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Raptor’s Day at the YMCA Academy

May 17, 2022

To wrap up their placement at the YMCA Academy, Seneca College student Ambar Fadul Gonzalez recruited her peers Zach and Jenta to plan an epic “Raptor’s Day” for the Academy students! This day included fun activities such as designing a...

Academics

Mental Health Promotion Workshops

Apr 14, 2022

The YMCA Academy has been hosting placement students from the Ryerson, Centennial, and George Brown Collaborative Nursing Degree Program. The...

Academics

Middle School: Haunted House

Nov 26, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbOvRs_WONE What is the Haunted House? Our class created a haunted train that we called the Train to Corpses (TTC)....

Beyond the Classroom

Middle School: Expedition to the Toronto Island!

Nov 4, 2021

The students were grinning from ear to ear with backpacks full of lovingly packed snacks as we boarded the ferry...

Community

Annual Cedar Glen Trip

Nov 2, 2021

After missing our beloved yearly trip to Cedar Glen for the first time in 2020, Academy staff and students made...

Beyond the Classroom

Taking Action for Climate Justice

Sep 30, 2021

Nearly three years ago, about 30 students from our school attended the first Global Climate Strike led by Fridays for...

Academics

Intersectionality in Gender Studies

Mar 24, 2021

There are lots of topics and concepts to cover in Gender Studies. One of the earliest, and most important, concepts...

Events

Virtual Book Fair

Mar 3, 2021

This week and next, the YMCA Academy is hosting a virtual Scholastic Book Fair! You — and family and friends...

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...