Crestwood’s YARRD (Youth against Racial and Religious Discrimination) held its annual Valentine’s Day Candy-Gram Toonie Grub Day. All week long students have been hard at work preparing for the event, buying, selling, and making Candy-Grams, which were delivered Wednesday in homeroom. Proceeds will go to support Native Child, maintaining Crestwood’s commitment to reconciliation. […]
Crestwood’s Chinese New Year
Last Friday, February 9th the Crestwood Community came together to celebrate the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Students, parents and teachers gathered together to eat, celebrate and welcome the “year of the dog”. Student volunteers organized the event, hosted the evening and entertained the crowd with singing, dancing, musical acts and even a yo-yo […]
CPC at Model UN
Crestwood students participated in UTMUN last weekend, braving the snow and the perils of international diplomacy as they debated and passed resolutions, and staved off or caused grave international conflict! Congratulations to all the students, with a special mention to Tristan Agensky for his delegate award. […]
Guidance News
Important Dates, Upcoming Events, and Financing Post-Secondary Education [VIDEOS] View Online Important Dates, Events, and Financing Education | February 2018 An Evening with King’s – Toronto * Free on-the-spot admissions * * Applicants can enter a draw towin FYP books for next year * Prospective students and their families are invited to join us onFebruary 22, 2018 for An Evening […]
Parents’ Association News
Happy Family Day Weekend! We wish everyone a very enjoyable Family Day long weekend. Hope to see you at Trivia Night this Thursday, February 22 at Revival. It will be great fun for a great cause. Next pizza lunch is this Friday, February 23. […]
CPC Student Alexa Gibson’s Raises $30,000 for Reach Organization
A Message Released by the Reach Organization Reach has just been named the recipient of a $30,000 donation from TD Securities Underwriting Hope fund, and all because Alexa Gibson fiercely advocated on behalf of the charity! Alexa’s father, Glenn Gibson, works for TD Securities. It all started when Alexa Gibson and her partner, both students […]
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CPC Basketball is Undefeated!
Basketball The U14 Boys’ Basketball team ended their last game of the season this past Monday against Bayview Glen with an impressive 66-48 win. Well done to the entire team for some great teamwork! Playoffs begin end of February, please come out and support the Lions as they push to maintain their undefeated record this […]
Kids’ Lit Quiz
“Who was cursed as a baby by Malificent?” (Aurora/Sleeping Beauty) “In order to escape from Dumbledore, Slughorn turned himself into what piece of furniture?” (an armchair) These were just 2 of 100 literary trivia questions that our Kids’ Lit Quiz team faced on Monday, February 5 at the Toronto heat of the Kids’ Lit Quiz competition, […]
Will You Be My Valentine?
Successful Ski Excursion
We are pleased to announce that our annual trip to Beaver Valley Ski Club on Friday was a great success. Beaver Valley boasts 20+ trails, ranging from beginner to advanced, as well as terrain for snowboards and trails for snowshoeing. This day provided an excellent opportunity for first time, novice or experienced skiers to enjoy the […]
Valentine’s Day is Red, White, and Pink Day!
On Wednesday, February 14th, Crestwood students are invited to don their red, white, and pink to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Please bring a toonie to contribute to Community Service’s ongoing fundraising drive in support of Neema International. […]
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Be the Change 2018: Update
Crestwood students left no sofa cushion unturned this past week in their quest to gather stray coins to contribute to our Be the Change classroom challenge. Community Service students diligently collected, sorted, tallied, and rolled the tsunami of coins generously donated by students and their families. We collected an incredible $4414.76 that we will use to […]
Varsity Hockey Conquers Nichols School with a Win!
Hockey After a two week hiatus, the Varsity Hockey Team took to the ice last night against RSGC. The team started off sluggish and slow, but were able to turn things around by the end of the second period. With some spectacular saves by Roy Pejcinovski down the stretch and some explosive offence from Sam […]
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Ordering School Photographs
Please see below, a message from New Paramount Studios. […]
Multicultural Day at Crestwood
This year’s multicultural day was once again a big success! The grade 8 and 9 geography students put on a fantastic symposium of food. They successfully showcased their country’s culture, climate, politics and especially native dress. We successfully raised enough money to cover our 3 foster kids once again. Thank you to all those who […]
The Kids Lit Quiz Competition
On Monday, Mr. Jull led a group of Grade 7 and 8 students to the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Ryerson University to participate in the Toronto Regional Heat of the Kids Lit Quiz competition. This is an international contest where teams of elementary-aged students answer questions from the genres of classical and contemporary children’s literature. […]
Guidance News
Applications for the Summer 2018 #YouthAmbassadors Program with Canada are now OPEN! The program brings together students, ages 15 to 18 who will not be graduating June 2018, and adult mentors from across Canada to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and position youth to make a difference in their communities. The Youth Ambassadors Program […]
Parents’ Association News
Upcoming Events P.A. Coffee and Meeting – February 15 at 8:45 am Please join us for coffee and conversation in the boardroom. Everyone is invited to attend and the coffee is really good. Trivia Night – February 22 Come out for a great evening at Revival for Trivia Night in support of The Crestwood Foundation. Pizza Lunch – February […]
The Oral History Project Goes on the Road!
Mr. Scott Masters and students from the Grade 12 History class will be visiting Branch 10 of the Royal Canadian Legion, where they will deliver a talk on “The Asian Perspective in WW2”, using testimony from their oral history interviews. The talk will take place at 11AM on Saturday, February 24 – a great event for those who want […]
“Be the Change” 2018: Crestwood Cares Update
This year’s “Be the Change” drive is in full swing! Community Service students have been busy this week, collecting, counting, and sorting the mountains of loose change that have been generously donated in the classroom collection boxes. By Thursday, $3091.30 had been collected so far for Neema International to continue our sponsorship of Gilo, Thomas, and […]
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The Future Design School – Kids of Tomorrow!
Ella Lee-O’Rourke (class of ’22), Chiara Codron (class of ’23), Kian Torabi (class of ’22) spent their PA day at this year’s Future Prize 2018 organized by Future Design School. Our Crestwood team named “Kids of Tomorrow!” spent five hours prior to the contest to survey and interview users and research possible solutions. The group decided […]
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U12 Bball Storm the Cyclones
The U12 Basketball team used a complete team effort to capture a victory at Country Day School Cyclones on Wednesday. Every player contributed in a positive way. After facing some very tough talent as of late it was certainly a welcome win for a team that always works hard from the tip to the final […]
Hockey Team Topped by TFS
The U12 Coed hockey team was rolling along pretty good until they ran into a very good Toronto French School team yesterday. Our squad fell behind early and played most of the game in their own end as TFS used their speed and structure to stifle any opposition. Although frustrated at times our team continued […]
U10 Bball Even-Steven
The U10 basketball team is doing well so far this season. Coming off two recent rough matches against T.Y.S and C.D.S. they dribble into the tail end of their season with a 2-2 record. Looking to break out and open things up the team is excited about the next few games against Montcrest, Crescent and […]
Parents’ Association News
Upcoming Events Chinese New Year Celebration – February 9 Hope to see you at the Crestwood Chinese New Year Celebration at the Crown Prince Banquet Hall. P.A. Coffee and Meeting – February 15 at 8:45am Please join us for coffee and conversation in the boardroom. Trivia Night – February 22 Come out for a great evening at […]
Leave A Lasting Impression
Do you have an interest in advertising in our 2018/19 school yearbook? Well it is now or never. Read below to find out more. Who will see my ad? Crestwood’s yearbook is a 128-page, (28cm by 22cm) full-colour, hardcover book. Every year there are approximately 400 copies in circulation within the Crestwood community. Every student and […]
Guidance News
Reminder that course selection is due on Wednesday, February 14th. […]
Burger Ball
On Tuesday January 30th over 50 basketball players from the lower school and over 50 basketball players from the Upper School got together at the college to enjoy some fun and games. Teams consisted of players from Grade 3 – 10, with Grade 11’s and 12’s refereeing. Teams scrimmaged and played together and then enjoyed […]
Artists of the Month
Congratulations to Ethan Aptekar and Jacob Lichtblau our new artists of the month! This time we are excited to present two different mediums: architectural designs by Ethan and 3D printing by Jacob. Come visit the exhibit in art building hallway. […]
Namaste Crestwood!
The Senior Kindergarten class is transformed into a Yoga Studio every Wednesday. The children are building their strength, stamina, and coordination…one yoga move at a time. Many thanks to Lee Davis, our amazing Yoga guru, and to the ever-thoughtful CSPA! Namaste Crestwood! […]