Latest Events

Latest Events
Beyond the Classroom

Annual Career Day Event

May 4, 2026

On Thursday, April 29, YMCA Academy students attended our annual Career Day event. Seven rooms were set up, each themed around a different field: youth work, media and creative industries, trades and hands-on work, toy making, emergency services, health care,...

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Annual Skating Trip

Feb 11, 2025

On Wednesday February 5th, Staff and Students of the Academy made our annual walk down Bay Street towards Nathan Philip...

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Level Up! Trades Fair

Nov 27, 2024

As a first for our school, six senior senior students interested in pursuing trades after high school attended the Level...

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Scientific Observations in the Park

Nov 1, 2022

Early in the school year, the grade 10 science classes learned about quantitative and qualitative observations in the field. The...

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Pine Crest High School Trip

Jun 23, 2022

A group of YMCA Academy High School students embarked on a three day journey into the wilderness of the Muskoka...

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Cross-Curricular Education at the Academy

Jun 15, 2022

At the start of this year, the Academy embarked on a mission to incorporate cross-curricular learning experiences into students’ educational...

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Glimpse into the life of a Beekeeper

May 20, 2022

The weather is warming up and pollinators have begun buzzing around our neighbourhoods. The YMCA Academy had a first hand...

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Neighbourhood Prototype Project

Apr 29, 2022

Alex’s Exploring Technology has been learning about the design process and how it can be applied to urban planning. We...

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The Lens of Peace

Dec 13, 2021

In November, the Super Sciences combined forces (peacefully!) to investigate images of peace in the community. Brydie’s class introduced relationships...