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Community partnerships

Reaching out Havergal College students bring their skills to those in need of help

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n 2009, a group of Havergal College students wanted to engage in community partnership through sports. After teaming with several schools around the city, the sporty days were so successful the students came up with the idea for a two-week long community sports camp.

“The coaches are national team and Olympic athletes so that’s really neat and that, in its first year, was really tiny and it’s now capping at 100 campers and it’s just got great traction,” says Havergal’s Ann Peel.

The Jumpstart Athletes in Motion Sport for Community Camp, which takes place at the school in August, is attended by students from schools like Derrydown Public School, Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute and Lawrence Heights Middle School and features camp counselors from Havergal, as well as their friends, and former campers who came back to volunteer after graduating.

“We’ve got kids from high schools all over the city really being [leaders in training] and camp counsellors as word spreads of this opportunity,” Peel says. “They’re volunteers, they just do it for fun but they get to play sports for two weeks with these kids and get to know them and then those kids can come back and be counsellors and [leaders in training] and it’s just a really virtuous circle of engagement and participation.”

As director of the Institute at Havergal College, Peel says its role is to bring the school’s mission to prepare young women to make a difference in the world to life. As part of the process, they focus on community partnerships but they also run other initiatives for students including international excursions and service projects.

“It’s essentially a vehicle for students to bring a change in the world in community partnerships,” Peel says. “We are mainly engaging in our own world in Toronto, they learn about different people and develop relationships with those people and become familiar with different ways of living.”

Most of the local community partnerships stem from students’ ideas and in the current school year include a partnership with Grenoble Public School, where they do homework and explore what it means to be Canadian with a group of grade 5 students, and an online radio show for Accessible Media Inc. called Teen Talk.

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RUN AND READ: Among their partnerships within the community, students from Havergal College work with students from Pauline Johnson Junior Public School where they help exercise both the students’ bodies and minds.

and they essentially review what’s been in print on youth entertainment and turn it into a radio show,” she says.

Havergal students also partner with students from Pauline Johnson Junior Public School to focus on running and reading in a program called Start2Finish.

“We run with kids for an hour and then we read with them for an hour building literacy and physical activity as well,” Peel says, adding that the program takes place once a week outside of school hours. “Then we have a relationship with Best Buddies, which is on more of an occasional basis where our girls buddy with kids with disabilities and they do things together throughout the year on a more occasional basis.”

Every year, the school also holds a Celebration Saturday, which includes a bake sale, auction, games and farmers market, in support of the school’s community partnerships. This year the event raised $54,755, which supports the projects.

“At our partnership with Lawrence Heights

Middle School, they are going to be supporting a video game design program that’s been made part of the after school programming that we’re doing,” Peel says. “Essentially the students decide with the partners what the proposal is for the funding, so we try to have it be so that the partnership can do something they otherwise wouldn’t be able to do.”

Through the experience, the biggest thing students takeaway is the relationships they build with other kids, she says.

“You only learn so much sitting in a classroom,” Peel says. “You can learn the theory of the world sitting in a classroom. It’s very important to get out and experience the world both in our own city and internationally we think to bring that knowledge of the world to life.”

“You can only learn so much sitting in a classroom.”

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A day for charity St. Clement’s students get a taste of what needs to be done

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BUNDLE UP: A pair of St. Clement’s School students prepare to take a group of preschoolers out to play during the school’s annual Community Service Day.

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ecked out in red T-shirts, 470 girls from St. Clement’s School headed out into the community and volunteered at 28 different charities on Dec.17.

From daycares to food banks, Clementines embraced the school’s second annual Community Service Day. “I think we’re so fortunate,” says grade 11 student Joanne Whyte. “I have an amazing family, I live in Toronto, and we’re so lucky to go to an amazing school.

There are a lot of people who just aren’t as fortunate so to be able to give back and help them is very important to me.”

For her part, Whyte volunteered at St. Michael’s Day Care.

“I love working with kids, so clearly coming to a day care was a good option,” says Whyte. “It’s really neat how the whole school gets out and goes through out Toronto and makes a big difference.”

Fellow student Mimi Dacon agrees.

Dacon missed last year’s Community Service Day because she was volunteering in Kenya but was happy to be at St. Michael’s Day Care this year.

“Volunteering is fun for me because I know I’m doing something good for the community and it’s a break from homework,” she says smiling.

Dacon explained that all students in grades 9–12 were able to choose where they go.

“You go into the lunch room and there are different sign up sheets and there was gift wrapping, can food drives, sorting gifts, sorting clothes for other Christmas-related activities and because I love working with kids I picked this one,” she explained.

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“To be able to give back and help ... is very important to me.”

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Learning to help others Commitment to a cause key for TFS students

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HERE TO LISTEN: TFS student Alyssa Kastner, left, spent the morning of Dec. 6 talking to residents of Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor, including Joan Mansfield, as part of her school’s community service day.

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tories and smiles filled the room as a group of grade 8 students from TFS visited a nearby nursing home before the holidays.

There was a noticeable age gap between participants but few lulls in their conversations. The students seemed glad to be there, and the residents of the Salvation Army Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor seemed to welcome the visit.

“They don’t really get to see a lot of young people so I think it made them happy to be able to talk to us and get to know us,” said TFS student Alyssa Kastner of the residents. “One of them, she knew my school when it was just a little house and her dad used to horseback ride around the school so I thought that was really cool.”

The inter-generational gathering was one of nine community events attended by TFS staff, students and parent volunteers on the morning of Dec. 6. Groups of students visited places such as the North York Women’s Shelter and Moorelands Community Centre. In all, 90 grade 8’s left their classrooms to lend a helping hand.

According to the school’s dean of student affairs, Kim English, a special emphasis is placed on volunteerism at TFS. “I think that there’s a lot that students can learn through these experiences,” English said. “People talk about educating the whole child and empathy is a huge part.”

For many of the students, it was their first taste of community service but they will have several more chances to help out in later grades.

All Ontario high school students are to give 40 hours of volunteer work to the community. The International Baccalaureate program provided at

TFS also requires community service, but the school has taken it a step further, asking students to make a long term commitment to a non-profit organization.

“We’ve kind of taken that requirement and we’ve sort of put our TFS spin on it,” English said. “It’s more meaningful for organizations and for the students to volunteer in the same place for a longer period of time because the students really get to know that organization and the issues that surround it.”

In grade 11, students are asked to find time to volunteer at least once a week for several months, depending on what kind of work they are doing.

In the past, young volunteers have spent time with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Lawyers Feed the Hungry and Out of the Cold as part of their long term service projects.

After her time at Meighen Manor, Kastner said she hopes to lend her time to help seniors.

“I really like working with the elderly so I’ll probably do something like that for my service project,” she said.

Next year, she and others in grades 9–11 will be eligible to take part in a community service trip outside of their own community — all the way in Ecuador.

Last March Break, students helped build a clean water irrigation ditch for a small village.

This coming year they may be tasked with helping to construct a new school.

English, who has been on the trip herself, admitted it can be bittersweet for the students.

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nity. But there’s a lot of malnutrition. It was sad in many ways.�

Students don’t have to leave school to give back. The school’s Outreach Club organizes events such as World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine as well as various food drives for North York Harvest Food Bank and toy drives for the six families the school sponsors through Moorelands. “We’re caring. We want to help other people,� said Gianni Prenol who spent the day packing gifts at Moorelands. “We’re all equally important here, some are just less fortunate than others.�

English said she hopes the volunteer trips helped hammer home that message for all of the students.

After returning to school, the separate groups spoke to the rest of their grade about what they had seen and done that day. “It’s really nice because even though these students were here they still get to benefit from hearing about all the other experiences too,� English said. “So as they get older they can then kind of decide what organizations they might be interested in. “We try to work with organizations that can use the help of our students,� she said. “If we can send students out once in a while to engage and be helpful then we need to do that.

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vice, but for Dacon volunteering is more than that. “It shouldn’t just be to fill those required hours you need to graduate,� says Dacon. “I know my community has done so much for me and contributed so much to me and my childhood. As a high school student you reciprocate all that love you were given as a child you give back to your community.�

Guidance counsellor Vanessa Wade says that a volunteer event, like the school’s Community Service Day, is very important for students to undertake. “The opportunity to be outside of our direct community I think is a great learning opportunity for them,� she says. “It’s the spirit of giving.�

Student Quinlan Hickey, who spent her day cooking food for the Out of the Cold program at Glenview Presbyterian Church, says she was very satisfied with the whole experience. “It was a lot of fun,� says Hickey. “This really felt like you were helping someone directly.�

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Bayview Glen on top Robotics team on to provincials

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MINDSTORM: Katherine Tom, left, Imaan Hirji, Danielle Tse and Sophie Warlow helped their team iGo to win the FIRST Lego League Robotics East Championship Qualifier.

hen Derek Gaudet joined Bayview Glen three years ago he joked that the newly formed robotics team were expected to win.

Last year, the boys’ Ctrl-Z robotics team won big.

“I was teasing them and they went off and they won, and they won at the regional level and then they won at the provincial level and then they came in third in the world,” says the assistant head of the prep school. “I again made another joke that got me in trouble when I said that if they had done well at the world level then I would think about hosting the tournament.”

This September, he was approached by Dave Ellis, the head of Ontario’s Robotics League about holding the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League Robotics East Championship Qualifier on Dec. 1. He agreed to host the day which saw students apply their math and science knowledge to research, design, build and program autonomous robots using Lego Mindstorms software.

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Canada, the engineering firm who sponsored the competition, physicians and professors from the University of Toronto were on hand to judge the event.

“We had a wide variety of professionals that took on the roll of judges and when I was watching them do their deliberation and make their final decisions I was just amazed at how dedicated they were to the process,” Gaudet says. “When I talked to them afterwards, they said that they had seen how much hard work and dedication the students had put into it that they felt that they owed it to the kids to put in as much as they did.”

For their “senior solution,” Bayview Glen’s girls’ iGo robotics team, which consisted of Danielle Tse, Imaan Hirji, Megan Lai, Katherine Tom and Sophie Warlow, came up with an idea to help seniors go up and down flights of stairs.

“Basically it is a front cross bar that a senior can hold onto while going up and down the stairs with a metal track installed on the side on the walls with screws that will lock when you put any pressure on it,” Lai says.

The competition was divided into different parts, including robot design, core values and the overall project, how well a team demonstrated its solution for a real-world problem, and the research behind its solution.

After dueling it out all day, Bayview Glen’s iGo robotics team came out on top at and advanced to the provincials in January.

“On that day of the robotics competition we were all pretty jumpy and jittery,” Warlow says. “We were excited but nervous, confident and excited at the same time. We didn’t know what to think but in the end it turned out really well and we all worked really well as a team and it came together very well.”

Aside from Lai, this is the first time the girls on the team participated in robotics and they signed up for the extra-curricular activity after hearing about how much fun she had, they say.

“The great thing about robotics is that it’s a real world experience, it’s not something out of the textbook, it encompasses many things,” Gaudet says. “It’s problem solving, it’s team building, it’s creative thinking, it’s programming a computer, it’s building a robot, and it just encompasses so many different facets that I think the students walk away having challenged themselves to something they’d never get in the classroom.”

“We all worked really well as a team and it came together.”

Eye-opening curriculum

It’s all how you see it Teaching students a whole new way to think

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or Branksome Hall and Upper Canada College, solving the world’s problems begins with a few magic tricks.

Illusionist Ray Chance treated a gym full of grade 8 students to exercises in misdirection: guessing cards, emptying cups of water and cutting open a grapefruit to reveal a $10 bill.

For most schools, it would be an entertaining diversion. But this show had education in mind.

“They had a good way to keep our attention,” says Branksome Hall student Annalisa Lowenstein. “They’re teaching us a bunch of stuff in ways that we wouldn’t usually see.”

The magic served as a introduction to the Rotman School of Management’s annual iThink initiative at Branksome Hall, a day-long class in what it calls integrative thinking.

The purpose of the program is to make students notice things they wouldn’t have noticed before, says Nogah Kornberg, who has spent three years developing integrative thinking at Rotman.

“There is too much information in the world for our brains to take it all in,” Kornberg says. “Our brains have developed in a way that we remember what we think is most important. Once we realize we miss information, we can be better at seeking it out and we can be better at trying to find cool things in the world that we may have missed otherwise.”

And by understanding that one’s viewpoint is limited and that other people perceive the world differently, students can come up with new, comprehensive solutions to some of the world’s problems.

“A magician is such a perfect way to start the day,” Kornberg says. “Magic works because there’s stuff we’re paying attention to, but the stuff we don’t pay attention to is what makes magic so magical.”

After the show, students broke off into groups to explore displays designed to make them second-guess what they perceive.

In one room, they viewed unlabelled photographs of people and tried to guess why the subjects are famous. One yearbook photo of a pudgy, bespectacled boy garnered guesses like “CEO” or “computer programmer” — when it was really television personality Ryan Seacrest.

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IT’S A MARSHMALLOW LESSON: Students from Branksome Hall and Upper Canada College work together to build a structure with spaghetti noodles, tape, string, and a marshmallow to teach them different ways of thinking.

Students walked a gallery of optical illusions, watched a video on stereotypes, participated in debates, and built structures from spaghetti noodles by borrowing each other’s ideas.

“I think they’ve taken a much different approach than a lot of the teachers I’ve had in the past,” says Kimathi Muiruri, one of the boys visiting from Upper Canada College. “It’s extremely different, but different in a good way, as in it includes us. It’s not just a teacher telling us about learning. It’s a teacher helping us learn how we learn. I like that approach because it gives us a chance to discover us, opposed to a test or a survey telling us who we are.”

Lowenstein also finds it effective.

“I find it really useful to do hands-on work because it’s a lot more interactive than sitting at a desk or on your computer,” she says.

The iThink program began at Branksome Hall four years ago, was originally designed for Masters of Business Administration and company executives, Kornberg says. Rotman first brought it to Branksome as a 10-week after-school class for grade 10 girls.

“They demonstrated the capacity of young people to think if given the tools and the support to do so,” Kornberg says.

She says Rotman plans to further modify

the program for children as young as kindergarten, encouraging their inherent curiosity and fostering it as they grow.

“The full-day program, like the one here, is unique to UCC and Branksome Hall,” Kornberg says. Rotman is looking into expanding the curriculum into grades 8 through 10 at the school.

“I have students who are in grade 11, and they remember this program,” says Branksome Hall teacher Giles Pinto.

“They get challenged.

“The research shows us: if the kids don’t feel comfortable, secure, connected to other people, particularly girls, we will have problems with learning. We have to go back to that step and make them feel like they have the tools.”

Muiruri says that being equipped with these tools helps integrative thinkers to become better people.

“You become an individual,” he says. “You become your own. I believe that if everybody was the same, it would be an extremely boring world, so I think learning how you perceive is good.”

“It’s a teacher helping us learn how we learn.”

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A question of credibility

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very year, well-intentioned parents seek out private school education for their children. For these families, benefits such as academic enrichment, increased parental involvement and a safe, caring community of students and teachers outweigh the costs, financial or otherwise.

Because there are innumerable approaches to education, finding a school that matches one’s own perspective can create a positive, productive academic experience for your child. Whether you prefer the student-directed learning method of Montessori, or the arts-based curriculum of a Waldorf school, choosing the right school will not only allow students to thrive in a supportive environment and build independence, but also gain unique skills that fit their learning style.

With options ranging from boarding schools to modern alternative curricula, there is almost certainly a school to suit each and every child.

But parents must take the time to find the best fit for their child and avoid schools of questionable reputation.

Many private and independent schools belong to provincial, national or international associations that either govern their curriculum or operations, or provide professional development and support for teachers. This accreditation can be an important factor, as it provides a third party reference and credibility for the school.

However, media reports on credit mills — schools boosting student marks and reducing course requirements for a cost — loose regulations around starting up a private school and private school teacher and principal qualifications may give parents pause.

To help ensure the credibility of your private school options consider taking the following steps:

Seek out private schools within larger associations such as the Ontario Federation

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of Independent Schools, Canadian Accredited Independent Schools and the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario. According to Conference of Independent Schools Ontario director Jan Campbell, groups such as hers have “rigorous membership criteria ensure that member schools are reputable, financially stable institutions with strong academic programming.”

Once you’ve selected a few target schools, start your research beginning online. A strong website will provide links to information including academic and extra-curricular programming, accreditation, history/longevity and financial backing. Campbell also suggests looking for schools with strong financial backing that funds scholarships and bursaries.

Visit the school to further investigate its personnel, standards and general environment. While there, ask questions about critical points including teacher and staff qualifications, school governance and leadership structure (e.g., a strong board of governors working hand-inhand with school administration), curriculum and academic standards, opportunities for student learning outside of class, and graduate outcomes.

While there, you may also request the names of parents of current students to speak with at a later date.

Leave no stone unturned in your investigation. External sites such as the Ontario Ministry of Education will also prove helpful. Some of the resources available include consumer tips and list of schools where creditgranting authority has been revoked.

Remember, private school education is an investment. Take the time to make sure your investment is sound.

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ith Ontario’s high school teachers cancelling extracurricular activities, and elementary school teachers across the province participating in rotating strikes, parents might be wondering if it’s a good time to look into enrolling their children in private or independent school.

But will grade 1 students succeed if they attended kindergarten in public school? Is grade 4 too late? What about grade 10?

Just when is the best time to enrol kids in private education?

Many private and independent school’s say that timing should be a personal decision due to many factors, including finances, proximity to the school and whether the child has siblings.

However, Montcrest School’s director of admissions Michael Dilworth says students should get started as soon as they can in order to be successful.

“In the elementary years you’re building that foundation for learning,” he says.

“The only disadvantage, quite frankly, is the cost.”

Royal St. George’s College’s Tom Stevens says the best time to begin schooling outside the public system, if not from the beginning, is grade 7, calling grades 7, 8 and 9 incredibly formative years for boys.

“Boys tend to learn by doing, not necessarily by hearing or by reading,” he says.

“For example, today I was teaching grade 10 math. In the last 10 minutes of class we took a walk outside. We looked at car headlights and talked about how they’re parabolic mirrors described by a quadratic equation, and the actual light doesn’t face out towards the road — it faces towards the mirror.”

Wayne McKelvey, principal of Metropolitan Preparatory Academy, recommends enrolling kids in grade 9 at the latest.

“We get inundated for grades 10, 11 and 12,” he says. “If parents are going into the private sector, the earlier the better.”

Havergal College perfers students to enroll at established entry points of either junior kindergarten, grade 1, grade 4, grade 7 or grade 9.

“As part of our planning for those entry points, we have a very solid transition program in place — not just for our girls, but for their parents as well,” says the school’s director of admissions Maggie HoustonWhite.

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WELL DESERVED TREAT: Sunnybrook School students Grace, left, Callan and Stella enjoy popsicles after participating in their school’s Sept. 26 field day.

A year in pictures

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BIRD IS THE WORD: Bayview Glen students in grades 2 and 7 took part in a creative storytelling workshop in December.

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ON A MISSION: Girls from the Holy Name of Mary College School spent Dec. 6 in the community at various social service organizations as part of the school’s Day of Hope.

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DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: Children’s Garden School’s Jake Rockandel casts his vote in the 2012–2013 student government election. Since public speaking is an important part of the curriculum, government is seen as a great way to teach it.

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AWARD-WINNING TEAMWORK: This fall, 77 Appleby College students received the silver-level Duke of Edinburgh Award — which focuses on community service, fitness and experiencing the outdoors.

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IF I ONLY HAD THE HEART: Branksome Hall staged the Wizard of Oz with a twist, replacing Dorothy with flyer Amelia Earhart, played by Alex McVittie, left. Joining her are Liza Hersh and Katie Mergelas.

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WELCOME BACK: Bayview Glen families, staff, faculty and friends joined the Fall Fest 2012 organized by the school’s Parent Guild.

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Your perfect school ADD Centre New Year’s Resolution: Improve brain function

by Lynda Thompson, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Perhaps your child’s fall report card was not all you hoped for and you want him or her to do better in 2013. If one factor contributing to underachievement was difficulty with paying attention consistently, then training can be done to improve that skill. Just like you go to the gym to build up muscles, you can exercise the brain a couple of times a week and

strengthen the neural pathways that are activated when a person practices a calm, yet alert, mental state. This learning technique, called neurofeedback, involves a brain-computer interface that lets a person know instantly if their brainwave pattern (EEG) indicates calm focus or drifting attention. Research studies going back to 1976 have documented lasting improvements in behaviour and learning in

children with ADD/ADHD. Increasingly, these techniques are being used to give athletes and executives the mental edge, too.

To add to your child’s skill in paying attention, whether he has a diagnosis or even if he is just an energetic kid or a bright daydreamer, contact The ADD Centre at 416 488-2233. see www.addcentre.com for more information.

Appleby College Fascinating Minds at Appleby College At Appleby College, we encourage our students to discover and embrace their passions. Regarded as one of Canada’s leading independent schools, we are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for students in grades 7 – 12 by blending academic excellence, athletic achievement and creative expression with opportunities for leadership and commu-

nity engagement. Coeducational by design, Appleby’s 725 students, representing more than 35 countries, receive the highest quality learning experience with 95% of graduates accepted into their university and program of choice. Recognized for our commitment to global education with a strong focus on languages and global issues, Appleby offers the Appleby College Diploma with Distinction

in Global Leadership that supports an understanding and appreciation for diversity of cultures and perspectives. To explore all that Appleby has to offer please contact Matt Sheridan-Jonah, Executive Director, Admissions at (905) 845-4681 ext. 169 or mjonah@appleby.on.ca. For more information please visit www.appleby.on.ca.

Crescent School Crescent School: A Unique Educational Experience for Boys A school for boys since 1913, Crescent is committed to implementing the most current research into how boys learn. With this goal at the forefront of its educational vision, Crescent has just completed a stateof-the-art Middle School facility to accommodate the needs of adolescent boys.

Crescent’s greatest strength is its facul-

ty, and in this new space, they will continue their exceptional work in open, light-filled collaborative learning spaces overlooking a magnificent ravine setting. Crescent faculty consider teaching boys their profession, and educating boys their responsibility—combining a challenging academic programme with a superior array of co-cur-

ricular opportunities allowing each boy to find and develop his unique abilities.

The School’s core values of respect, responsibility, honesty and compassion guide the actions of all, enabling each student to progress from a boy of promise to an emerging man of character. For more information, visit www.crescentschool.org

Holy Name of Mary College School Inspire Your Daughter Choosing the right school for your daughter is a critical decision for parents. All-girls’ schools recognize and focus on the particular ways girls learn.

Research indicates they produce graduates who achieve greater academic success, are more self-confident and develop stronger leadership skills.

In 2008, St. Michael’s College School

of Toronto and the Felician Sisters of Mississauga, two icons in education with long traditions of academic excellence, came together to establish Holy Name of Mary College School as a private university preparatory school for girls in grades 5-12.

At HNMCS our core values are integrated into both the curriculum and daily life at school

where knowledge is linked to growth in faith, strength of character and self esteem.

Give your daughter the gift of an education that will help her develop academically, spiritually and personally. You will be amazed as she develops into a confident and accomplished young woman.

For more information please visit www.InspireYourDaughter.ca.

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Your perfect school Hudson College Dedicated to developing the whole child Looking for a new school? At Hudson, we offer a challenging, nurturing and rewarding learning environment that allows students to reach their maximum potential. We are a co-ed, multicultural day school from PK to university entrance.

Recognized for our excellence in delivering a balanced curriculum, our small class sizes and promise of a Total Personal Support system dedicated to developing the whole child - aca-

demically, socially, and emotionally – ensure that all students receive the kind of individual attention needed to develop their special skills, strengths and interests. Our dedicated and experienced faculty care deeply about our students and their education.

They share a true passion for teaching, participating in all aspects of school life as mentors, coaches and leaders.

Situated on a large, quiet, air-conditioned

campus in central Toronto, our modern facility features spacious classrooms, state-of-the-art computer and science labs, large gymnasium, music and fine arts rooms.

We also offer Advanced Placement courses in senior-level Math, English, Business and Science.

Our graduates leave us with a strong sense of character, dedication to community and leadership qualities.

Grade 12. Through high academic standards and an emphasis on educating the whole person, we prepare our students for the post-secondary institutions of their choice.

Our program stresses skill development through individualized achievement, made possible by virtue of small class size and a dedicated staff. Students are encouraged

to think for themselves, to become problem solvers and leaders of tomorrow.

We believe that students learn best in a nurturing environment that offers praise, encouragement and opportunities for success.

MPS Etobicoke Striving for Excellence When you send your child to school, you want to know that they’re getting an exceptional education, but you need to know they’re being cared for and respected as individuals.

That’s what sets MPS Etobicoke apart and it’s why parents have been sending their children to us for over 30 years. MPS is a private school for students from JK to

For more information www.mpsetobicoke.com.

please

visit

Our Kids Camp Expo Find the right camp for your child at Canada’s largest Camp Expo!

Don’t miss your chance to meet with top March Break, Summer, and Holiday camps, as well as year-round programs, for kids and teens at Roy Thomson Hall on Sunday, February 24th, 2013 from 12:00PM to 4:00PM! In support of the Kids In Camp charity (www.kidsincamp.com), the Our Kids Camp Expo brings together families and camps for a

one-of-a-kind occasion.

This is a fun and informative event for anyone looking to save time and energy when searching for the best camps for their children. Take advantage of one-on-one conversations with camp and program administrators, families and alumni to discover programs and activities not found anywhere else.

Families also have a chance to win $500 toward a session with an exhibiting camp!

Pre-register online for free admission valid for a family of four here: www.ourkids.net/campexpo/ (Regular walk-in admission is $20, which goes directly to supporting Kids in Camp).

Power Soccer Power Soccer School – advanced technique training Power Soccer provides a comprehensive range of training programs from the beginner to the elite player.

We emphasize fair play, skill development and the maximization of each child’s potential. Our programs are presented through a creative age appropriate soccer training model.

We focus on giving players the opportunity to express their individuality while

providing clear feedback on how improvements in their game can be made.

Clinics and camps focus on ball control, movement with and without the ball, dribbling, shooting, defending and accurate passing.

Players experience soccer sessions which are rewarding and enjoyable. Power Soccer coaches conduct challenging sessions which provide an opportunity for

full participation for each player. We build player confidence through a program includes lots of game play.

Improved ability level and a marked increase in game enjoyment are the results of participation in Power Soccer programs. Please visit our web site at www.powersoccer.ca or call us at 416.425.6062 (local call) to learn more about the Power Soccer School.

age and stage of development. Linden’s small classes allow our teachers to embrace the individual learning style of each student.

The strong relationships Linden girls develop with their teachers and peers generate a strong sense of belonging throughout the school community.

These connections stimulate our students

to take ownership of their education and to believe in their ability to impact the world around them. When a girl finds her voice at Linden, she knows it can make a meaningful difference.

To discover if Linden is the right fit for your daughter, visit www.lindenschool.ca or call us at 416-966-4406.

The Linden School Where girls find their voice Since 1993, The Linden School has inspired girls to develop confidence in themselves through innovative teaching methods, empowering experiences, and meaningful connections to their peers and their community.

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Insight from educators

Kindling the fire

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Curiosity is an important trait for academic success

By Martha Perry

verywhere you turn, there are articles, blogs, and books about education and the urgent need to acknowledge that its delivery and setting need to change. We are preparing our learners for a very different future, which requires us to reflect on the tools and approaches we use to enable their learning. There is a call for a drastic overhaul of our approach.

As a school leader, I find myself amazed by the innumerable concepts and approaches — sometimes defined in multiple ways — currently being presented in the field of education.

I often wonder how those not familiar with the educational realm feel. I find that when faced with a deluge of information, I often seek the common elements and understanding that we know to be true if our students are to truly benefit

from whatever it is that education provides us — whether it be in the 21st or the 25th century.

Several years ago, in my role as director of admissions at St. Clement’s School, I found that families going through the admission process would ask me to describe a “typical Clementine.”

Considering the question has caused me to reflect on what, if anything, is common to our students.

The trait that came to mind was intellectual curiosity.

While I share this insight through a St. Clement’s lens, I would suggest that intellectual curiosity is fundamental to ensuring that all students are able to learn and grow, regardless of their school or education.

There is much to be said for the need to recalibrate our education to ensure that we have updated tools and spaces, and dynamic approaches

to education, but when I read about the people who have made, or are making, an impact in our world, and when I witness students and staff achieving success in their learning, it highlights clearly that it is the presence of intellectual curiosity — and the nurturing of it — that drives meaningful learning and prepares student for the future.

To learn, we need to have a desire to inquire. It’s intellectual curiosity that drives us to ask questions and to seek answers. It is curiosity that drives us to try new things, take risks and learn from our mistakes.

It is our responsibility as educators to encourage this curiosity — to ensure that learning incorporates inquiry and creates time and space for discovery and that we, as educators, model intellectual curiosity.

As a Roman historian and biographer Plutarch put it: “The mind is

photo courtesy Caley Taylor

ST. CLEMENT’S SCHOOL principal Martha Perry.

not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”

As 21st century educators, using best practices and approaches to facilitate learning for our students, we must encourage, celebrate, and guide them to many moments of curiosity and risk-taking in their learning. This timeless approach will foster tremendous growth and sustainable learning, regardless of the shape of the future for which we are preparing them.

It will serve to kindle the fires in our learners.

Martha Perry is the principal of St. Clement’s School

Open House Schedule for Private & Independent Schools SCHOOL

DATE

TIME

Bayview Glen www.bayviewglen.ca

Sat., Feb.2, 2013

1:00pm - 3:00pm

CONTACT INFO SCHOOL

Bialik Hebrew Day School

www.bialik.ca

Information Sessions 416-783-3346 Royal Crest Academy TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Family Education Centre ext. 285

Tues., Feb.26, 2013 7:00pm St. Clement’s School Bialik Viewmount www.scs.on.ca Tues., Mar. 5, 2013 7:00pm

416-443-1030 Our Kids

www.ourkids.net

416-250-1022

Crescent School www.crescentschool.org

Please call for information

416-449-2556 TMS School

Crestwood School www.crestwood.on.ca

Tues., Jan. 29, 2013 Wed., Feb. 20, 2013 Wed., Apr. 17, 2013 Mon., May. 13, 2013

Metropolitan Preparatory Academy Thurs., Apr. 25, 2013 www.metroprep.com Thurs., May 30, 2013

3:00pm - 8:00pm 6:00pm - 8:00pm

TIME

Register online at www.campexpo.ca 12:00noon - 4:00pm

Sat., Jan. 26, 2013 Sat., Feb. 13, 2013

10:00am - 12:00noon 10:00am - 12:00noon

www.tmsschool.ca

416-444-5858

CONTACT INFO

Please call for information

The Country Day School Sat., Feb. 2, 2013 www.cds.on.ca Thurs., Feb. 21, 2013

Central Montessori Schools Thurs. at all 5 locations 9:00am - 11:30am www.cmsschool.net 1:00pm - 3:30pm

9:30am - 11:30am 9:30am - 11:30am 9:30am - 11:30am 9:30am - 11:30am

DATE Camp Expo Toronto Sun., Feb. 24, 2013

10:00am - 1:00pm 9:00am - 12:00noon 7:00pm - 9:00pm

416-483-4835 905-833-1220

Bayview Campus 905-889-6882ext. 254 (18 Months to Grade 6) Open House: Sat., Jan., 19, 2013 10:00am -12:00noon Information Sessions: Thurs., Feb., 21, 2013 6:30pm

Elgin Mills Campus (Grade 7 to 12)

416-285-0870 International Baccalaureate Information Sessions

Wed., Jan., 16, 2013 Wed., Jan., 30, 2013 Wed., Feb., 20, 2013

9:30am -11:00 am 7:00 pm 7:00 pm

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People to be proud of

A visible gift

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By Ann Ruppenstein

n Oct. 9, St. Clement’s Alexis Gallagher looked into a mirror to see herself without hair for the first time.

As a teacher at the top fundraising school for the CIBC Run for the Cure for the last eight years, Gallagher decided to donate her hair if the school met their goal of raising $40,000.

After the team, which included 183 students, staff, parents and alumnae, beat their goal by raising $44,766, helping St. Clement’s School to maintain their fundraising title, the time came for Gallagher to part ways with her bust-length locks.

To capture a video she could later show during a school assembly, she invited her videographer and photographer best friend Tori Zimmerman over to her apartment to film the shaving process and to help with the haircut.

“I thought I’d be more nervous but I was actually really excited and I didn’t know the camera was on for the first part and I was just sort of getting prepared for it and that’s when I started getting a little bit nervous,” Gallagher says. “Then it wasn’t until she actually held up part of the [cut off] hair that it started becoming a bit more real to me.”

As shown in the video, which has over 10,000 views to date on YouTube, the process was actually done in stages: first her hair was cut

photos courtesy Tori Zimmerman and Alexis Gallagher

ALL IN: After her school raised $44,766 for the CIBC Run for the Cure, the most of any school in Canada, St. Clement’s teacher Alexis Gallagher shaved her head and donated her hair.

off in three ponytails, then it was shaved with an electric razor and finally with a hand razor by her husband. As a result, she was able to donate 28 centimetres of hair for Wigs for Kids.

“My favourite part was probably when my husband just shaved it all the way down and just feeling it after and then looking at the mirror at the end,” she says. “I think a lot of people that see the video don’t realize that I haven’t been seeing myself for the whole time it’s not until the end that I actually look in the mirror and then I think the biggest thing that shocked me was how white my head was.”

In addition to supporting breast cancer research Gallagher, as a health and phys-ed teacher, was also trying to be a role model for students through the experience, she says.

“In terms of societal pressure on physical appearance and confidence and self esteem with body image and that sort of thing I talk a lot

about in my classes and that was sort of a secondary kind of lesson I wanted to show, that no matter how you look from the outside you can just be confident in your appearance as well,” she says.

Gallagher, who admits she’d probably shave her head again for a good cause — although not likely in the near future — says the best part of the experience was the reactions it elicited.

“The support that I got from the students and the staff and just the families of the school and alumni who graduated and were sending me messages of support I didn’t really think it would be this big of a deal and get this much attention,” she says. “I think that was probably the greatest thing and just the awareness that I think it helps create.”

Gallagher’s hair had grown back to over half an inch at press time.

Other sports

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By Lori Connor

photo courtesy Hockey Canada Images

GOLDEN ALUMNA: Olympic gold medal-winning hockey player Gillian Apps chose to attend Havergal College for high school.

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efore she was winning Olympic hockey gold with Team Canada in Turin and Vancouver, Gillian Apps was learning the game at Havergal College.

Her brother, Syl, attended Upper Canada College and his example fuelled her decision as to what school to attend.

“When it was time for me to decide where I went to high school, I decided to choose the private school route, based on the great experience that he had,” Apps says. “When looking at all of the girls’ schools in the city, I think that Havergal just felt like the best fit for me.”

She soon began to make her mark on the athletics program, juggling soccer, basketball, and hockey along with her classes.

“I feel like challenging myself in other areas of athletics made me a better allaround athlete, which in turn made me a better hockey player,” Apps says. “If I had strictly devoted myself just to hockey, I probably would be burned out by now.”

An aptitude for the game runs in her family. Her grandfather, Syl Apps, won three Stanley Cups and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Her father, Syl Jr., retired in 1980 as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ career leader in assists.

Apps seems destined to continue that legacy. By grade 10, she was a member of

Thanks coach

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By Perry King

itting in on a girls’ volleyball game between the St. Clement’s Penguins and Appleby College Blue Dogs, you can see and hear how Wendy Girvan coaches.

“Good decisions, girls!” shouts Girvan, as she encourages her squad in the best-of-five contest. The match is a marathon, but Girvan isn’t confrontational, she is even seen smiling throughout the game.

“When I was a player, I related very well to my coaches,” said Girvan, who, after 31 years as a teacher and coach at St. Clement’s decided to retire at this end of the school year.

“As a coach, I went back to what I valued the most in my coaches, and that was positive reinforcement all the time.”

Constructive feedback and supportive advice is Girvan’s mantra.

When an Appleby player gets injured during the game, Girvan is consoling her, giving her advice on treatment. During timeouts, Girvan brings a quiet confidence to her feedback, and never raises her voice.

“I don’t take kids out when they make mistakes,” said Girvan, who coaches basketball and volleyball at the school. “I’ve talked to the kids ahead of time philosophically, so they

know, going into the game, how I coach.”

The all-girls school currently fields seven volleyball teams starting in grade 5.

It’s this approach, to players, and even to the culture of sports at St. Clement’s, which she has refined over her years as a teacher, and then as director of athletics.

“What sticks out to me is that the school, in 30 years, has maintained the philosophy that it had when I got here, that every kid plays,” says Girvan.

Girvan’s impact has been profound for generations of girls. Before becoming the principal of St. Clement’s Martha Perry was coached by Girvan when she attended as a student.

“She’ll be a big loss for our school,” Perry said. “She really believes strongly in our philosophy, having everybody at the table, and building skills as opposed to winning at all costs.”

While St. Clement’s is known for its academics, Perry says the school has a weak reputation for its athletics.

“People sometimes misunderstand that our athletics and arts programs may not be as strong,” she says. “I

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PEP TALK: After 31 years as a teacher and coach at St. Clement’s School, Wendy Girvan is hanging up her whistle.

would argue that they’re as strong, and the belief is that girls are doing this because of the love of participation. Coupled with that, they’re growing and learning as athletes or artists. “[The students] have a fierce pride, and they’re intensely competitive.”

Girvan, who became director of student life several years ago, has been broadening her imprint on the school beyond athletics, sharing her vast knowledge and encouraging the student body in a broader environment. It’s a role Girvan treasures.

And with her retirement to come this June, the school will feel the loss, but the St. Clement’s community will be able to adjust, continuing

her legacy.

“A lot of us have worked with her for so long,” says current director of athletics Beth Will who came under Girvan’s tutelage during teacher’s college. “She really has shared so much with us that ... she’s leaving, but she’s still here in a way because all of her ideas are with us.

Girvan has been a sports guru for St. Clement’s, documenting everything about how to play the game well. It is that legacy that gives Will and the faculty much comfort.

“We’ll miss her, but I think she knows that, having trained us in what we do, we’ll continue on and do quite well,” Will says.

kept hockey hero sharp the Beatrice Aeros in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League.

The next year, she was playing with Canada’s national team. An invitation to the 2002 Olympic squad meant that she had to fast-track her final year of high school.

“It was a last-minute decision,” she says. “The way that my classes were set up, I was lucky enough to be able to graduate a year early. Havergal was extremely helpful.”

Although she didn’t make the team, Apps says she was happy with her decision.

“The only way it affected my experience was essentially that I missed a year there,” she says.

She had been elected head girl for her final year, but had to forego the position to graduate early.

“I think at that time in my life I couldn’t turn down the opportunity that hockey was presenting me with,” Apps says. “The Havergal community was very supportive in allowing me to follow my athletic goals.”

Apps moved on to play at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where she

was eventually named the team’s captain.

Along with her gold medals in Turin in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010, Apps has won gold in two International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championships. She has also played in the annual Four Nations Cup since 2002, winning seven of them.

She now has her sights set on the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

“We are training right now, in hopes of defending our gold medal at the World Women’s Championships, which will happen in April 2013, and then at the Olympics in 2014,” Apps says. “We need to continue to work as a team to get better every single day.”

Since leaving Havergal, she’s returned to talk to students about her experiences.

“I am extremely grateful for my time at Havergal,” Apps says. “I feel like the staff and community there did a great job at preparing myself and my classmates to head into the next phase of our lives with balance and confidence.

“I think the school does a great job at providing their students the platform and foundation to grow into confident and intelligent women.”

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Twenty things to do

March madness

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It’s never too early to look for spring break activities

By Paula Sanderson

ith the holidays over and done with, the countdown to March Break has begun. To keep the kids busy, happy and out of the house it’s time to find the best spring break camp for your kids. There are countless options so here are a few ideas for many different types of kids.

For the Kid who does it all

Zodiac’s March Break camp is a classic try everything camp. From science to sports and everything in between, this camp has it all. Located at the Toronto French School, this camp offers two weeks of camp for both the public and private school student.

Located at Mooredale House in the heart of Rosedale, Mooredale’s March Break camp has been running for over 30 years. Each day has a different theme and campers get to try all sorts of activities including cooking classes, arts and crafts and sports.

For the artistic camper Why not send your budding Tina Fey’s and Mike Myers’ to The Second City’s March Break improv camps.

These sessions cater to students from grades 2 to 12. They’ll learn how to think on their feet, work as a team and say “yes” to everything. At the end of their week at camp, campers will put on a show for friends and family at the John Candy Box Theatre.

Young People’s Theater offers drama-based March Break camps at their Front Street theatre. The camp is offered to students enrolled in JK through grade 6.

For the fine artist, Avenue Road Art School’s March Break programs will see campers painting, drawing and cartooning. After a week at this camp your fridge will never look better.

If they think they can dance or if they want to learn how to dance, send them to Conservatory of Dance and Music March Break camp. Campers will dance their way through the week learning all sorts of different dance styles including ballet and jazz.

For the cultured child Head over to the Art Gallery of Ontario for a week of exciting art projects. Not only will you leave with priceless art projects — they even have pizza lunch Fridays.

The Royal Ontario Museum offers programming for all ages and all different interests. Check out the Dungeons and Dragons camp where you can lean about monsters, weapons and legends. The half-day Critter Craft camp for 5-year-olds will have little campers exploring the animals at the ROM. For older campers there is a Museum 101 camp where campers can learn how the museum runs.

The Ontario Science Centre offers a camp for the young scientist in your family. Campers will get to check out the exhibits like Kids Park before the Science Centre opens to the public, then all afternoon campers will get to see different demos and try different science experiments. This year the camp is pirate themed.

Harbourfront Centre camps are full of cultural exploration. With camps for everyone from arts camps to cooking camps and even a circus camp, there’ll likely be something to tickle your child’s fancy.

For the Sporty Kid The University of Toronto March Break camps are great for the active kid in your family. From golf camp to gymnastics camp, there is a sport for everyone. For the lover of all sports, there is even a multi-sport camp.

Lace up your sneakers and head over to the Ontario Racquet Club for a variety of March Break camps. Participants can choose between tennis, fitness and squash camps. And you do not have to be a member of the club to join in on the fun.

At Sunnybrook Stables, March Break is all about horses. Campers will ride twice a day and learn how to care for both the horses and stable.

At Power Soccer your little David Beckhams and Christie Sinclairs will learn to love the beautiful game at this

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photo courtesy Avenue Road Art School

PAINT ME A PICTURE: For the artistically inclined, there are several March break camp opportunities for your child to both hone their skills and have fun.

photo courtesy Pawsitively pets

CRITTER CAMP: For kids who love animals Pawsitively Pets would be hands-on fun.

one-week, soccer-intensive camp.

Campers will be divided based on age and ability and will improve their ball control, passing, dribbling, defending and shooting skills. Goalkeeping specific camps are also available.

For the kid who wants something outside of the box If you want to come back from the Break with a new wardrobe, Sew Be it Girl is the place to start. Their March Break camp will have participants sewing up a storm to create their own designs. From dresses to boxers, they’ll help turn your fashionista into a one-of-a-kind designer.

For the skater boy or girl in the family, Roarockit is the place to spend March Break. At campers actually make their own skateboard. They use Canadian Maple and help campers carve and design their own board.

Animals lovers of all shapes and sizes head to Pawsitively Pets in Leaside for a critter filled week of excitement. Learn how to care for animals ranging from pocket pets, dogs, and

reptiles to birds, bugs and other exotic animals. For the older kids, Pawsitively Pets runs a Safari Camp where campers learn how to care for zoo animals at a private zoo.

Want to learn French but don’t want to go to France? Send your kids Alliance Francaise de Toronto March Break camp where students learn French in an immersion environment. Offered at four different locations, each camp takes on a different theme.

At the Toronto Botanical Garden, campers have a lot of different options to embrace their inner green thumbs.

Each day camp takes on a different theme. They’ll become Super Chefs and make their own ice cream, take part in Grossology and dissect owl pellets and use their skills by planting their very own take-home garden.

Evergreen’s Locavore Chef camp will see kids growing, harvesting, cooking, preserving and eating fresh, healthy, local food. Activities will happen at the Brick Works, but one day will be spent on an organic farm.

JUSTIN SAMARDZIC ’12 ENGINEERING STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

My experience at APPLEBY COLLEGE inspired my interest in science and engineering and the difference it can make in the lives of others.

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To learn more please visit www.appleby.on.ca or contact Matt Sheridan-Jonah, Executive Director, Admissions at 905-845-4681, ext. 169.

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