Kipling Collegiate Institute
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Kipling Collegiate Institute is a public high school
in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
.
Kipling is a member of Peaceful Schools International and has been featured in Maclean's
magazine as one of "Canada's Top Ten Extraordinary High Schools", as well as the Toronto Star
, as a featured school for its unity and peace
initiatives. It is also a certified Gold Level Eco-School. Situated near Toronto Pearson International Airport
, the school is home to many immigrants and a diverse student population, with 54 different nationalities represented.
modules. Principal Roger Dale's efforts, combined with his philosophy of progressive discipline
and restorative justice
, has caused the suspension rate to fall. As a result, principal Roger Dale has been recognized as one of "Canada’s Outstanding Principals of the Year" by the Canadian Association of Principals and The Learning Partnership. Six years ago, only 30 to 40 parents came to parent-teacher interviews, and less than half the students passed the Grade 10 Literacy Test. The school's failure rate has since dropped 40%, literacy scores have increased by 21% and parental and community involvement is at its highest in over 10 years.
Kipling CI is well known for its athletes who compete in many arrays of sports. Kipling Wildkats as they are referred to, excel in basketball
, cricket
, soccer, baseball
and volleyball
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Toronto
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Kipling is a member of Peaceful Schools International and has been featured in Maclean's
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
magazine as one of "Canada's Top Ten Extraordinary High Schools", as well as the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, as a featured school for its unity and peace
Peace
Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
initiatives. It is also a certified Gold Level Eco-School. Situated near Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport is an international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its metropolitan area; and the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration that is home to 8.1 million people – approximately 25% of Canada's population...
, the school is home to many immigrants and a diverse student population, with 54 different nationalities represented.
modules. Principal Roger Dale's efforts, combined with his philosophy of progressive discipline
Progressive Discipline
Progressive Discipline is a system of discipline where the penalties increase upon repeat occurrences.This term is often used in an employment or human resources context where rather than terminating employees for first or minor infractions, there is a system of escalating responses intended to...
and restorative justice
Restorative justice
Restorative justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of victims, offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender...
, has caused the suspension rate to fall. As a result, principal Roger Dale has been recognized as one of "Canada’s Outstanding Principals of the Year" by the Canadian Association of Principals and The Learning Partnership. Six years ago, only 30 to 40 parents came to parent-teacher interviews, and less than half the students passed the Grade 10 Literacy Test. The school's failure rate has since dropped 40%, literacy scores have increased by 21% and parental and community involvement is at its highest in over 10 years.
Kipling CI is well known for its athletes who compete in many arrays of sports. Kipling Wildkats as they are referred to, excel in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, soccer, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
External links
- School website
- Kipling Collegiate Institute at the Toronto District School BoardToronto District School BoardToronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
website