Tag Archives: schools
Imagine the Change – Crescent Town Update
The Imagine the Change initiative taking place at Crescent Town School is gaining momentum. They’ve started up a Facebook page to collect ideas, images and inspiration for their school yard. They’ve also started a photo campaign to share the dreams … Continue reading
Help Crescent Town School
The students and staff at Crescent Town School made a film last year called ‘Imagine the Change’ which was screened at Jackman Hall at the Art Gallery of Ontario and also at Toronto International Film Festival’s “TIFF in the Park” … Continue reading
Danforth Secord in Toronto Life
Danforth Secordian Nayamath Syed speaks out in GTA magazine Toronto Life about his experiences in our ‘hood, focusing on Secord School’s crumbling infrastructure. It’s a worthy read, and Nayamath is clear and focused in his description of his experiences. What’s … Continue reading
Secord Infrastructure – help!
Community members! Secord School needs your help! Please consider filling in an on-line survey to help Secord get new, permanent infrastructure. As you may already be aware (and for those of you who are not, listen in), Secord School has … Continue reading
McCordic Playground
For those of you who are parents, you have probably noticed that the beloved McCordic School Playground (on Balfour, west of Dawes) has been locked when not in use by the school. This popular playground has apparently been opened again … Continue reading
Bring out your teenager! Volunteers needed!
The Secord School Fun Fair, happening May 10th between 11 am and 4 pm, is in need of some volunteers. Any community members who have teenagers in their households should take note, as said teenagers are able to use volunteer … Continue reading
Safety Alert
Toronto Police have issued a safety alert after a man approached a boy at Kimberly Public School on November 14. A 10 year old boy was approached by a man who said the boy’s mother had asked him to pick … Continue reading
Update: Secord’s Infrastructure Woes
Here’s an article in the Beach Metro News that gives a good overview of where things are at with local schools and funding for infrastructure. In essence, while funding has been un-frozen from the Province to the Toronto District School … Continue reading
New Secord Garden
In case we haven’t all been sweating enough for the past week, Secord’s Parents have been continuing the trend this weekend. A dedicated group of the school’s parents gathered today to put together a new raised garden bed on the … Continue reading
Secord needs help! Make some noise!
Our local school needs our help! Secord’s Parent Council is asking community members to help their cause. After months of community consultation last year, a new plan was established to change Secord to be a K-8 school (currently it is … Continue reading
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