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Cast of The York School Play, Matilda
The York School 2024/25 Year in Review - Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
CAS is the third core component of the Diploma Program (DP). Over the course of 18 months, students engage broadly and deeply with experiential activities related to creativity, activity and service. CAS enables students to take initiative, demonstrate perseverance, and develop skills such as collaboration, problem solving and decision making. CAS also provides an important counterbalance to the academic focus of the DP, encouraging students to become well-rounded individuals who embrace a healthy lifestyle and find time in their schedules for activities that contribute to their communities and bring them fulfillment.
Taking his love of chemistry to the next level
CAS has given Siyuan C. ‘26 new opportunities to explore his passion for chemistry. Siyuan and eight fellow members of the chemistry club he cofounded in Grade 10 spent months preparing to take the prestigious Avogadro Exam Contest, a challenging online chemistry exam for Grade 11 and 12 students. When he received his results, Siyuan learned that he’d ranked in the top 5% globally and the top 3% in Toronto. He and the other club members shared their love and knowledge of chemistry by inviting the Grade 2 classes over to the Middle/Senior School to conduct experiments with them.
CAS has given Siyuan C. ‘26 new opportunities to explore his passion for chemistry. Siyuan and eight fellow members of the chemistry club he cofounded in Grade 10 spent months preparing to take the prestigious Avogadro Exam Contest, a challenging online chemistry exam for Grade 11 and 12 students. When he received his results, Siyuan learned that he’d ranked in the top 5% globally and the top 3% in Toronto. He and the other club members shared their love and knowledge of chemistry by inviting the Grade 2 classes over to the Middle/Senior School to conduct experiments with them.
Supporting students with exceptionalities to learn and play
Volunteering with students at The Beverley School, a school for students aged 4 to 14 who are living with developmental or physical disability, was a rewarding experience for Yamini Q. ’26. During her visits, Yamini helped feed and supervise the school’s youngest students, and engaged with them during their music class. When Yamini and her fellow volunteers decided to organize a fundraising campaign to purchase equipment the school needed (including a swing designed for wheelchairs), Yamini collaborated with Erin Porter, York’s Director of Student Life and Belonging, the principal of The Beverley School, and the other volunteers to create a brochure for the campaign.
