Badminton Tournament @ Agincourt CI

A big congrats goes out to the entire badminton team and their participation in the TDSB's badminton tournament.  Every member of the team earned a medal and did their best.  Mr. Nizich and the whole school is proud of them. A big thank you also goes out to Mr. Kondor and Ms. Williams for their help.

Cooperative Education @ Eastdale

Cooperative Education @ Eastdale is a vibrant program that provides students with the opportunity to experience various careers and work placements in hair salons, elementary schools, daycare, and grocery stores. 

One placement example is Josh Harrison-Maul (above) who was accepted into the Toronto Police Services Co-op program, Scarborough Collision Reporting Centre.  He assists the officers with a variety of tasks which include: re-organizing their filing system,  and assisting officers with the public. As with all of our coop students it's a win win situation for both students and their placement.

Moses Wins @ TDSB Skills Competition

Ms. Andreou and the entire school congratulated Moses T. for his performance on March 6 at the 2018 TDSB Technological Skills Competition at John Polanyi CI.  Moses won first place in hairstyling for Learning Centre 4 and second place overall in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB).
He will now move on and represent the TDSB at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition in the spring.
Special thanks to Rachel Chan for her help and support to Moses.
We are very proud of Moses for his hard work and commitment to his passion. Photo (left to right): Mr. Hill, Moses T. and Ms. Andreou

Wilderness Activity Group @ Camp Kearney

WAG Trip to Kearney

This year, Eastdale’s Wilderness Activity Group travelled to the Scarborough Outdoor Education School (SOES) in Kearney, Ontario for a four-day, three-night wilderness experience. Twenty students and four staff travelled up on a coach bus on February 20th.  We were greeted by friendly staff who helped us get settled into our cabins and gave us a tour around the beautiful area. We were served three delicious meals a day and participated in many outdoor activities including: tobogganing, skating, cross-country skiing, orienteering, a game of predator-prey, a tour of the maple sugar shack and an outdoor cookout.  We had a great time! It was a lot of fun to experience the great outdoors with Eastdale staff and students alike. Another win for the WAG!

Eastdale City Champs (Division 6)

Eastdale CI wins the Division 6 Basketball Finals going 6-0 for the season. We are really proud of these boys. They played their hearts out and made their school proud. #EastdaleChamps
Awesome teamwork with Eastdale students and coaches Nizich & Laufer, learning skills for life

Creative Arts @ Eastdale

Students are creating bird houses in Ms. Greenglass's 'Creative Arts' class. The bird house activity introduces students to the idea of “structure”. It provides the students the opportunity to design and construct, as well as strengthening of teamwork and manipulative skill.

Continuous Intake Co-op Program @ Eastdale

Eastdale CI hosts an alternative program called, Continuous Intake Co-op (CIC) for students facing challenges continuing with a standard school day or environment. As part of this program, students can work in a job of their choice and complete the co-op curriculum, learning about workplace safety, human rights, resume writing, interview skills, employment standards and other work-related topics.

Much of the success of the CIC program is due to the teacher, Mr. P. Topolie's flexible, consistent and persistent approach with all CIC students.

Here is one CIC student's success story shared by the CIC teacher Mr. P. Topolie:
"Karim H. was enrolled in Eastdale's CIC Program for 8 elective credits from October 2015 to June 2016 with marks of 90% and 92%.  He also attended Wintson Churchill Night School and passed his last compulsory credit June 2016 with 87% ENG4C1.  He graduated from Eastdale in June 2016.  His Co-op Placement was Mega City Tire.   He applied for the Truck and Coach Mechanic Program at Centennial College and is currently earning marks in the 80's and 90's.   He has contacted me about accepting his younger brother in the CIC Program.  Just a great CIC success story!"

From Karim H.:

"Hello Mr. Topolie, I would just like to say thank you for all your help in regards to my high school education.  I really didn't have a clue what career id be interested in until I joined your CIC program, I loved the experience I got from my placement and I realized that I should pursue a career related to mechanics.  That being said you are one of the best teachers I've had, thanks again."

Best regards, Karim H."

Kudos to Mr. P. Topolie and the TDSB's CIC program that makes a huge difference for students!