Not a student there. But as a neighbor, it is a creepy place. My mom was taking a walk with my baby…read morein a stroller. When she walked by the playground, she stopped to take a look as she is cruious about the activities kids do in a preschool as new grandparents. One of the staff told her that she is not allowed to look and she needs to leave. She was standing in a public sidewalk. What kind of harm a 60 years old grandma with a baby in stroller can do? The staff was very rude. Only thing I can suspect is there was some inappropriate behavior the staff was conducting that they dont want any public to witness. Parents beware.

Yesterday, I returned to Malvern Collegiate Institute (MCI) as an alumna. This year, MCI is 120…read moreyears young. There was an open house for alumni at the school. I checked it out. Part of me had reservations. I didn't want to meet peers whom I didn't exactly hang out with in high school. Luckily, none of that happened. Instead, it was nice to meet up with friends from my graduating class and peers from my decade. One friend had the same feelings as I did and shared them with me in front of one of the gyms. We've known each other since grade 7 and explains a lot about our friendship. MCI is in the Beaches. These days, the area is called the Upper Beaches. Either way, you're not far away from Lake Ontario. I will get the essentials out of the way if you are reading my review to determine whether your child or you as a prospective high school student want to attend MCI. If you're a regular reader, you get a glimpse of my high school years. MCI has a decent language department. English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish classes are all available. French comes in core, extended, and immersion varieties. I formally took English and French. I was interested in Cantonese and ended up taking courses across the city at a few schools to compensate. After grade 8, I dropped out of extended French and had a guidance counsellor adjust my grade 9 schedule to suit my French level going into the core program. I ended up skipping grade 9 and went into the enriched French stream. The good news was that I took every core course available and didn't have French in my final year. The downside was that I had a lot of conflicts taking French exams with my other courses and had to deal with that extra hassle rescheduling exams. The school is known for its marching band. The music program is incredible and attracted me here. I had played viola before coming to MCI, so I had to swap it out. I played clarinet all through high school. I chose the trombone as my secondary instrument in my final year. There are three different bands. You progress as your music competence strengthens. There's junior, intermediate, and concert bands. The latter ends up being the marching band for the Santa Claus Parade in Toronto and the Easter Parade in the Beaches. There are also smaller music groups, such as the jazz band. The choir wasn't what I had hoped for in grade 9. However, I loved it when I rejoined in my final year. It also has a jazz choir, which is smaller and more intimate. The science department is strong here. I was an average science student. You'd think that my being great in math would be the case in science. Nope. I totally defied the odds. I took two chemistry classes and had the most supportive teachers. They appreciated my effort and knew that chemistry wasn't my strong suit. My grade 11 chemistry teacher was there at the open house, which was nice. I loved math. I took every course available. Most of my teachers were men, except for my finite math teacher who hailed from Scotland. I was geeky. I ended up in the enriched math path and loved it. I also enjoyed history and geography. It was tough ditching one of them because I couldn't fit everything into my schedule. I took history all through high school and loved it. I had to ditch geography after grade 10. World history and geography were great classes. I never took US history, which explains why I don't get its electoral system. I also ditched gym after grade 10. MCI has a decent pool, two gyms, a soccer field, and tennis courts. Well, I saw a portable classroom take up part of the tennis courts, which was weird. I loved swimming, floor hockey, basketball, and badminton back then. Computer science was my homeroom in grade 11. I took a single course. I ended up majoring in the field in undergrad. I saw the transition of having more computer rooms yesterday where there used to be keyboarding rooms. Learning how to type was relaxing and useful. It was also an easy course to do well in. I never took art classes, but they thrive. Same goes for shop classes. I also didn't do any business classes, such as accounting. I didn't do drama classes. High school had enough drama... lol I found out that MCI has an archives room. It was news to me! I found a capsule from our grade 10 history class. I am friends with its owner. It was cool and kind of sad that we're older... haha! I wonder what he put in his. The library is a semicircle room on the main floor. I spent spare classes there, catching up on school work or doing research. The room under it is the cafeteria. I always had a bagged lunch or would have hot food in a thermos. I never bought anything at the cafeteria. My best friend did and lived to tell about how mediocre it was. It was great strolling down the halls again. I think we were all in great shape as teens because there were so many staircases! I'm fortunate that I had a decent high school experience that returning was not traumatizing, but enjoyable. (144)

When I came here many years ago, I have to say I wasn't as pleased with the school as I am today…read more The school over the last 10 years has really evolved and marked itself as a unique private school for girls. It's differentiated itself by establishing the IB diploma, which is by far superior to the OSSD that you would get at other schools. I wish I had that opportunity and always was jealous at my UCC counterparts that they had it. By nature of this diploma is forces the girls to become leaders in their own right. The discipline, application and thoughfulness required to complete the courses inherently help develop the mind to think a certain way, and require the girls to be motivated in a certain way. And there's something to be said about the type of people that the girls would befriend and their relationships in the future. Thinking of sending your daughter here? I would. But then there's the debate between public vs. private school and when is the right time.

From the owner: Branksome Hall is a leading IB World School for girls from JK to Grade 12. Boarding from Grade 7…read more Each day, Branksome Hall challenges and inspires girls to love learning and to shape a better world.

I hate this school cause I go here but I am only writing this because everytime I have to go to my…read moreclass, I always stub my toe and they should fix it cause it hurts -miss totten

As new immigrants, my parents sent me to TDSB for high school…read more It really destroyed my life. Less than 25% of teachers were good. More than 30% of the teachers were terrible. They were heartless and unprofessional. The most important things were their job stability and their publicity. At Earl Haig SS, when ESL students cried, teachers just walked past them. When a white girl cried, a teacher comforted her with a hot drink and snacks. It was painful to watch. Greenwood Secondary School has a program designed specifically for newcomers. But newcomers are not even treated like human beings. The "teachers" Louise Houston, Andrew Zarebski, Betty O abused and belittled newcomers assuming that they do not have the ability to complain. Unprofessional English teachers teach Gr.12 English and told immigrant kids that they were hopeless. One of the kids has become a published author and recalls her tdsb experience like telling a joke. The "teachers" themselves do not know what they should do or what they should not do. They do not like their jobs but have to stay there to get paid. Our lives cannot be treated like jokes. Stay away from this corrupt place!

Good school. Teachers are good, education is good, overall good school. One thing is that there are…read moresome toxic kids that swear and stuff. But still good school, made some friends that I still have today.

The teacher may or may not try and sexually assault you in the gender neutral bathroom but overall…read morenot a bad school.

I am a student in grade 12 currently attending this school. The honest truth about this school is…read moreit is EXCELLENT for academics. You/your child will be attending one of the best schools academically in Toronto, but you/your child will have absolutely no social life. I came here from a very large public school and let me tell you my social life, now, is a crap shoot. There are no friend groups, and no one gets along well. Constant unnecessary drama and students do not get along well at all. Also prepare for your child to be spoiled for life because the clientele that can afford a $30,000 a year school are the wealthiest in Toronto. Lastly the school has no sports, school spirit, student life, and the "committees and clubs" are a joke. Nothing is taken seriously by the students except for academics, and the teachers and administration promote a miserable environment by only focusing on academics. If you want your child to be extremely bright but likely a nerd without a social life who spends his days at home either studying or playing video games then this is the school for you. If you want a well rounded happy child who balances his school and social life than this is definitely not the school for you. My personal opinion is to NOT send your child here.

In the summer, a few playgrounds and some nice open areas…read more In the winter time, a decent hill with some sledding potential, often an ice rink, and close to the TTC if need be. Year-round, a decent swimming pool for lessons. I don't know what it's like to attend the school here, but the facilities are solid and handy.

The school suffers from a terrible case of negligence. The water fountains do not work, the roofs…read moreleak and are prone to mold and paint flaking. The school tends to cut costs by hiring construction crews which: 1 - Caused a gas leak 2 - Flooded the school with tar fumes and made several people sick 3 - Work during school hours and disrupt class 4 - Take far longer than was originally promised Worse than this, the school doesn't let their students use the playground equipment in fear of injury and possible law suits, but is fine with feeding them snack which has been moldy on several occasions. To conclude, the School's only redeeming quality is that it isn't in service during the Summer.