by Eric Emin Wood
on May 15, 2013
“In wet weather it’s a mud pit, and in drier weather it’s a dust bowl,” he says. “There have been a number of...(More)
by Tristan Carter
on April 15, 2013
The Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School grade 12 student has, so far , earned a combined 99.14 percent average in his classes this semester.
“There’s always room for improvement but marks aren’t everything,”...(More)
by Francis Crescia
on April 15, 2013
by Peter Tabuns
on March 27, 2013
We all want our schools to get back to normal, whether we’re parents, students, teachers or just interested in education.
The best way for that to happen is for the government and teachers to sit down and negotiate. It’s worked in the past, and if it’s done in an open and honest...(More)
The best way for that to happen is for the government and teachers to sit down and negotiate. It’s worked in the past, and if it’s done in an open and honest...(More)
by Cathy Dandy
on March 27, 2013
The Toronto District School Board has entered into the annual staffing process and the news is not good. It’s a tired story that we hear every year — the school board is experiencing declining enrolment and this affects our funding and our ability to keep teachers with students. Although our...(More)
by Che Perreira
on March 27, 2013
Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School’s Thelma Sambrook says she’s honoured to have been named as one of the country’s top principals.
“It’s an incredible list of people to be part of,” she said of the award from the Learning Partnership.
Teacher Peter...(More)
“It’s an incredible list of people to be part of,” she said of the award from the Learning Partnership.
Teacher Peter...(More)
by Gordon Cameron
on March 25, 2013
The team behind the Town Crier turned in a fantastic showing at the 2012 Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s Better Newspapers Contest, winning every category in which we were finalists.
Leading the pack was Omar Mosleh who won both first and second place in the Best News...(More)
Leading the pack was Omar Mosleh who won both first and second place in the Best News...(More)
by Nicole Witkowski
on March 20, 2013
During her 37-year career Senator O’Connor College School principal Susan Baker has taught phys-ed, English and about two dozen of the teachers currently on the school’s staff — and now she’s being recognized as one of Canada’s best.
Baker was rewarded by the Learning Partnership...(More)
Baker was rewarded by the Learning Partnership...(More)
by Nicole Witkowski
on March 18, 2013
For some students, their principal may seem scary. But Jim Stathopoulos makes an effort to be the kind of educator that students want to visit.
“I don’t want kids to be afraid of me,” says the Huron Street Junior Public School principal. “My door is rarely shut.”(More)
“I don’t want kids to be afraid of me,” says the Huron Street Junior Public School principal. “My door is rarely shut.”
by Che Perreira
on March 18, 2013
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute’s principal Peggy Aitchison has been named as one of Canada’s best.
“It is an honour to receive this award,” Aitchison says of the Learning Partnership’s recognition. “It is truly humbling to have my name associated with people I look up to and...(More)
“It is an honour to receive this award,” Aitchison says of the Learning Partnership’s recognition. “It is truly humbling to have my name associated with people I look up to and...(More)
by Francis Crescia
on March 15, 2013
Naomi Brown, centre, and her daughters Clair and Martha Christy Brown, share a laugh with Maurice Cody principal Andrew Howard at Tremblett’s Valu-Mart during a Feb. 23 fundraiser for the school’s Dirt to Turf campaign. The aim of the funding drive is to raise $350,000 to replace the school’s...(More)
by Perry King
on March 4, 2013
Despite the decision by the public high school teachers union to start supervising extracurriculars again, public high school winter sports have been officially put on ice in Toronto.
“The TDSSAA will not run leagues or championships for the 2013 Winter season,” wrote Toronto’s...(More)
“The TDSSAA will not run leagues or championships for the 2013 Winter season,” wrote Toronto’s...(More)
by Gordon Cameron
on February 14, 2013
Valentine’s Day turned out lovely for the Town Crier as we received word we’re finalists for six provincial newspaper awards.
Leading the way is Omar Mosleh whose work took two of the three finalist spots in the best news story category for papers over 10,000 in circulation.(More)
Leading the way is Omar Mosleh whose work took two of the three finalist spots in the best news story category for papers over 10,000 in circulation.
by Shawn Star
on February 14, 2013
Paul Lacey begins his math lesson at Children’s Garden School by bringing up the equation 55 + 16 on the board. Immediately, half the students raise their hands, willing to give the answer.
When called upon, one boy correctly says the answer is 71, but Lacey doesn’t tell him he’s...(More)
When called upon, one boy correctly says the answer is 71, but Lacey doesn’t tell him he’s...(More)
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on February 9, 2013
In 1950, a pregnant woman, her husband and their small son travelled from Vienna to Toronto to start a new life.
Irmingard Hoff, the daughter of a prominent Viennese surgeon and a pharmacist, had studied early childhood education in Vienna and brought with her to Canada a dream — to...(More)
Irmingard Hoff, the daughter of a prominent Viennese surgeon and a pharmacist, had studied early childhood education in Vienna and brought with her to Canada a dream — to...(More)
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