Latest Events

Latest Events
Academics

Cooking Comfort Foods

Dec 4, 2020

With winter upon us and another lockdown in place Cooking Club has been making some warm and comforting meals to get us through! Last week everyone made their version of fried rice. We discussed some key tips to making delicious...

Academics

Planting Native Species With the TRCA

Nov 23, 2020

After being put to work outside in the cold rain and ice, during many of our Green Industries classes, I...

Beyond the Classroom

Expedition to the Toronto Island!

Nov 16, 2020

This past Friday the middle schoolers took their afternoon studies outside and did an expedition to Toronto Island. The journey...

Beyond the Classroom

Play By Post Role Play

Nov 2, 2020

Thunder Clouds gather over the fantasy city of Eastmoore, where Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Bugbears, and Orcs coexist. After discovering that...

Academics

Halloween: Designing a Haunted House!

Oct 30, 2020

Hello we are Sasha and Ryla, and we're here to talk about the middle schools first ever collaborative project! Since...

Academics

Sharing Information about the Toronto Public Library

Oct 29, 2020

With so many of our interactions with other people and places in the city dramatically altered right now, it can...

Academics

Virtual Worlds: Minecraft Club Promo Video!

Oct 19, 2020

Our Virtual World is now 6 months old! To celebrate we decided to create a short promotional video to showcase...

Beyond the Classroom

Cooking Club is back with a Classic!

Sep 22, 2020

This past week, the YMCA Academy’s Cooking Club served up its first session of the school year. With so many...

Academics

Urban Planning – Designing your Own City

Jun 19, 2020

After learning about the six major categories of land use in urban areas (Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Recreational and Transportation),...