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Academics

Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice at The YMCA Academy

Dec 9, 2015

Students from the Academy’s Equity, Diversity and Social Justice class held a Social Justice Fair on Monday to share their research and action plans. This course, part of the Ministry of Education’s new Social Sciences and Humanities curriculum, has quickly...

Academics

Students visit Tattoo Sound + Music

Dec 9, 2015

As part of a unit on the world of sound, the Academy’s two Grade 10 Communications Technology classes travelled to...

Academics

Grade 10 Science - Pig Dissection

Dec 8, 2015

Learning about cells and tissues can be a difficult concept for students considering how small cells are, and how much...

Academics

Exploring the Turner Exhibit at the AGO

Dec 7, 2015

Fierce, eccentric, beautiful. These are some of the words associated with the great British Romantic painter JMW Turner. The senior...

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Learning about Complementary Medicine

Dec 3, 2015

The healthcare fundamentals unit in the grade 11 health care class is a very long and involved one. After learning...

Beyond the Classroom

Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity

Dec 1, 2015

On Tuesday November 24th and Wednesday November 25th, Academy students, staff, and a volunteer took part in the Home for...

Beyond the Classroom

Cooking up a storm!

Nov 26, 2015

Do you like cooking? Every Wednesday there is a cooking club after school which starts at 3:45pm until about 5:00pm....

Academics

Identifying Acids and Bases Lab

Nov 18, 2015

Acids and Bases are all around us. Some everyday objects are easy to classify as either acids or bases, but...

Academics

Elephant Toothpaste Lab

Nov 2, 2015

Learning about the 6 types of chemical reactions is not always exciting for everyone, especially if it is done solely...