The YMCA’s Youth Substance Abuse program (YSAP) has partnered it’s councilors with our Grade 11 health Care Class. Students in the class are being trained to become peer mentors. Academy peer mentors will unveil their new knowledge at the Voices Exchange on December 9th at 11:10.
Click here for more information on the YSAP program.
A midnight bell tolls high in the tower of a dark castle. The year is 960 and gargoyles rule the land. Fast-forward over 1,000 years, students in the grade 10 art class learned about Medieval art today at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and worked with a professional artist to create their own mythical creatures. Some grew animal-like sharp claws and teeth and others sprouted wings and horns. The little critters will be fired in the kiln at the museum and students will return in a few weeks to apply colour glazes as the final touch.
If you are walking around downtown Toronto sometime soon, especially around the University of Toronto campus, take a look into the corners and around the door-frames for replicas of Medieval gargoyles. But be sure to watch your back…
Dear Parents / Guardians,
Just a reminder that the Toronto Reference Library – On-line periodical and journal research workshop field trip is tomorrow (October 12th).
Purpose of the excursion: Students will participate in a workshop presented by the manager of periodicals regarding the on-line collection of journals and periodicals. Students will learn how to formulate research questions, how to navigate on-line systems in searching for articles in journals and how to work with library staff when using the system for research. This is a mandatory excursion for all senior courses.
Requirements for library card:
o One piece of photo identification (health card, drivers license); and
o One piece of identification with student’s name and address (bank statement, report card or other school document, mobile phone bill)
Activity Cost: No fee
Clothing and equipment: Comfortable and weather-appropriate clothes and shoes
Permission forms were handed out last week, which require your signature prior to their participation. You may also email your permission directly to the school to bonita.ip@ymcagta.org
Should you have any questions about the field trip, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the Academy.
Have a great long weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Lights, camera, action!
This week in grade 11 English, students have been working on PSA’s for Peace- short peace-related public service announcements that will be shown at the YMCA of Greater Toronto’s Peace Week ceremony on November 23rd, 2010. Students experimented with green screen technology while shooting Academy students scripts promoting peace with the environment.
Click Here for more information on Peace Week 2010
Here are the pictures from our Environment Stewardship day at Evergreen’s Downsview Park, we planted dozens of baby trees and moved mountains of mulch!
For more information on Downsview park: http://www.downsviewpark.ca/
