Non Trad art...Angel in Toronto

The Non trad class walked to Union Station, where they posted angel interventions to bring joy and hope to the deaden hallways of the railway corridors. It was a response to the 1.2 billion dollars for security for the G 20 conference in Toronto. Our Non trad class thought angels could do it better!

Doors Open

Doors Open is an annual event in Toronto. Old and interesting buildings and urban sites are opened to the public for viewing. Inglenook school participated in the 2010 Doors Open.
It was quite a success. Over 250 people wandered throught the school and outdoor site to view our Victorian school, see Thornton and Lucie Blackburn historic site and talk to our students and staff. Inglenook is housed in the oldest continual running school house. It was built in 1887, for the working poor in the old Corktown district of Toronto. Our site also is significant because of the history of the Blackburns. Our site has a provincial and national plaque for their part in creating an equality and equity in Canada, as well as, their work in the abolition movement and underground railway. Read about the school in the Torontoist blog.

http://torontoist.com/2010/05/doors_open_2010.php

Afro-Canadian Feast

To celebrate Black History month, Saraya organized our students to create a Afro Canadian feast, that also would be a fundraiser for the Haiti relief fund. The feast was a cornucopia of Caribbean, African,and Canadian foods. Veggie Patties, Chicken jerk, Fish Jerk, Rice dishes, fried Plantain....mountains of foods were presented in our lounge. It was a cuisine-topia! It was a great success with students and staff who cooked and served this delicious buffet. Thanks to Saraya, who organized this wonderful community event.

Bowling

Inglenook begin it's new semester with a community social event. This semester, our school went bowling. Not just bowling, but cosmic bowling with 'black lights' and good ole rock and roll music. It was a fun event. There were prizes for the highest score and the bowler who used the most creativity in their approach to bowl. Thank to all staff, who helped make it work and the people at Bathurst Bowl, who have not only the best bowling alley in town but the best French Fries!

Outreach..Toronto Green

Inglenook Community High School has a special enriched program for academic courses, called Outreach. Every Wednesday, students have a sponsor that guide the student through learning paths that are connected to one of their courses. Toronto Green was a project to involve students in new sustainability ideas in Toronto and then try to incorporated these ideas at school. In the background of this photo is a 'green wall' in a downtown office building. Three cheers to the group who later dug up our backyard garden and prepared it for spring planting.

R.O.M. in a day!

Inglenook students had the wonderful opportunity to visit the R.O.M. for a field trip. Thanks to Jenn Gatti and Saraya Elwin for organizing this fun and educational event. Student had a great time, in part, because there was a scavenger hunt contest created by Saraya. Can you image the centruies, students had to travel through to get their answers to the scavenger hunt? Whew! It makes me dizzy! History can be fun! Join the club, the Inglenooker adventurers of Toronto.

Hallowe'en contest

Inglenook had it's annual hollowe'en contest. It was a very scary, frightening event. As the real world mellowed into the hallow world of spirits, ghouls and vampires, our school celebrated the costumes of our students. It was wonderful to see the creativity and passion of the students'

presentations. Wendy white, our drama teacher hosted the show as 'Glen' her alter ego. She looked tough and fierce in her leather black jacket. Rob Rennick, our Geography teacher, went as Guru Kris. P. Frye, and handed out delicious fries from Jamie Kennedy cafe. Salute to all.