Jan. 25th, 2012 – PPL2O Awards Presentation

YMCA Academy Healthy Living

This year’s awards were granted to Grade 10 gym students based on outstanding achievement.

Awards were granted in a number of categories.

Highlights from today’s event:

  • Brianna “Best Wall sit: 7min, oh yeah!”
  • Pauline “Best swim with full make-up”
  • Cato “Best sportsmanship”
  • Clayton “Fastest in a wheelchair”
  • Alex “Fierce Badminton serve”
  • Mikaela “Best at trying new things”
  • Max “Best Leg Burn workout”
  • Jacob “Best skip, hop and smile”

Congratulations to all. I really enjoyed teaching this course. What a wonderful semester!

Jan. 24th, 2012 – Food Share Field Trip Pictures

YMCA Academy Community, Experiential Learning, Healthy Living

The Food and Nutrition class spent an afternoon at FoodShare a non-profit community organization whose vision is Good Healthy Food for All.

They take a multifaceted, innovative, and long-term approach to hunger and food issues. FoodShare works on food issues “from field to table” – meaning that they focus on the entire system that puts food on our tables: from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption. They operate innovative grassroots projects that promote healthy eating, teach food preparation and cultivation, develop community capacity and create non-market-based forms of food.

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Visit the FoodShare Website

Dec. 12th, 2011 – Children’s Book Project Blog

YMCA Academy English and Humanities, Student Spotlight

The Academy Literacy class is hard at work on a series of children’s books for the Central YMCA childcare centre. With a snowy backdrop and some festive tunes as the inspiration, students are writing and illustrating original stories for when the children visit next week. Academy ‘artist-in-residence’ Henry and our wonderful volunteer Peggy have also been lending their amazing art skills to the project.

Dec. 12th, 2011 – RBC Innovation Centre Pictures

YMCA Academy Experiential Learning, Science and Math

Laser keyboards!  Augmented reality!  Life-size touch screens!  These were just some of the impressive, futuristic technologies on display for students at the RBC Innovation Centre.  The Academy’s grade 10 Business class took a tour led by James Miller of some emerging technologies that the Royal Bank of Canada will be implementing in the near future to change the face of banking.  Students also heard from Nermeen Mikhail about the impressive array of accessible technologies for customers and employees with disabilities.  Jennifer Stott rounded out the experience with an engaging discussion about financial trends and how to avoid identity theft with the new bank card chip.  A big thanks to everyone at RBC for this awesome trip!

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Visit the RBC Innovation Centre Website

Dec. 6th, 2011 – Interactive Banking Workshop

YMCA Academy Experiential Learning, Science and Math

Unlimited account interactions!  Student-friendly banking plans!  Extended week-day hours!  These are just some of the services that the Introduction to Business students learned today in an interactive banking workshop.  Perusing flyers and surfing online, students investigated how the Big 5 Canadian banks compete and what they offer their clients.  Stay tuned for a report on Friday’s upcoming trip to the RBC Innovation Centre!

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