On Monday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m., at Edwards Gardens Botanical Centre, the Crestwood Parents’ Association will be sponsoring a screening of a brilliant documentary entitled “Race to Nowhere”. This film deals with several important issues that all parents and teachers deal with on a daily basis (i.e. how we teach, how we parent, stress, […]
News from Guidance
1. The COLLEGE application deadline is February 1st for equal consideration of a student’s program choices. If your son or daughter is thinking about the wealth of opportunities in College in a diploma or degree course, please have your son/daughter see one of the counsellors to help with the online application. 2. Please check with […]
Upper School Parent Meetings February 2nd
Are you ready for parent/teacher interviews? The Upper School parent interview online booking system is now open. Follow this link to book them now: trevlac.crestwood.on.ca/ra . The parent interview times are from 2:30-6:00 and 6:40 until 8:00 on February 2nd. […]
per School SPIRIT WEEK!
Spirit week begins next week! Here is what to look out for each day: Monday: Late Start (Staff Meeting) Crazy hat and hair day (Free Grub Day) Staff vs. Student Reach for the Top game Tuesday: Crazy sock/shoe day Staff vs. Student Basketball game Wednesday: Jersey Day Varsity Boys Basketball Game @2pm Thursday: Crazy tie/scarf […]
Alice in Wonderland
This spring, the drama department will be presentating a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland onstage in the school gymnasium. Plans are well underway — but we would love your help! If you would like to contribute in any way (i.e. set contruction, costuming, hair/makeup) please contact Ms. Nicole Bryant (nicole.bryant@crestwood.on.ca). […]
University of Waterloo Math Contest
The University of Waterloo Math Contests are fast approaching. The dates are: Pascal – Math 9 students – Thursday, February 23, 2012 Cayley – Math 10 students – Thursday, February 23, 2012 Fermat – Math 11 students – Thursday, February 23, 2012 Euclid – Math 12 students – Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Gauss – Math […]
Happy Birthday John A. Macdonald
Recently, students enrolled in Grade 8 History at Crestwood Preparatory College have been studying the life of John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister. To celebrate Macdonald’s 197th birthday, students held a birthday party during junior lunch on Wednesday, January 11, where they shared the posters, skits, speeches and games they created in Macdonald’s honour. […]
Guest Speaker: Marina Nemat
One of Crestwood’s more popular co-curicular clubs is YARRD (Youth against Racial and Religious Discrimination); it is a student-founded club, moderated by Mr. Masters, that was created to provide students with opportunities to exercise their social conscience and to develop a sense of social justice. One of the ways in which YARRD does this is […]
Grade 7 and 8 Trips
This is a reminder to all parents of grade 7 and 8 students to sign up for the annual trip to Niagara Falls (grade 7) and Ottawa (grade 8) if you haven’t done so already. For students, these trips offer a fantastic opportunity for experiential learning, as we explore some of Canada’s history, geography and […]
Crestword: Alumni Edition
Keep your eyes peeled for the Crestword’s alumni edition, due out Monday, January 23. Geared specifically toward our grade 11 and 12 students, many of our alumni have written pieces about their university experiences, to give our future grads a sense of what is waiting for them beyond the walls of Crestwood. Interested in what […]
PA News
Please join us at the next PA meeting on Thursday, January 19 at 8:45 a.m. in the staff lounge. Many thanks to all the students, parents and staff who supported the PA’s fundraising efforts in December. $2000 was raised to support initiatives for our children. Congratulations to Will Hochberg, winner of the iPAD 2, Noah […]
Course Selection
Beginning this week, the guidance department began its visits to grades 8 through 11 English classes to speak on course selections for the 2012-2013 school year. Visits will continue into next week. The staff is discussing elective options, the importance of community service, and backwards mapping with each grade level. Every student will be taking […]
Crestwood Preparatory College Alumni Make Canada’s Junior Hockey Team
Freddie Hamilton, Dougie Hamilton and Jamie Oleksiak, three former Crestwood Preparatory College students, earned spots on Canada’s Junior Team that will compete in the upcoming World Championships starting on December 26th in Calgary and Edmonton. All three boys played together at Crestwood before departing in order to try to fulfilling their dream of playing in […]
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Crestwood Gives!
Crestwood once again participated in our holiday toy and food drive: Crestwood Gives! This year we partnered with the Kawartha Halliburton Children’s Foundation to help fourteen families in need during this holiday season. Each homeroom was paired with a family and decided as a group what they could do to help. The gift contributions ranged […]
Crestwood Preparatory College Sporting Life 2011 Winner of the High School Challenge
It’s Official – the results are in! Crestwood Preparatory College is the official winner of the Sporting Life 2011 High School Challenge. We are extremely proud to announce that Crestwood raised $4,800 to support cancer research and Camp Oochiegeas. Our goal is to top this amount for the Sporting Life 10k walk/run on May 13, […]
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CRESTWOOD GIVES … FOOD & TOY DRIVE
This holiday season Crestwood Preparatory College is supporting the Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Foundation to help 14 families in need. The Foundation exists for the benefit of children in need of protection by the Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. The Foundation is committed to continually informing the community at large of the benefits of the Foundation’s […]
Crestwood Lower School Junior Choir to perform at the Global TV & Toronto Firefighters Toy Drive
PLEASE JOIN THE LOWER SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR FOR A WONDERFUL EVENING OF SINGING, SHARING AND GIVING BACK! With the holiday season just around the corner, Crestwood Lower School Junior Choir has been invited to sing in the annual Global TV and The Toronto Fire Fighters Toy Drive on Thursday, November 24th. This charitable initiative includes […]
Crestwood App
What’s going on at Crestwood? Where is my game tomorrow? The answers are in the palm of your hand The Crestwood app is here! Follow this link to the download page: Crestwood Mobile Download […]
Crestwood Cubs capture U10 Soccer Crown!
The Crestwood Under 10 Soccer Team participated in an all day tournament at UCC. We started off our first game with a successful win and a score of 8-0. Our second game against TFS proved to be a real nail-biter with many near goals by both teams. In the end, Crestwood came out victorious again […]
Crestwood Cross Country runner takes gold at CISAA
Congratulations to Crestwood’s Cross Country Team on an excellent season! Season highlights included: Emmanuel Zambazis winning gold medal in CISAA championship midget boys, and qualifying for OFSAA Duncan Gilfillan placing 5th in CISAA championship junior boys, and qualifying for OFSAA Our Under-14 boys winning the U14 boys SSAF championship race. Congratulations Andrew Gdanski, Austin Mason […]
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Crestwood at Baycrest
Scott Masters on the John Tory Show Scott Masters on the John Tory show after receiving the Prime Ministers award. […]
Working Wonders at We Day
Any artist could host a concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto to perform a good show. But only Me to We can host a show that gives its audience the encouragement and passion to change the world. The fifth annual We Day Toronto was a show to remember and members of the Crestwood […]
Terry Fox Day
In 1980, Terry Fox had a dream of running across a nation to raise money for cancer research. Over the last thirty-one years, his message has been spread across the world. Since his death in 1981, annual Terry Fox runs across the globe have raised over $65 million in an attempt to find a cure […]
Announcing Crestwood Lower School’s Artists of the Month
Often when I am working in my office I hear both visitor’s and parent’s comments about the beautiful student art that decorates Crestwood’s halls. Indeed, a walk through our corridors can be a wonderful experience, as you will often notice a different element in one of the many pieces that are displayed. We are very […]
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Mr. Scott Masters – 2011 Prime Minister’s Award Recipien
Crestwood takes great pride in announcing that Mr. Scott Masters, Head of Social Studies and History Teacher, is a 2011 recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. The Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes the efforts of outstanding teachers in all disciplines who instill in their students a love of learning, […]
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Duke of Edinburgh – Lake Temagami Trip
On September 20th, students from grade 10 and 11 along with 2 teachers, Mr. Douglas and Ms. Peters, ventured off into the wilds of Temagami. This is a beautiful region about an hour north of North Bay. These 19 brave souls, seeking to achieve their bronze or silver levels for the Duke of Edinburgh program, […]
Crestwood goes digital
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to be partnering with Nelson Education Ltd. in a student and teacher digital resource pilot. As an educational leader and innovator, Crestwood understands that teaching approaches, along with strategies on maintaining and improving student engagement, are changing. Students are connected to technology and are early adopters of technological tools. To […]
Rafikis4Africa
“The international media have come and gone. The satellite is gone. The journalists are gone. The headlines have changed. But the situation hasn’t. Please don’t forget about Dadaab. Don’t forget about the thousands of children dying each day. Continue to tell the stories of the people you met here in Kenya. Continue to let people […]
Spirit Point
The grade 9 students travelled up to Algonquin Park last week to embark on an outdoor education field trip. We arrived at Spirit Point Wilderness Academy and Camp on Wednesday September 8, excited for our upcoming adventure. Our first day was an exciting day of rock climbing, high ropes and trust initiatives, hiking, canoeing and […]