Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses. Courses are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience in the early summer. This schedule allows course completion by mid-July allowing students time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or a vacation with family. CPC’s School’s […]
Since graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2011, Kyle started his career in the CPG industry. After a successful stint working with Coca-Cola and KIND in NYC, he took his skill set to help Enterprise CarShare enter the car-sharing industry and take on Boston-based ZipCar. He was tasked with acquiring car-sharing companies across Canada and […]
A reminder to parents to please send their child to school with all the proper winter gear to feel comfortable outside, including: snow pants, waterproof gloves/mitts, hat, neckwarmer, etc. We try to get students outside in most weather, even for shortened periods of time. Amy Fuller […]
You may be familiar with the #BellLetsTalk campaign, Bell’s annual initiative to raise awareness and increase acceptance of mental illness. We recognize that conversations about mental health and wellbeing should not start and end with the Bell Let’s Talk movement. This month, our character education topic at Crestwood is compassion. We have put together a collection of talking […]
It is finally time for students to cast their ballots for the 21-22 Crestwood Yearbook Cover Contest. All students are encouraged to take some time this week to submit their vote online here! Voting will be open until Monday, January 24. […]
Are you in need of community service hours and looking for a way to brighten someone’s day? Sending Sunshine is a not-for-profit organization that is trying to reduce the negative effects of social isolation among seniors by providing them with handwritten cards. With the pandemic, the opportunities for volunteering are limited. With Sending Sunshine students […]
Beginning Monday, January 31st we will return to the full winter uniform. Students will have access to the changerooms and will only be wearing their gym uniforms for PE class. […]
After I graduated from Crestwood, I was convinced that I wanted to study Computer Science at Queens University. Three years into my program, I realized that I wasn’t enjoying it as much as I thought I would and I made the hard decision to drop out. I started working as a brand ambassador for a […]
Happy New Year to you all! I would like to invite you to our virtual art class to view the self portrait gallery. We learned from the masters. We studied facial proportions and expressions, and we studied ourselves. So happy and proud to have such wonderful creative students. Anya Romanenko […]
To celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27 at 4:30pm, Award winning Toronto author, Barbara Reid, will be doing a FREE virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay. In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate. Please click on the link below for more information: […]
Did you know….. I can swim. I can’t fly. I eat fish . I am a bird. XO SKA Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira […]
Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms and deposits are due on January 31st. We presently have more new applicants than we can accommodate, so if your re-enrolment form and deposit are not received by January 31st, we will be opening spots for the new applicants on February 1st. Parents can locate all of the […]
Dear Parents, With in-school learning beginning on Monday, please note/ be reminded of the following: If you have traveled out of the country, your child may NOT return to school for 14 days from the date of their return to Toronto UNLESS the child has been FULLY VACCINATED (2 doses), and the second dose was […]
The grade 7 and 8 students in Physical Education classes have been working on adding mindfulness strategies and relaxation techniques to their toolbelt. Some of the techniques they have been working on are mindful minutes, breath work, progressive relation, and incorporating music into meditation. In such uncertain times, times Mental Health needs to be at […]
Congratulations to Crestwood’s Elijah Fisher who started the Elijah Fisher Foundation and ran his first event this past month. On Dec. 23rd Elijah hosted a free Holiday Hoops Clinic for 20 lucky 8-13-year-olds. Elijah and other Crestwood staff ran skills and drills for the kids. In addition to hosting the camp, the Elijah Fisher foundation also impacted the lives of 20 families by delivering toys, clothing, and […]
We will be resuming our co-curricular athletic programming when we return to school on January 17th. Games will not resume until the end of January and an updated schedule will be posted on team Edsby pages as soon as we have them. For sports where we use rental facilities (hockey, swimming, curling), most facilities are […]
With the changes to the screening for COVID and the need to keep our community safe, we have taken the Provincial Screening tool and broken it down into the following document. For the assessment of symptoms and isolation use the following guidelines: If the individual is fully vaccinated OR 11 years old or younger, […]
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With the switch from the 2 courses per day to the in person 4 courses per day schedule, we understand that there will be some needed adjustments that students, teachers and parents will need to make. Here are some additional items that we have begun to discuss here at the school and some answers to […]
It is vitally important for the safety of all of our students that parents or guardians contact the office regarding any and all absences. Anytime your child will be late or miss part or an entire day of classes, parents, and guardians must notify the office as soon as possible (this applies for any absence, […]
The latest issue of the CrestWORD Newspaper is here… and just in time for the holidays! The CrestWORD is CPC’s very own student publication, and in this issue, we’ve got some great content ready for you: updates from our student-body, music reviews, news highlights, a couple of brand new columns, profile features, works of fiction, and some […]
Keep an eye out for next weeks Wellness BINGO. This BINGO will challenge students with a series of wellness activities students can do at home, and they can respond with bingos as they completed the activities. […]
After graduating from Crestwood in 2012, I went on to complete a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario. Following graduation, I worked as a Research Assistant at the International Centre for Surgical Safety, implementing the OR Black Box into several hospitals in the GTA, United States, and Europe. Subsequently, I […]
Are you interested in learning more about UofT’s Engineering Program? Join the UofT Engineering Recruitment staff for this special online presentation designed for Grade 9 & 10 students. The first 30 minutes of the event will be an overview of UofT’s Engineering programs, opportunities, academic requirements, and community. After the presentation, there will be a […]
Read More… from Experience Engineering―For Grade 9 & 10 Students
In January, Crestwood will begin their very own Girls Who Code club. The aim of this club is to to close the gender gap in technology and to encourage more young females to engage in STEM related fields. Look out for the sign up form after the break! […]
Another season of FIRST Tech Challenge’s robotic contest is in the book! Our team of amazing student roboticists all pitched in to compete in the remote qualifying Sudbury tournament. The Crestwood Tech Lions continued to break their team scoring record each and every day in both the autonomous portion and the driver controlled portion of the […]
This was a quieter week in athletics as we wind down for the winter break. Nonetheless there was still lots of action happening around the gym, rink and ski hills. Junior Boys Win Big at St. Andrews U16 Hockey Tournament The red-hot junior boys hockey team spent two days in Aurora this week competing in the […]
Janet Watt was born December 16, 1920, so today we wish her a Happy 101st Birthday! Janet was one of so many Canadian women who entered the armed forces during the Second World War. Janet chose to go in the navy, and she became one of the WRENs. As Janet entered the services at the […]
Tyler Hennick (2009) Following my graduation from Crestwood, I went to the University of Western Ontario and graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business HBA (‘13), Western Law School (’16) and Ivey School of Business MBA (’19). In 2019, I purchased a jewelry manufacturing company specializing in custom made quality jewelry. My team of […]
Sending Sunshine – Volunteer Card Writer Are you in need of community service hours and looking for a way to brighten someone’s day? Sending Sunshine is a not-for-profit organization that is trying to reduce the negative effects of social isolation among seniors by providing them with handwritten cards. With the pandemic, the opportunities for volunteering […]
Thank you so much to the Crestwood community for their amazing support of the Covenant House. A group of students in Grade 4, led by Jackson, Duncan, and Wesley, started the initiative, “Candy Canes for Cause”. The students sold candy canes at recesses over the past two weeks. All the proceeds from the sales […]