|
Organization:
|
Toronto District School Board - Head Office
|
|
|
|
Phone Numbers:
|
416-397-3000; Reception 416-395-8155
|
|
Address:
|
Head Office
5050 Yonge St
Toronto, ON
M2N 5N8
|
Map
|
|
|
|
|
Intersection:
|
Yonge St and Sheppard Ave W
|
|
|
|
Executives:
|
John Malloy - Director of Education
|
|
|
|
Service Description:
|
Academic, commercial and technical, day and night, credit and general interest classes * after school programs, child care, food programs * adult education and services * Alternative Schools programs * English as a Second Language (ESL), literacy, citizenship and heritage language classes * French immersion * International Baccalaureate * special education including education programs for children and youth 14-21 years with developmental disabilities * support services
Adult Education and Services -- academic upgrading * day schools * Pre-Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Programs -- hairstylist 416-394-6961 * employment services * ESL resource centres * Enhanced Language Training (ELT) * participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) in English, upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto -- see separate entry * Essential Skills Upgrading (Literacy and Basic Skills, LBS) * newcomer services * reception centres for immigrants and refugees -- see separate entries
Alternative Schools Program -- flexible learning environments to meet student’s needs, Alternative Schools List * culturally focused schools include Africentric Alternative Elementary School 416-395-5251, First Nations School of Toronto 416-393-0555, Triangle Program LGBTQ Secondary School 416-393-8443
Metropolitan Toronto School for the Deaf -- elementary school that operates completely in American Sign Language (ASL)
Support Services -- guidance counselling * home instruction * interpreting services for families and schools * psychiatry * psychology * reading and speech correction * social work * transportation for persons with physical disabilities * Parenting and Family Literacy Centres, 416-394-2067 * Welcoming Communities for newcomers -- see separate entry * youth alienation programs include advocacy, outreach to youth in community agencies and shelters * all services may not be available in all locations
e-Learning -- www.tdsb.on.ca/elearning * day school program * secondary credit courses offered through the Internet * partnership with Ministry of Education
Next-Steps Employment Centre -- also offered at Vaughan 905-851-6651 * for Toronto and Mississauga locations see separate entries
For more information see branch listings
|
|
|
|
Area Served:
|
|
Durham West, East York, Etobicoke, North Etobicoke, Malton, West Woodbridge, North York, Scarborough, Scarborough North, Scarborough South, South Etobicoke, Toronto, York - Toronto
|
Map
|
|
|
|