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Sep 10th, 2012 - Winter of Our Discontent

Sep 10, 2012

Winter of Our Discontent Though my role at The YMCA Academy is Head of School, I’m always going to be Dr. Adams, teacher of English. Once a teacher, always a teacher. So, as that teacher of English, I was reflecting...

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Sep 4th, 2012 - Beginnings

Sep 4, 2012

Margaret Laurence loved school. She once wrote “Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so.  After that, it...

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Aug 31st, 2012 - First Day of School: Tuesday

Aug 31, 2012

Tuesday September 4th, before 9:30am in the cafeteria, 3rd floor beside reception. We will see you all here bright and...

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Aug 31st, 2012 - Great Hands

Aug 31, 2012

I’ve always been a big sports fan. As a Torontonian, I’m a fan of the Blue Jays, Leafs - all...

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Aug 28th, 2012 - Exercise and Learning Disabilities

Aug 28, 2012

It’s no secret that we all need exercise. Exercise makes us stronger, does everything from help regulate our appetite to...

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Aug 24th, 2012 - Not the most wonderful time of the year

Aug 24, 2012

You know the TV commercial -- the one where the parents are buying back-to-school supplies for their kids at the...

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Aug 13th, 2012 - The Resilient Student

Aug 13, 2012

One of the most satisfying things for a Head of School is to happen across research that validates and justifies...

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Aug 8th, 2012 - Build Your Own School

Aug 10, 2012

This year, we're going to run a competition for students with learning style differences and learning disabilities from around the...

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Jul 30th, 2012 - Turn it Upside-Down

Jul 30, 2012

Imagine being the only person in a room of twenty-five with a condition that everyone feared and no one understood....