North Toronto Christian School

North Toronto Christian School (NTCS) is a non-semestered Christian school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

North Toronto Christian School
Address
255 Yorkland Blvd

North York
,
Ontario
,
M2J 1S3

Canada
Coordinates43.77348°N 79.33757°W / 43.77348; -79.33757
Information
School typeChristian School
Religious affiliation(s)Evangelical Christian
AdministratorGordon Cooke[1]
PrincipalNicole Brouwer[1]
Vice principalLyne Gagné[1]
GradesJunior Kindergarten - Grade 12
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.ntcs.on.ca

History

North Toronto Christian School was founded in 1981.

North Toronto Christian School is a co-educational Christian elementary and high school, not affiliated with any specific church or denomination.[2]

North Toronto Christian School is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.[3]

NTCS originally occupied the former Page Public School building, which was closed as an operating school by the North York Board of Education (later Toronto District School Board) in 1981. Its first lease was for five years and was terminated on July 31, 2011. The Page Avenue property was sold to a private owner.[4] Formerly called The Yorkland School, the high school adopted the elementary school's name, North Toronto Christian School, during a merger between the two schools at the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year.[5]

Since March 13, 2020, the school has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school has switched to online learning until further notice.[6]

International Student Program

North Toronto Christian School offers a limited amount of space for international students, along with an accompanying ESL and homestay program.[7]

Property

North Toronto Christian School is situated on a 5-acre (20,000 m2) campus near the intersection of Highway 401 and Highway 404 in North York, an area of Toronto. It occupies a former commercial office building and fitness centre with a total of 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) of space on two floors. Evidence of the building's past can still be seen in some areas throughout the building.

High school classrooms are numbered N1-N6, C1-C8, and S1 (N for North, C for Central Square, and S for South).

There is a music classroom in room N6 (music at NTCS is taught by Chris Brown),[8] and science classrooms in rooms N3-N5.[9]

In 2010-2011, the building was renovated and expanded in order to accommodate elementary school students and staff. The elementary school building, which was rented from the Toronto District School Board, was demolished in 2011, as the property was sold by the TDSB to a property developer.

Technology
One of NTCS's three computer labs, room C6. The computers in the photo were replaced in mid-2018.

There are three computer labs with Internet access in rooms C4, C6, and C8, as well as access to a remote desktop server.[10] As of March 2020, all computers in the computer labs run on Windows 10 Pro. The server runs on Windows Server 2008 R2. All computers have Microsoft Office 2007 and LibreOffice installed. There is no student Wi-Fi connectivity and students may use their cell phones only outside the school building or in the main office. There are no student libraries, however, the Toronto Public Library's Fairview branch is 1.5 km away.

Daily schedule

The school day at North Toronto Christian School begins at 8:45 a.m. The high school day ends at 3:05 p.m., whilst the elementary school day ends at 3:15 p.m. Uniforms are required. Chapel is usually held every other Wednesday between period two and three for the high school students, and between period 3 and lunch for the middle school students.[11] Schedule days are numbered Day 1-4, with 6 periods of 50 minutes in length each day, as well as a 40-minute lunch break between period 3 and 4, 15-minute homeroom time (where announcements are read out and devotions are done) between period 2 and 3, and a 5-minute gap between other periods. Grades 11-12 also have spare periods; they may leave the school or work in the café area on the first floor during these periods.

Athletic facilities

Many of the fitness facilities, such as the swimming pool, track, and squash courts, are remnants of the school's past as a fitness centre.

Extracurricular activities

Sports teams include volleyball, soccer, basketball, swimming and more. These sports teams are available to both the junior grades and the senior grades. There are other teams such as the DECA team and a service and leadership team (SALT), and the school's Reach for the Top team which qualified for the Ontario provincial finals in the 2018-2019 school year.[12]

Chandos Outdoor Education Centre

Chandos Outdoor Education Centre is a camp property owned and operated by North Toronto Christian School. Twice a year, students from grades 3 - 9 take an overnight trip there, in the fall and in the winter. Once a year, students in grade 10 take an overnight trip there, in the fall. Each class, accompanied by teachers (and parents for younger grades), goes once in the fall and once in the winter. Chandos Outdoor Education Centre is located outside of Apsley, Ontario, on Chandos Lake.[13][14][15] In the summer, a summer camp, Camp Ke-Mon-Oya, is operated there.[16]

Notable alumni
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References
  1. http://www.ntcs.on.ca/personnel/admin.html
  2. "NTCS - Philosophy". ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. "ACSI Eastern Canada". www.acsiec.org. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. http://www.torontolandscorp.com/images/pdfs/Annual_Plan_20092010FinalSept2009-mr.pdf
  5. "From schools to cash". Toronto.com. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  6. "North Toronto Christian School - NTCS News #2". ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  7. "NTCS - International Students". ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  8. "NTCS - Teaching Staff". www.ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  9. "NTCS - FAQ". www.ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  10. "NTCS - FAQ". ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  11. "NTCS - FAQ". ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  12. "2019 Ontario Provincials - Public". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  13. "Camp Ke-Mon-Oya". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  14. "NTCS - Chandos Location". www.ntcs.on.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  15. An, Félix (2018-01-28), North Toronto Christian School to Chandos Outdoor Education Centre (Camp Ke-Mon-Oya) - HD Timelapse, retrieved 2018-10-23
  16. "Camp Ke-Mon-Oya". www.campkemonoya.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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