Lakeshore Collegiate Institute

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French Immersion

Launched in 2024, Lakeshore CI’s French Immersion program empowers students to shape their pathway with student-dictated electives.

Our French Immersion program qualifies students for a certificate of Bilingual Studies.

Students complete 10 credits in French Immersion (4 French Immersion credits and 6 credits in subjects where French is the language of instruction). Students completing 11 or more credits in French qualify for an Honours Certificate of Bilingual Studies.

Lakeshore’s innovative French Immersion program puts students first by letting them dictate the French electives. From Health & Physical Education to dynamic Business and Leadership course to real-world French Co-op placements, you build real hands-on savoir-faire while gaining a major competitive edge. Far beyond traditional European roots, our curriculum celebrates the rich, diverse tapestry of global Francophone cultures and histories. Students embark on unique excursions and connect with the community through partnerships with local elementary schools and retirement homes—bringing the language to both young and old. Lakeshore French Immersion has something for everyone—l'avenir est à vous! (the future is yours!)

Lakeshore Collegiate Institute's Mission Statement

Lakeshore Collegiate Institute (LCI) provides opportunities for you to enrich your personal and academic achievement by providing a demanding curriculum that incorporates academics with the arts, technology, co-op and athletics. LCI is a dynamic school with a wide offering of programs including French Immersion, Urban Design and Engineering (MST), and 5 Special High Skills Major programs (Auto, Business, Construction, Hospitality and Information Computer Technology). Please note that our MST program can only be accessed through the Centralized Student Interest Program.

All students are invited to participate in our vast extra-curricular activities. The junior and senior level teams compete in a variety of sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, cross-country, track and field and tennis. A wide variety of clubs, including Model UN, environmental, student leadership and student council to name but a few, provides something for everyone. LCI has an excellent intramural program that has earned provincial recognition.

MST - Urban Design and Engineering

Lakeshore CI invites driven Grade 8 students to apply for our specialized Math, Science, and Technology (MST) Design green landscapes, energy-efficient tech, and community solutions.

How to Apply: Submit your application via TDSB Central Admissions (Demonstration of Knowledge and Skills Test required for admission - Students must be achieving at or above 70% on their grade 7 report card).

Our flagship MST program empowers thinkers to become tomorrow's builders and innovators.

Hands-On Innovation: Design energy-efficient scooters, ergonomic seating, and green landscapes.

Cohorted Learning: Learn alongside like-minded peers in Grade 9 & 10 STEM cohorts.

Tailored Pathways: Prepare for Advanced Placement Exams in Math and Science, Specialize in Tech Design, Construction Tech, and OYAP Co-op in Grades 11 & 12.

Endless Possibilities: Launch careers in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Structural Design, and Skilled Trades across University, College or Apprenticehips.

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Excellence in Academics Through the Arts

At Lakeshore CI, artistic passion meets academic excellence. Our Visual Arts program prepares students for post-secondary success through portfolio creation, Drama delivers performance excellence, and Music builds technical mastery in strings and instrumental performance. Blending creative discipline with academic rigor, our students to excel everywhere.

Explore your artistic passion through Lakeshore CI’s dynamic Music, Dramatic, and Visual Arts programs! Take center stage in Drama, elevate your musical talents in Band and Strings, or bring your boldest ideas to life in visual arts.

Train like a professional across three massive Visual Arts studios fully equipped with industry-grade tools—from printing presses and silk screens to pottery wheels. Discover your artistic voice, hone your craft, and turn your vision into reality at Lakeshore CI!

Special High Skills Major (SHSM)

Starting in Grade 11, our SHSM programs turn your passion into real-world experience! Earn your red seal OSSD in: • Business • Construction • Hospitality & Tourism • ICT • Transportation

Train in industry-grade facilities—including 2 woodshops, plumbing & electrical shops, an auto garage, a restaurant kitchen, a cosmetology salon, and a corporate boardroom!

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a specialized high school program that allows students to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and focus their learning on a specific economic sector at the same time.

Students develop skills for their future careers, graduate high school with industry certifications and training and earn an SHSM red seal on their high school diploma.

To complete an SHSM, students need to:

- complete a specific bundle of 8 - 10 courses in the student's selected field

- earn industry certifications like first aid and CPR qualifications

-gain on-the-job skills through cooperative education placements

Dual Credit

Dual Credit, in partnership with Humber College, allows students to simultaneously earn a high school and a college credit in select first year college courses.

Outstanding Support and Broad-Based Tech Programs

LCI supports your academic and experiential learning with not only three cross-curricular networked computer labs, a diverse library resource centre, five classroom based computer labs, but also outstanding broad-based technology programs in a variety of specializations such as Culinary Arts, Automotive, Woodworking and Cosmetology to name but a few.

Lakeshore Collegiate provides opportunities for ALL to meet success regardless of whether the chosen destination is university, college, apprenticeship or work. LCI combines a demanding curriculum that incorporates academics with the arts, co-op and experiential learning opportunities, athletics as well as a full spectrum of technology-based programing including:
• Chef Preparation and Tourism Services
• Computer Programming/Website Design
• Carpentry/Cabinetmaking
• Cosmetology/Aesthetics
• Digital/Traditional Photography
• Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
• Automotive Service and Repair
• Video Production

Additional Features

Student Government - All Grades
Student Leadership - All Grades
Extracurricular Activities
Intramural Activities - All Grades
Full Physical Education Program
High-Tech Bio/Chem/Physics Labs
Special Education Resource Room
Culinary and Cosmetology Classes

Student Life - Where You Belong

GO TEAM

Fitness and School Spirit; every student is encouraged to participate and join any of our numerous intramural and sports teams. Lakeshore has an Artificial Turf / Dome for our field complex, and access to ice time at the Ford Centre and pool time at Gus Ryder pool.

Lakeshore supports teams in football, soccer, hockey, golf, basketball, volleyball, cross-country running, track and field, golf, badminton, table tennis, swimming and Ultimate Frisbee to name but a few.

LCI received a Healthy Schools Award from Education Minister Laurel Broten, MPP, Etobicoke-Lakeshore recognizing our work creating and promoting a healthier school. Fitness and nutrition are a focus at LCI.

We offer a wide range of groups, clubs and activities where a student’s artistic, academic, social and leadership skills can be developed. Some of the clubs available include Students' Council, Yearbook, Caring Adult program, Environmental Club, Model UN, Camp Wahanowin for grade 10’s, and opportunity for culture enriching overseas field trips.

WHAT SETS US APART

LCI supports student learning with cross-curricular networked computer labs and a diverse library resource centre. A Newcomers’ Program and a settlement worker are available to support our English language learners.

Student Services provides academic support, post-secondary/career counselling, arranges university/college visits, seminars, guest speakers, university/college fairs as well student support with scholarship applications and financial planning.

LCI's Co-op Department offers students opportunities to explore career options in a variety of fields/locations, ranging from hospitals to lawyers' offices, early childhood and teaching assistant positions as well as the trades. Many of our student placements in the trades are registered through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program.

Most of LCI's students go on to University, College or into a skilled trade apprenticeship. We are proud of the numerous awards, scholarships and recognitions they receive for outstanding achievement and involvement in academics, our community and skill competitions.

PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

LCI partners with many community agencies such as Public Health, Women's Habitat, Jean Augustine Centre for Young Women's Empowerment.

LCI fundraises for the Terry Fox Foundation and Canadian Cancer Society through Relay for Life Events. We donate to the Daily Bread Food Bank annually with both financial and food donations.

LCI hosts regular school council meetings on the last Tuesday of each month. An automated voice message system and monthly community newsletter is used to update parents on current school events, pertinent dates and student attendance.