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Beyond the Classroom

Online Education: A Not So New Frontier with a New Twist

Apr 23, 2020

  We are undoubtedly living in a period of time that will be written about in the textbooks of many disciplines. What is written about, however, is up to us. For a small, independent school like ours, history will say...

Community

Yukon the Facility Dog

Nov 12, 2018

Hi, my name is Yukon. I am a special kind of Assistance Dog called a Facility Dog. A Facility Dog...

Events

A New Era.

Jul 30, 2018

We have taken a momentous step! As of June 30, 2018, YMCA Academy was incorporated as a charity separate from...

Academics

Academy partners with Digital Literacy + Coding pilot!

Apr 13, 2018

The YMCA Academy has always leveraged computer technology in the service of student learning. Laptop-based assistive technologies are at the...

Community

Announcing our Grade 7 & 8 Program

Apr 6, 2018

As Head of School at The Academy, I get many opportunities to speak with the parents and guardians of prospective...

Community

Colombia: The Last Days on the farm

Apr 21, 2017

  The camp was a success- 24 people in attendance. Youth were the campers and young adult volunteers from the...

Community

Colombia: What does an exchange look like?

Apr 18, 2017

Monday morning I was back at Soliera School. This time, the objective was to promote the upcoming exchange next year...

Academics

Four Reasons to Support the New Health Curriculum

Jul 21, 2015

In September, the YMCA Academy will implement Ontario’s new Health and Physical Education curriculum — a document aligned with the...

In the News

YMCA Academy on HuffPo

May 5, 2015

At the YMCA Academy, we integrate training and concepts by the organization Mindfulness Without Borders. It's been part of our...