L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
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L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute ("L'Am" for short) is a public high school in Toronto
, located in north-east Scarborough
. The motto of the school is Freedom with Responsibility. L'Amoreaux has an extended French
program, and over three quarters of the students do not use English as their primary languagehttp://www.tdsb.on.ca/profiles/4226.pdf. L'Amoreaux is attended by about 1000 students.
The school, designed by noted Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama
, opened in the fall of 1973. Distinctive in interior design, it featured a large tiered Central Market Square in lieu of the standard auditoriums of similar sized facilities that had tended to be largely unused. The school hall featured in rock
band Rush
's 1982 video for the single Subdivisions
.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, located in north-east Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
. The motto of the school is Freedom with Responsibility. L'Amoreaux has an extended French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
program, and over three quarters of the students do not use English as their primary languagehttp://www.tdsb.on.ca/profiles/4226.pdf. L'Amoreaux is attended by about 1000 students.
The school, designed by noted Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama
Raymond Moriyama
Raymond Moriyama, CC, O.Ont is a Japanese-Canadian architect. He has designed several buildings at Brock University from the 1970s through the latest campus expansion and is the University's former chancellor....
, opened in the fall of 1973. Distinctive in interior design, it featured a large tiered Central Market Square in lieu of the standard auditoriums of similar sized facilities that had tended to be largely unused. The school hall featured in rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
's 1982 video for the single Subdivisions
Subdivisions (song)
"Subdivisions" is a Rush song released on the 1982 album Signals.The song has been a staple of the band's live performances, is played regularly on classic-rock radio and appears on several greatest-hits compilations. It was released as a single in 1982, and despite limited success in the UK...
.
External links
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