Toronto District School Board
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Innovation

The TDSB is a leader in education. We are an ambitious organization and are proud of the accomplishments of our staff, students and school communities. We have been recognized both nationally and internationally for a number of successful programs and initiatives that have enhanced the lives of thousands of students not only in the TDSB, but across the country and around the world.

  • We released the largest youth census in Canada. In Spring 2023, across all grades, approximately 58% of the TDSB participated in the Student Census 
  • We host international delegates each year to showcase TDSB programs
  • TDSB staff includes some of the leading international experts in education and research
  • We are a leader in environmental education. In 2003, we designed and launched Ontario's first EcoSchools program 
  • Our research report linking nutrition to academic success was the first-of-its-kind in Canada and helped determine the impact of nutrition on student health, behaviour, attendance, attention and achievement
  • We offer a wealth of specialized and diverse choice programs
  • Our staff have written new curriculum in Africentric education which was approved by the Ministry of Education
  • Our innovative work in Caring and Safe Schools has shaped provincial policy significantly
  • We were the first school board to offer pediatric health clinics inside schools to help support students
  • We support thousands of lifelong learners through our Continuing Education department
  • In 2009 we established the first Gender-Based Violence Prevention office in Canada
  • We offer more than 75 Parenting and Family Literacy Centres to engage all children, as young as newborns, to have a love of learning