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York School News

A message to the graduating class of 2020

9/1/2020

by David Hanna, Director of University Counselling at The York School for TRNTO

It’s June and there are a lot of things outside of our control right now. The future is unpredictable. For the high school graduate who has university waiting on the other side of summer, it can be an especially anxious time. They should be feeling exuberant, but instead they are stepping out of the comfort of routine into the unknown, while the world seems to be set on pause.

We reached out to our York School alumni to ask them if they had advice for the graduating class of 2020. Here is what they said:

“We are navigating a really weird time. Over the course of your lifetime, you will experience other unprecedented global events. The goal is to not just prepare for this pandemic, but to develop coping mechanisms and other skills for resilience that will prepare you for whatever comes.” – Dr. Darcie Dixon, class of 2006, behavioural scientist working in management consulting

You Have the Tools to Survive and Thrive

This intensity is not new, especially to those in the International Baccalaureate programme. The regime of your high school schedule prepared you for this. Routines and structure have been taken away from us, but there are also things we can control.

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The York School is a gender-inclusive JK to Grade 12 independent school located in the heart of Toronto. The York School was founded in 1965 and is the first English speaking 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 Experience Teaches.