When school is not in session, Leacock is there to provide extra support to struggling young readers, writers and mathematicians. All three of our Triangle of Hope TDSB partner schools continue to run various successful literacy-based programs for students. We count on volunteer support to work alongside certified teachers encouraging, inspiring and supporting the […]
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Sister Circles at Get Ahead with Branksome Hall
Over the March break, 17 Branksome Hallgrade 11 students travelled to Queenstown, South Africa. They taught one-week literacy, science, physical education and leadership programmes to classes at Get Ahead. A great feature of the visit was participating in the “sisters” program. Each Branksome student was matched with a grade 11 Get Ahead “sister”. Together, the […]
The Great Debate – “Be it resolved that 140 characters is enough…”
On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, we hosted our 14th Annual Leacock Debate at the Arcadian Court. The event raised awareness of the new Robert W. Martin Leadership Centre in honour of the late Bob Martin – described by Peter Oliver as the “quintessential leader”, who served as Leacock’s Chairman since 2007. It was a sold-out […]