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Art Class
Middle School students doing art in the art classroom.
Academic International Baccalaureate
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Where Everyday is Oceans Day
Today’s 11 year old Water Keepers learn from seasoned veterans. Grade 5 students share their passion to protect Oceans at year end exhibitionRead More -
IB in profile: Creativity, Activity and Service
York School Students set up a friendship club at the Shining Through Centre and learn a lot about themselves in the process!Read More -
Debate Head Captain Ruby G. competes in World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship
Read MoreDebate Head Captain Ruby G. competes in World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC)Representing The York School and Canada in this annual international event, this year the tournament was hosted by South Korea, with all events taking place online. Each participant competed in four different events:- Debate
- Impromptu Speaking
- Persuasive or After Dinner Speaking
- Interpretive Reading.
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What is democracy? Grade 10 World History class reflects
The word democracy comes to us from ancient Greece, and it conveys a seemingly simple idea: the people (demos) rule or hold power (kratos). Over centuries our ideas of democracy have expanded and evolved, with democracy becoming more inclusive and robust in many ways, yet who counts as the people, how they rule, and where they do so remain eternally up for debate.Read More -
The Personal Project, an IB milestone
As we launch the 2021-2022 Personal Project with this year's Grade 9 class, we take a look at a sample of the completed Student Projects from Grade 10.Read More -
A Heady Debate
On Saturday morning Dec. 5, while everyone else was having their first cup of coffee at 9:00 a.m., The York School Senior Debating Team was already deep into their ONTARIO STUDENT DEBATING UNION (OSDU) tournament.Read More -
How The York School pivoted in the face of the pandemic
When the global pandemic hit North American shores in mid-March, schools across the GTA responded in different ways.Read More -
Community Service Week
Engaged Citizenship at The York School encourages students to attend to the common good and play an active role in the life of the school, their local community and beyond.Read More -
Creativity, Activity, Service
As 'counterbalance' to the academic rigour of school, a Creativity, Activity, Service component to the school curriculum provides students learning through experience along with community involvement.Read More -
Developing Digital Citizens
As part of practising Digital Wellness, parents of students K-12 recently joined Justin Medved, Director of Learning Innovation and Technology and Elissa Kline-Beber, Director of Wellness to an evening session on fostering digital citizenship and wellness.Read More -
Global Learning Field Trip
Over the March Break, two groups of grade 11 students from The York School went on life-changing, life-affirming International Service Trips.Read More -
ICE - Solutions Focused and Future Ready
How The York School's Integrated Canadian Experience Programme promotes solutions-focused thinking to real work challenges among students.Read More -
For a Lifelong Love of Sport
In the Junior School, the Athletic Programme is designed to help students understand the values of enthusiasm, respect and commitment. Sport helps in the development of these attributes. We value that so many of our Junior School students choose to be student-athletes in either Gladiator Athletic Development Programmes (GADP) or as a member of an Athletic team.Read More -
For the love of the game
Read MoreStanding between three top-performing athletes and master coaches addressing acrowd of parents, York School Director of Athletics Rick DeMarinis states: “The goal isto cultivate lifelong athletes, not individuals who are striving to win. We’re here to talkabout our collective role as adults in realizing that journey for our children.”
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Where Everyday is Oceans Day
Today’s 11 year old Water Keepers learn from seasoned veterans. Grade 5 students share their passion to protect Oceans at year end exhibitionRead More -
IB in profile: Creativity, Activity and Service
York School Students set up a friendship club at the Shining Through Centre and learn a lot about themselves in the process!Read More -
Debate Head Captain Ruby G. competes in World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship
Read MoreDebate Head Captain Ruby G. competes in World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC)Representing The York School and Canada in this annual international event, this year the tournament was hosted by South Korea, with all events taking place online. Each participant competed in four different events:- Debate
- Impromptu Speaking
- Persuasive or After Dinner Speaking
- Interpretive Reading.
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Short Story Competition Winner - Marshmallows and Missed Friends
Read MoreLauren C. in Grade 10 placed third in the 2021 INCITE writing competition for her short story entitled 'Marshmallows and Missed Friends'. The theme for this year was 'The Year After'While her story is about her tradition of dressing up in Halloween costumes in May with her friends it’s also a story of growing up and moving on.**Tip of the hat to The York School English Department Chair Chloe Edwards and all teachers for cultivating a love for the written word. -
What is democracy? Grade 10 World History class reflects
The word democracy comes to us from ancient Greece, and it conveys a seemingly simple idea: the people (demos) rule or hold power (kratos). Over centuries our ideas of democracy have expanded and evolved, with democracy becoming more inclusive and robust in many ways, yet who counts as the people, how they rule, and where they do so remain eternally up for debate.Read More -
The Personal Project, an IB milestone
As we launch the 2021-2022 Personal Project with this year's Grade 9 class, we take a look at a sample of the completed Student Projects from Grade 10.Read More
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Pinewood Derby Highlights
Live-streamed to over 100 participants and viewers yesterday, the annual and innovative pinewood derby of promised chills, thrills and spills did not disappoint.Read More
About the York School
Canada's first co-educational independent IB World School
The York School is a co-educational JK to Grade 12 independent school located in the heart of Toronto. The York School was founded in 1965 and is the first school in Canada accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from junior kindergarten (JK) to university entrance. As an IB World School, The York School's motto is Experientia Docet or Experience Teaches.
The York School is a co-educational JK to Grade 12 independent school located in the heart of Toronto. The York School was founded in 1965 and is the first school in Canada accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from junior kindergarten (JK) to university entrance. As an IB World School, The York School's motto is Experientia Docet or Experience Teaches.
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Junior School (Grades JK-5) 1639 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M4T 2W6
Middle School (Grades 6-8) & Senior School (Grades 9-12) 1320 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X2
Tel: 416.926.1325
Mailing address: 1320 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X2
Middle School (Grades 6-8) & Senior School (Grades 9-12) 1320 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X2
Tel: 416.926.1325
Mailing address: 1320 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X2
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General Questions:
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Junior School: 1639attendance@yorkschool.com
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1320attendance@yorkschool.com
Admission:
For admission inquiries please contact:
admission@yorkschool.com
General Questions:
For general questions please contact:
reception@yorkschool.com