Gravina, The Bishop Strachan School

The Bishop Strachan School has made a little bit of history as 23 of its students won essay accolades at Government of Canada History Awards in late March.

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Education 

Time to sign up for March Break and summer camps

February 8, 2018 Rodger Burnside camps, Debate Camp Canada, March Break, North Toronto Soccer Club, Power Soccer, True North Sports Camps

March Break is coming up very quickly now as parents rush to sign their kids up for activities that will keep them busy — and hopefully learning something — over that week off regular school. And some summer camps are already starting to fill up.

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Royal St. George's College School
Education 

All boys school teaches soft skills, social issues

January 15, 2018March 4, 2018 Brian Baker Howland Avenue, Royal St. George’s College

At Royal St. George’s College School, inclusivity and respecting others are among the soft skills the school instils in its student body.

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all-girls school students and teacher
Education 

Smaller schools mean tighter communities for girls

November 8, 2017December 4, 2017 Brian Baker Justin Trudeau, private school, St. Clement's School, The Linden School

The smaller the student body, the more a community grows — that’s the feeling parents and students get at local all-girls schools.

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Metro Prep entrance
Education 

Inside our local university prep academy

November 8, 2017December 23, 2017 Andrea Freedman Eglinton Avenue East, Metropolitan Preparatory Academy, university prep

Recently, I spent some time at Metropolitan Preparatory Academy (“Metro Prep”). It quickly became clear to me what sets the school apart.

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Learning garden launched
Education NEWS 

Learning garden launched at Northern

June 3, 2017July 30, 2017 Streeter staff gardening, Josh Matlow, Northern Secondary School, Whole Foods Market Leaside

Students at Northern Secondary School unveiled an edible learning garden on the grounds of the school on May 31.

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Students of Quantum Sports Learning Association
Education Kids & Families Sports 

Quantum to join forces with Big League Book Club

March 3, 2017April 11, 2017 Brian Baker basketball, Big League Book Club, Patrick Rutledge, Quantum Sports Learning Association

While the Big League Book Club, helmed by former Toronto District School Board trustee Patrick Rutledge, focuses on literacy, Quantum Sports Learning Association will provide the arithmetic.

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Education Kids & Families Sports 

Big League Book Club readies for March Break

February 4, 2017March 28, 2017 Brian Baker basketball, Big League Book Club, Demar Derozan, DeMar Derozan Slam Dunk Book Club, floor hockey, volleyball

Parents looking to keep their kids active, and add a dash of learning, can enrol them in the Big League

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Education NEWS 

Bishop Strachan history teachers net GG award

December 2, 2016November 21, 2017 Brian Baker archives, Bishop Strachan School, Cathie Pfaff, Governor General, history, History Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rita Gravina

Bishop Strachan School’s extensive archive and museum helped two of their history teachers earn a top honour from the Governor

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Education NEWS 

Loss of provincial funding for Yes I Can rouses concern

October 12, 2016August 2, 2017 Brian Baker autism, Janet MacDougall, Preschool, Yes I Can

Yes I Can is beginning to feel like the provincial government is saying, No You Can’t. The Bedford Park nursery

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Education NEWS 

Toronto school wins $25K grant

May 3, 2016May 10, 2016 Town Crier staff George S. Henry Academy, Staples

Students and staff at George S. Henry Academy have something to celebrate after winning $25,000 from Staples in an environmental challenge.

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Education NEWS 

Greenwood College School’s big makeover

October 28, 2015November 21, 2017 Shawn Star

  Greenwood College School is planning something big — really big. In September 2016 the Davisville private school will more

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Education 

Independent schools getting down to business

October 28, 2015November 21, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

  Many an introductory high school business class includes an assignment where students are instructed to “invest” in the stock

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Education 

Getting a grip on math anxiety

October 28, 2015November 21, 2017 Vanessa Vakharia

  Two months into math class and the panic has started. Math might seem daunting to many of us, but

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Education 

Making the transition from public to private

October 28, 2015November 21, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

  The transition from public education to private school isn’t always a smooth one, Caden Hughes, a grade 8 student

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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