Virtual Tours

The 3rd floor of the YMCA Academy houses the main reception area, cafeteria, middeschool classroom, computer lab as well as the staffroom and administrative offices.

The 4th floor of the YMCA Academy houses high school classrooms alongside our library and community space, science lab and student counsellors office.

Interactive Floor Plan

 
Click on the floor plan below to explore some of the Academy’s spaces and programs.

The YMCA Academy campus floor plan and virtual tour
Cafeteria Computer Lab Student Room Science Lab Art Studio Common Space Counselling Services Classroom Technology

Cafeteria

Home to our popular Breakfast Club, The YMCA Academy’s cafeteria is the students’ main social gathering space before school and at lunch, and also serves as a launching pad for our many excursions. In addition, the room’s many windows make it the perfect location for our greening and container gardening initiatives.

Home to our popular Breakfast Club, The YMCA Academy’s cafeteria is the students’ main social gathering space before school and at lunch, and also serves as a launching pad for our many excursions. In addition, the room’s many windows make it the perfect location for our greening and container gardening initiatives.

Computer Lab

Built by a former YMCA Academy student as a cooperative education placement, the school’s computer lab features PCs and Macs equipped with design tools and video and audio editing software. The lab hosts our popular Communications Technology courses, as well as the Academy-exclusive History of Civilizations course — based on and integrating a popular multiplayer video game.

Built by a former YMCA Academy student as a cooperative education placement, the school’s computer lab features PCs and Macs equipped with design tools and video and audio editing software. The lab hosts our popular Communications Technology courses, as well as the Academy-exclusive History of Civilizations course — based on and integrating a popular multiplayer video game.

Student Room

Need somewhere to unwind, or a quiet place to write a test? The Academy's student room is an unprogrammed space that puts students' needs first. Available by appointment or on a drop-in basis, the student room is a supervised area that still provides a quiet, private space for anyone who needs it.

Science Lab

The YMCA Academy’s modern and impressive science lab features a generous amount of natural light and full complement of chemicals, glassware, Bunsen burners, and microscopes, as well as an in-class resource library of science related journals and other specialized lab equipment. These resources help Academy students to study science with a focus on experiential learning.

The YMCA Academy’s modern and impressive science lab features a generous amount of natural light and full complement of chemicals, glassware, Bunsen burners, and microscopes, as well as an in-class resource library of science related journals and other specialized lab equipment. These resources help Academy students to study science with a focus on experiential learning.

Art Studio

YMCA Academy students get inspired, create, and collaborate in our dynamic art studio. This room, featuring tons of natural light, plays host to innovative art projects that involve drawing, painting, collage, stencilling, multimedia, sculpture, and manipulating celluloid film. It's also a vibrant setting for a variety of guest presentations and workshops featuring local artists and thinkers.

YMCA Academy students get inspired, create, and collaborate in our dynamic art studio. This room, featuring tons of natural light, plays host to innovative art projects that involve drawing, painting, collage, stencilling, multimedia, sculpture, and manipulating celluloid film. It's also a vibrant setting for a variety of guest presentations and workshops featuring local artists and thinkers.

Common Space

Full-school assemblies, extracurricular clubs, and celebrations (including our annual December talent show) happen in the Academy’s central gathering space. It is in this safe and welcoming space that we come together once a month as a school to discuss issues that matter to high school students, from technology addiction and emotional intelligence to finding a summer job.

Full-school assemblies, extracurricular clubs, and celebrations (including our annual December talent show) happen in the Academy’s central gathering space. It is in this safe and welcoming space that we come together once a month as a school to discuss issues that matter to high school students, from technology addiction and emotional intelligence to finding a summer job.

Counselling Services

As part of the Academy’s commitment to nurturing the whole person, the school features a full-time Student Life Counsellor. This integral staff member’s role is to monitor the social and emotional well-being of Academy students, help them manage stress and anxiety, and assist in their self-advocacy when communicating with peers and teachers.

Classroom Technology

Learning comes to life in the Academy’s bright, inviting classrooms. Students work and interact using fast, powerful laptops in a wireless online environment, and teachers use a suite of tools — including cloud-based classroom portals, videoconferencing, Smart Boards, audio and video recording equipment, and physical manipulatives — to deliver engaging and experiential lessons and assignments.

Learning comes to life in the Academy’s bright, inviting classrooms. Students work and interact using fast, powerful laptops in a wireless online environment, and teachers use a suite of tools — including cloud-based classroom portals, videoconferencing, Smart Boards, audio and video recording equipment, and physical manipulatives — to deliver engaging and experiential lessons and assignments.

The YMCA Academy: A Student-Made Documentary

 
Explore the Academy in this video documentary, created as a culminating project in a Grade 12 Communications Technology class.