City View Alternative Senior School (Gr 07 - 08)
38 Shirley St, Floor 3, Toronto, ON
M6K1S9
M6K1S9
416-393-8708
416-393-8707
City View Alternative Senior School is located on the third floor of Shirley Street Public School near Dundas Street and Brock Avenue. The school has been operating for twelve years. If you are interested in education for peace and social justice, City View Alternative Senior School may be the place for you. Many of the subject areas are taught through the lens of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. We share a common philosophy, and parents and students choose the school in order to be engaged in struggles for justice both locally and globally.
City View has 64 students and 4 teachers. Your child will be challenged every day to connect with the learning and we expect a high level of commitment to the program.
Outreach
In the spring, our students dedicate one full week to volunteer for justice based community and international organizations. Each student volunteers for at least two placements in each year they are at City View. Past placements have included Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Pride Toronto, Romero House, Sistering, and OCAP.
Equity Initiatives
-Global and social justice education infused throughout the curriculum
-Equity and Holocaust studies
-City View is committed to increasing diversity amongst its student population
Language and Literacy
-Guest author visits
-Play writing and drama week
-Intensive media literacy
-Grade 8 independent study project
-French programme caters to the needs of core,
extended and immersion students
Math, Science and Technology
-Problem-solving approach
-Real-life, social justice focused programme
-Real-life, social justice focused programme
-Outdoor education in the fall and spring
Fine Arts
- Integrated, intensive visual arts programme
-Artists in school
-Artists in school
-Music: guitar, strings, song writing, choir
-Production of student-written plays or musicals
-Winter Feast school show
Physical Education and Health
-Focus on a cooperative programme and defocused emphasis on competition
-City View shares the gymnasium and school yard with Shirley Street Public School and has access to the pool, gym and ice rinks of the McCormick Recreation Centre on Brock Avenue
