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Amidst their planning for the upcoming 75th anniversary this month, West Preparatory Jr. P.S. students and staff came together for a special assembly, Thursday, Oct. 6, to open a time capsule, created by students in 1991 when the school celebrated its 50th milestone.

Unearthing the capsule led principal Manny Da Luz on a wee bit of a treasure hunt, guided only by a note discovered within the pages of an old and dusty school book.

“Look around, but not too low,” read Da Luz from the note. “...I’m old, but not too old. I’m near, don’t you fear.”

And, with that he went off in search of the capsule as students in kindergarten to Grade 6 watched and cheered him on from the gymnasium via live video.

“I wonder if it’s outside,” Da Luz mused into the camera.

As it turned out, it had been near the gym all these years >>>new, page 5

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A look at how student streaming and credit caps are affecting how young people plan for their future TARA HATHERLY thatherly@insidetoronto.com

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t has been 13 years since Ontario eliminated its official 13th year of school – then known as OAC – amid a controversial curriculum change that was supposed to end student streaming.

The official 13th year, called Grade 13 until the 1980s when it was replaced by OAC (Ontario Academic Credit), was phased out in 2003 by the Progressive Conservative government.

But could another change made when OAC was eliminated – introducing applied and academic course options – be making it hard for students to finish in four years with the credits they need to succeed and decreasing the likelihood some students will excel, while effectively continuing to stream students?

Applied and academic credits are meant to be “mix and match,” but most students take courses in one or the other.

Academic credits are typically required for university.

“In a lot of cases, students pick applied because they think it will be easier, and then ironically they are much less likely to be successful in the applied stream. There’s so much evidence that says it’s a bad idea to divide kids, particularly in that first grade of high school.

It limits choices, it closes doors, it sometimes sets kids up for failure,” said Annie Kidder, founder and executive director of advocacy group People for Education. “There are kids who either aren’t graduating, or who are getting to Grade 12 and realizing that there are doors that are already closed to them that got closed when they made

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Grade 12 students work independently during teacher Hugh Tran's math class at Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School. These students, if they wish, can return for a fifth year of high school, but the province will only fund up to 34 credits.

that choice in Grade 8.”

The courses replaced vocational, college and university streams, and are meant to teach the same curriculum in different ways. Academic courses study essential and related concepts with a theoretical approach, while applied teach essential concepts in a more practical, hands-on way.

According to Ontar io’s Education Quality and Accountability Office, of students who demonstrate strong math skills in grades 3 and 6, those who take applied math courses in high school are less likely to continue earning high marks. Lowered expectations, and in turn, lowered effort, for kids in applied courses has been floated by education experts as one potential cause for the disparities.

In math, 83 per cent of Ontario Grade 9 students in aca-

demic courses met or exceeded the provincial standard this year, while only 45 per cent of applied students hit the mark. In English, 92 per cent of Grade 10 students successfully completed this year’s Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, while only 47 per cent of applied students were successful.

A study by the Toronto District School Board, Ontario’s largest school board, suggests 60 per cent of students who take applied courses in Grade 9 don’t graduate within five years, compared to 14 per cent of those who choose academic.

It takes 30 credits to graduate high school. A 34-credit threshold was introduced by the provincial Liberals in 2013.

After 34 credits, the government decreases funding to school boards for most students.

Students wanting to earn more than 34 credits must get approval

from their board, and may have to take courses through continuing education.

“Over a decade ago, Ontarians moved to four years of high school, but many students are still taking that additional fifth year, even after graduating,” said a government statement at the time. “We need to shift the culture in our schools and encourage students to graduate and move on to the next stage in their lives after four years.”

Needing to replace applied credits with academic or raise marks in a completed course, or switching career paths and needing different courses, to get to post-secondary programs, can leave students wanting more than 34 credits.

“I think we need to allow for the vast amount of change that happens to young people,” Kidder said. “Obviously it can’t be unlimited and there have to

be boundaries in this, but the problem always with capping anything is are there people who lose from that, and I think in this case 34 may be too low.”

Education Minister Mitzie Hunter and Education Critic Patrick Brown declined to be interviewed for this article, after weeks of correspondence with their representatives, with Hunter citing a lack of availability.

“When selecting their courses in Grades 9 and 10, students are not expected to make binding decisions about a particular educational or career pathway,” said Ministry of Education spokesperson Heather Irwin. “However, they should try to ensure that they have the prerequisites required for future courses they plan to take. Schools must make provisions to allow students to make changes in direction and must clearly describe these provisions in their school program/ course calendar.”

But the provisions, which can include a half-credit summer course, seem to present a barrier. During the 2014-2015 school year, only three per cent of schools reported students often transfer from applied to academic courses, while 43 per cent reported transfers happen never or not very often, according to a People for Education study.

D u r i n g a g ov e r n m e n t announcement about child care Friday, Sept. 23, Metroland Media Central reporter Cynthia Reason asked Hunter if Ontario would consider reviewing the academic and applied separations in Grade 9. Hunter said the ministry is consulting with school boards, some of which, she noted, have requested the separations be eliminated.

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hen we’re young we make a lot of mistakes - big ones, little ones, and some that can be life altering.

Unprotected sex can lead to unwanted pregnancy or disease. Drug and alcohol abuse can do permanent harm to a growing body and lead to life-long addiction. These are human mistakes, and as much as we might wish, they are impossible to guard against, particularly for young people whose judgement may not yet be refined.

Surely, we should not design a school system that also provides risks of permanent harm to still-unwise young people who make a bad choice in setting their academic course.

The curriculum change in 2003 – which followed the end of the Ontario Academic Credit – was to end student streamour view intended ing with the addition of applied and academic learning, but as Opportunities one education advocate says, this has effectively laid a trap hindered with change for students.

The elimination of a fifth year curriculum of high school, along with a cap change on credits the province will fund (34 is the maximum unless the board approves it), essentially ties the hands of a student trying to get ahead. If a student decides early on to eschew academic courses for the apparently easier applied courses, upgrading later on may be hindered by bureaucracy.

As Annie Kidder, founder and executive director of advocacy group People for Education, said in Metroland Media’s feature article on this issue “we need to allow for the vast amount of change that happens to young people”.

The group’s report ‘Applied or Academic: High Impact Decisions for Ontario Students’ surveyed Ontario schools and found only 20 per cent of schools with grades 7 and 8 reported having a guidance counsellor on staff, and most of those positions were part-time. If a student in Grade 8 doesn’t have the maturity to envision their life after four years, then provisions need to be put in place to give these young minds the right support, at the right time.

The Ministry of Education has heard from several boards wanting the applied and academic streams to be scrapped in Grade 9, to give kids a level playing field in their first year, then they can decide how to move forward.

It would be a mistake to take options and opportunity away from students just as they’re getting started.

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Trump tape recalls Rob Ford’s video woes The U.S. presidential election – particularly, the rise of its Republican standardbearer – has felt a bit like a funhouse mirror for many of us watching in Toronto.

D o n a l d Tr u m p, w i t h his nativist populism, his “plain-spokenness,” which frankly came across more as ugliness and bigotry but worked more like Teflon... well, it was something that we’d seen before here, first in 2010 when the late Rob Ford won the mayoralty against more qualified candidates and again in 2014 when his brother Doug Ford came close to doing the same thing.

Of course it’s not the same thing. Neither of the Ford brothers were even half as incoherent as Trump has been, and neither made such a direct pitch to the so-called Alt-Right white supremacist crowd. But the trajectory, the ability to gather support to unlikely levels, had some similarities.

And last week, another similarity emerged: the

david nickle the city calamitous revelation, on tape, of behaviour that to most people is beyond the pale.

For Trump, that came in the leaked Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump boasts to then-host Billy Bush of his ability to use fame to get away with what amounts to sexual assault on women he finds attractive. For Rob Ford, it came in the form of a series of recordings: the long-denied video in which he smoked crack; a drunken video of a walk on the Danforth; a drunken rant at an Etobicoke restaurant disparaging then Toronto police chief Bill Blair; and, maybe most damningly, a lewd and drunken rant about Karen Stintz, the Toronto Councillor and former TTC Chair who was running against him for the mayoralty.

It looks at this point as

though the 11-year-old tape of Trump bragging about being able to grab women by the genitals has become a deal-breaker, at least with his nominal Republican allies and most likely with the electorate. It is worth remembering, however, that while Ford’s many drug-andalcohol-fuelled videos did isolate him from his allies on council, it did no such thing with the electorate.

Ford didn’t even have to appear especially contrite in order to reclaim the love of the so-called Ford Nation portion of the electorate.

When he returned from rehab, his apology for his behaviour morphed half-way through into a stump speech - something that Trump mirrored in his own apology the Saturday morning after the tape appeared, when he characterized the tape as locker-room talk and then dismissed it as a distraction from his message.

We’ll never know whether Rob Ford could have won a second term as mayor after

the self-inflicted damage of his first term - his cancer diagnosis saw to that. But his brother Doug’s campaign made John Tory’s election to the mayoralty in 2014 a near thing, despite Doug’s own very Trump-like campaign gaffes. The election of Rob Ford’s nephew Michael, in the summer byelection for his old Ward 2 seat, was never really a question.

It’s hard to say whether Donald Trump will, with weeks still to go in the campaign, be able to rally in the United States in the same way that the Fords had been able to in Toronto. Probably he won’t.

But whether he does or not, it’s a sure bet that the sizeable minority of voters who’ve held tight with Donald won’t let a little tape, no matter how vile its contents, sway their loyalty to the Trumps. Like Ford Nation here in Toronto, they’re not going anywhere.

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New time capsule to be assembled and sealed for students to open at 100th anniversary >>>from page 1 not buried by the flag pole as it was rumoured to be.

“Alright, boys and girls, it’s the moment of truth,” Da Luz said as he produced the thermos-like container. “It’s time to open it.”

Taking off the lid, Da Luz began retrieving the contents, what looked like scrolls of paper. There were postcards of West Prep soon after it was built in 1941, 50th anniversary booklets with poems, a message to parents from the school president in 1941, and an informal history of the Village of Forest Hill where the school is located at 70 Ridge Hill Dr. (Eglinton Avenue, Bathurst Street area).

“Guess what? Now, it’s our turn to contribute items to our own time capsule that we’ll seal (during the 75th anniversary event) on Oct. 20 for students to open on the 100 anniversary,” Da Luz said. “They’ll get to open it and see what we’ve put in.”

Students will be encouraged to bring in items for the capsule that

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West Preparatory Junior Public School principal Manny Da Luz (right) displays a document discovered in the time capsule opened at the school on Thursday as part of West Prep's 75th anniversary celebrations. The search for and opening of the capsule were broadcast live by mobile phone to the big screen in the gym by teacher Louis Papachristos (left).

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The 27th edition of the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon is set for Sunday, Oct. 16.

The popular race, which features bands, cheerleaders, and Neighbourhood Entertainment and Cheering Centres every two or so kilometres, will be welcoming more than 26,000 runners from more than 60 countries.

The event will also be hosting the Canadian National Marathon Championships.

This time around, a dozen cheering sections will be dotting the route from the Humber River to The Beach. Prizes will be won for the best sections.

All are welcome to come out and cheer on the runners.

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That year, the film Silence of the Lambs garnered five Oscars, the band Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’ was popular, while Murphy Brown, Cheers, and Roseanne were the most popular TV shows.

In 1991, West Prep teacher Cathy Stein was a new Grade 2 teacher at the school and her students contributed to the time capsule. Substitute teacher Joy Daniels attended West Prep as a student from kindergarten to Grade 6 before her own children would go on to attend.

“It’s the best school in the (Toronto District School) board,” she said.

Phys-Ed teacher Brad Appel is no stranger to the school. His family is alumni and he’s remained friends with the kids he grew up with at West Prep.

“I like to say that I get to go to school every day,” he says of his job.

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Situated on a 165 Ft Deep lot, High Demand Neighbourhood, Open Concept Layout, 5 Bathrooms, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Fireplaces, 4 Walkouts, Quality Finishes, Gleaming Hardwood Floors, Crown Mouldings, Coffered Ceilings, Recess Lighting, Formal Dining Room, Family Rm with Built-Ins + Gas Fireplace, Gourmet Kitchen, Granite Countertop, S/S Appliances, Master Bdrm Retreat, W/I Closet, Dream Ensuite, Walkout Finished Bsmt, High Ceilings Plus Much More! $1,980,000!

3,700 SQ FT ETOBICOkE 2 STOREY

Sensational Home Facing Ravine on a Huge 50 x 160 Ft Lot, Custom Built with Rare Master Bdrm Retreat Including Living Room, Kitchen & Balcony, 2nd Master Bedroom on Main, Potential 2 Bdrm Bsmt Apt, Chef’s Kitchen, 11 Ft Sunken Family Rm, 8 Car Parking, Home Shown on TV! $1,888,000!

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Absolutely Stunning Approximately 3,000 Sq Ft Of Luxury Living Space Located In Prestigious Neighbourhood!! Quality Workmanship Throughout. Huge Gourmet Kitchen W/ High-End Viking Appliances, Large Island And Separate Pantry, Sunken Open-Concept Family Room W/ Soaring 18’ Ceiling, Main Floor Living Room/Office, Finished W/O Basement & Much More!

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Stunning 3+2 Bdrm home with over $250K in Upgrades in Coveted Area, Steps to Kortright Conservation + Humber river Trails, 4,000 Sq Ft of living space, Gourmet Chef’s Kitchen with Quartz Island, Large Master with 5pc Ensuite, Huge Entertainer’s Rec Room, Landscaped Grounds, 2 Car Garage, 9 Ft Ceilings, Only $1,349,000!

RENOvATED 6 BEDROOM 2 STOREY Quiet High Demand Neighbourhood, Situated on 390 ft Deep Lot, Stunning Open Concept Layout, Gleaming Hardwood Floors, Gourmet Family Size Kitchen, S/S Appliances, Formal Dining Room, Spacious Bright Large Living Rm, Massive Family Room, Walkout to Deck Overlooking Large Backyard, Finished Basement, Enclosed Sunroom, Double Garage Plus Much More! Only $1,299,900!

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Sold in 1 WK For 145% oF aSKinG!

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Rare South Etobicoke end-unit! Spacious and bright with open concept layout, double garage, balcony, steps to the lake, transit, shops and all conveniences! Shows 10+! Only $549,900!

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w Saturday, Oct. 15

Harvest Fest WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Weston Farmer’s Market (Weston GO station parking lot), 14 John St. CONTACT: Marion O’Sullivan, 416249-0691, admin@westonvillagebia. com COST: Free Faturing farm-themed bouncy castle, balloon sculpting, harvest games, pumpkin carving and more.

Open House WHEN: 1 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231, legionbr31@yahoo.com COST: Free Opening ceremonies at 1 p.m.

Military memorabilia and live entertainment with Terry Chisholm and Company at 8 p.m. Light buffet.

featured event w Saturday, Nov. 5

Bazaar WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Church of St. Mary and St. Martha, 1149 Weston Rd. CONTACT: Shirley Radley, rustyangel1212@yahoo.ca COST: Free A variety of baking and deli items, crafts, silent auction, box draw, treasures, gifts and collectibles, books, gently loved items and lunch.

CHECK OUT OUR complete online community calendar at www.insidetoronto.com. Here you will find weeks of upcoming listings from your York neighbourhoods as well as events from across Toronto.

w Monday, Oct. 17

4395 Ext.223 COST: Cost: $21 for 14 weeks Topics: Grown children issues. Maintaining a home as you age; giving up a home/transitions. Grief and loss.

Sessions led by Deborah StewartFinestone.

w Tuesday, Oct. 18

Getting Well With Routes WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-394-1000 COST: Free Guest speakers from Routes talk about its mental health programming. Routes is funded by the Canadian Mental Health Association (Toronto).

Choir WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: St. Matthew’s Bracondale House, 707 St. Clair Ave. W. CONTACT: 416-6562669, smbh.ca COST: Free A fun, relaxed seniors’ choir. Hymns, musical soundtracks, and classic pop songs make up the repertoire.

Healthy Mind, Healthy Bodies WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: York West Active Living Centre, 1901 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-245-

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w Wednesday, Oct. 19

Citizenship Education Circle WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: 416-3941006 COST: Free Assistance for landed immigrants, convention refugees, and live-in caregivers.

w Thursday, Oct. 20

Photo Painting Workshop WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave. CONTACT: 416394-1040 COST: Free Artist in the Library Geneviève Thauvette teaches the art of photo

Yarn Lovers Wanted WHEN: Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Maria A. Shchuka Library, 1745 Eglinton Ave. W. CONTACT: quanah1@gmail.com COST: Free Knitting and crocheting. Share or learn. Bring your project or supplies.

w Saturday, Oct. 22

Spadina Museum Visit WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Free Using objects from the collection, staff of Spadina Museum guide participants through history.

Special FX Makeup Workshops WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1041 COST: Free The Artist in the Library hosts a special FX zombie makeup workshop.

w Wednesday, Oct. 26

Managing Your Finances in Retirement WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1123 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416394-1008 COST: Free How can you stretch your retirement resources? Presented by CPA.

w Tuesday, Oct. 25

Employment Preparation WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Free Topics: resumes and cover letters, marketing yourself to employers, and the interview process. Spaces limited.

After-School Club WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: Evelyn Gregory Library, 120 Trowell Ave. CONTACT: 416-394-1006 COST: Free Tuesdays. Lego challenges. Play board games, chess and music.

w Wednesday, Nov. 23

Casino Rama Day Trip WHEN: Board the bus at 8:15 a.m.; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Mount Dennis Legion, 1050 Weston Rd. CONTACT: 416-767-0231 COST: $5 Tickets include: transportation to and from the casino and a $15 credit on players card.

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Rooms for Rent and Wanted L A R G E , CLEAN room for rent. Available October 1st. Westin Road and Eglington. $500 /month includes utilities. Call 416-436-0206 for more information.

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Steel Manufacturer Now Hiring FULL TIME DAY SHIFT 4 MAINTENANCE PERSON with good mechanical and general repair skills 4 PUNCH PRESS OPERATOR 4 ROLL FORMING MACHINE

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MOVING / CONTENTS SALE Sat Oct 15 ~ Sun Oct 16 10 am - 4 pm 78 Third Street

Furniture, garden items and tools and more Everything Must Go! Etobicoke

HUGE Garage Sale Saturday, October 15th 8:00 a.m. to ?

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Bed, furniture, dishes, books, clothes, tools, AND MUCH MORE.

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Personal and Missionary Sale Sat., Oct. 15, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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Boy’s clothes, jewellery, Christmas things, Hallowe’en costumes, safety shoes, men’s & ladies coats/clothes, and lots more.

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Multi-Family Garage Sale Sat., Oct. 15th 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m.

90 Jopling Ave North

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From home or business, including furniture/ appliances, construction waste. Quick & careful!

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Vehicles Wanted/Wrecking

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER full time for an elderly woman in Etobicoke. Responsibilities include meal preparation, personal hygiene care, house cleaning. Individual must be compassionate, soft spoken and sensitive to physical condition. Must speak Ukrainian or Polish.

Nursing experience an asset. Background check will be required. Salary $1200 per month. Please call Irene at 905-629-9969 or Liz at 905-301-0021 after 6 p.m.

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