The purpose of the community involvement requirement is to encourage students to develop awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities. Every student must complete a minimum of forty hours of community involvement activities as a graduation requirement. The community […]
Crestwood Grade Level Challenge
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Crestwood Grade Level Charity Challenge! The grade 9s won the challenge, and the free grub day, with the grade 8s coming close behind in second place. As a school, we raised over $2000 for the Crestwood Scholarship Fund, a great charity that helps bring some […]
Cafeteria
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Holocaust Education: Written By Zachary Halpern
For the past few months my grade 8 English class has been reading a book called, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. The novel takes place during the Holocaust, so on a related note, last Tuesday, our class had the honour of meeting Holocaust survivor Sally Wasserman, who came to talk to […]
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Mane Essentials
Did you know that the PA runs a mini-shop just inside the doors of the school? We do, and it’s open every day after period 7! Students can grab a snack, Gatorade, TTC tickets, or school supplies like pencils, pens, graph paper and calculators. They can even rent a blazer if needed! The comfy and […]
Sports Update
A great week for sports! Click for pictures and updates! Curling It’s been a busy week for the Curling Teams! The Varsity Boys Curling team travelled to Toronto Cricket Club early this week for their game against Toronto French School. The Boys jumped off to an early lead, stealing the first two ends on the […]
Chinese New Year Celebration on February 5th
Please join us for the Crestwood Chinese New Year celebration on Friday, February 5th from 5 to 7:30 pm at the Dragon Pearl restaurant. It promises to be a fabulous evening of dinner and entertainment. Tickets are $30 and are available in the main office. […]
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Girls Volleyball Simply Unbeatable
WOW! What an exciting Tuesday afternoon of Volleyball as the Crestwood U12 Girls continued their undefeated season by sweeping St. Clements 3 games straight! The ladies were cheered on buy a huge home crowd as the girls poured their hearts into each serve, creating some thrilling moments. Our ‘Vegas Line’ (hard line spiking) was unstoppable…but […]
So You Think You Can Dance?
Dancing – it’s fun to do, it’s entertaining to watch, it’s a great way to exercise. And it’s at its best when done in a group. Crestwood School would like to welcome dance teacher Niky Johnson who travels throughout the CIS community delivering dance instruction to large and small groups alike. Johnson believes dance is a celebration […]
U11 Bball Triumphant vs TFS
With a whopping 32-8 against TFS we could proudly say “on a gagné!” (We won! – in French). Jievan was busy ripping down rebounds while Evan and Zachary applied some sneaky steals. Ben’s big blocks led the defense. A good overall game from Ryan Goodman also helped in this victory! Go Crestwood Go! […]
U12 Hockey Slip by Cyclones
The U12 hockey team improved their regular season record to 4 wins and 1 loss with a 5-2 victory over the Country Day School Cyclones at Bond Lake Arena. This game had a sluggish start but the action soon picked up and chances were traded at both ends before first year forward Beckett Sennecke pounced […]
Sports Update
The Lions have had a successful week! A full practice schedule can be found here. U14 Volleyball The U14 Girl’s Volleyball team travelled to SJK for their first game of the near year. The Lions started off a bit rusty; losing the first two sets 25-16. However, CPC turned it around to win the last set 25-8 […]
Crestwood’s Family Tree
Did you know that Crestwood has an extended family? CPC has been fostering children through the Foster Parents Plan for twelve years. CPC is pleased to introduce three of the children who have benefited from the Foster Parents Plan. Gertrude Banda (pictured) is ten years old and lives in Zambia Africa, Jandry Tumbaco (pictured) is […]
Holocaust Education
This week Crestwood was visited by Faye Kieffer who spoke to Mrs. Winograd’s Grade 8 class about her experiences during the Holocaust. Faye is a hidden child survivor and she was born in Binyacorna, Poland in 1928. When the war broke out, Faye and her family were quickly moved to Ghettos. Her mother and siblings were taken […]
Crestwood Foundation Grade Level Challenge
The Crestwood Scholarship Foundation is a registered charity which helps students enjoy the Crestwood experience and the rich variety of opportunities at the school while enhancing their post-secondary prospects. At the same time, Crestwood is enriched by the presence of energetic and dynamic students who contribute to the Crestwood community. Since its inception The Foundation […]
Snow Days
Winter has arrived! Read on to find out about CPC’s policies on inclement weather. If Crestwood Preparatory College is closed for the day due to weather, an announcement will be posted on the School Website by 6:30am. If CPC is open, but you decide that your children will not be attending school, please ensure you call […]
Guidance News
This week, Ms. Hann and Mr. Mitz visited the Grade 8-11 English classes to discuss course selection for the 2016/17 school year. Grade 9-11 are completing course selection online through the career cruising website www.careercruising.com and are asked to return their signed course selection sheets (printed from career cruising) to the guidance office by February 10th. Grade 8 […]
Cafeteria
It looks like it’s going to be another delicious week in the cafeteria! […]
U12 Badminton vs. Branksome
The Under 12 Badminton Team played some amazing matches against Branksome Hall. Raymond, Eric, Josh, Jack S., and Saladin played long rallies, particularly due to their ability to move forward quickly when receiving a low serve. Jack W. put into play several jump smashes, even from the backcourt. Grace, Max, Nate, and Aaron made some impressive hairpin drops. While David, Megan, Thomas and […]
U12 Hockey Have the Blues
The U12 Hockey Team dropped a 5-2 decision to the UCC 5’s yesterday at York Mills Arena. Our boys and girls played a strong, disciplined game despite their skeleton squad. UCC grabbed an early lead as they slammed in a rebound after multiple saves by our goaltender, Josh Paquin. We tied it up near the end […]
U11 Bball Drop Two
The Crestwood Cubs U11 basketball team fought two tough games this week against The York School and UCC. Despite losing, the players battled until the end with great rebounds by Leo and Evan and smart plays by Tao and Adam. Ryan G pulled out some smart offensive plays that led to many scoring opportunities. Let’s take what we’ve learned […]
U14 Hockey Rocked by RSGC
Crestwood’s U14 Hockey Team began their exhibition season yesterday with a road trip to Bill Bolton Arena to face Royal Saint George College. Our team jumped out to an early lead when Josh Moozar broke down the left wing and wristed a shot over the glove of the RSGC goaltender. The game was tight for […]
Jack, Queen, King….ACE!
Jack, Queen, King….ACE! The Crestwood U12 Girls Volleyball Team has done it again! With precision bump passing, double blocking, and forearm passing, this unbelievably talented team swept The York School this past Tuesday…3 games straight! Through isolation play, the team’s quick set option went to work. One…two…SPIKE! The girls pulled out some creative moves never seen before on […]
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent Teacher interviews are just around the corner! The booking process is essential to ensure you are able to find a time that works for your schedule. The ability to book appointments will begin on January 19th at 9:00 am, and will remain open until January 26th at 3 pm. Below are instructions on how to book […]
Holocaust Education
This week Crestwood was visited by Hedy Bohm and Leonard Vis, who spoke to Ms. Young and Mrs. Winograd’s respective grade 8 classes about their experiences during the Holocaust. The grade 8 classes have been studying the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and discussing the social and […]
Spirit Week
The week of January 18th to 22nd will be Crestwood’s Spirit Week. This is a fun-filled week with lots of exciting school spirit activities. We will be having staff versus student games, assemblies, theme days, raffles, and fundraising efforts. Students will be permitted to wear “street clothes” all week providing they participate in the theme for the […]
Summer School
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses conveniently located in Toronto. 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 vacation with […]
Roll Into Summer
Over the past three years we have held “Swing Into Summer”, a golf tournament and silent auction event. The event was a great success and raised over $75, 000 for the Crestwood Preparatory College Bursary & Scholarship Foundation. The event brought together current students, parents, friends, alumni and supporters of Crestwood in a day of fun. […]
Birthdays at Crestwood
Looking for a good way to make your son or daughter’s birthday special while they are at school? Well, Roary the Birthday Lion is your solution! For only $5.00, Roary will bring them a birthday card, a small treat, and lead the class in singing Happy […]
Cafeteria
Find out what tasty meals to expect next week! […]