Equinox Holistic Alternative School

AGENDA for Wed Feb 9, 2011:
Presentation on Math at Equinox by Deb Adelman 6-7pm
/ School Council Meeting 7-9pm – LIBRARY

Dear Parents -

We are delighted to invite you to the following gatherings on Wednesday, February 9th:

Curriculum Overview (6-7pm) – Math at Equinox

We are very excited to have added yet another new element to our school council evenings. This Wednesday, before our official School Council meeting, Deb Adelman will share with us the approach to Math at Equinox, touching on integrated learning projects for each grade. More »

February 6th, 2011 | Category: Holistic Learning Committee, News | Leave a comment

• Clothing
• books
• toys
• small household items

$10 or less!

- – - – - DONATIONS: please drop off with Jodi in the office

If you need assistance getting quality goods to the rummage sale, drop Lorraine a line

- – - – -  VOLUNTEERING

Of course we need help sorting and setting up and all – please drop our volunteer coordinator a line!

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[download a PDF flyer here]

A joint Roden | Equinox school fundraiser. Funds to go to our Community Garden project!

Unsold items donated to local charity.

January 29th, 2011 | Category: News | Comments (1)

THANK YOU FAMILIES FOR JOINING US AT OUR OPEN HOUSE!

Thank you to all families who attended and parent volunteers who worked so diligently on our inaugural Open House held this past Thursday evening (Jan 20th).
We were delighted to see the overwhelming interest in our school and truly enjoyed sharing our holistic approach to education and parent engagement with you.

In case you may have missed it, we’ve posted the Holistic Education Summary handout (PDF) here for you. For those who wanted more information on the Grade 7 curriculum, you can find more details at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/grade7.html.

Although many families did complete the application form on Thursday evening, an online copy is available for download at www.tdsb.on.ca (PDF). If you would like more information on optional attendance, you can also refer to the TDSB website page.

Just a reminder of the IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING SEPT. 2011

• Applications must be received by Friday, 18 February 2011. A lottery, if necessary, will be held the first week in March 2011.
• Parents/guardians will be informed of acceptance or non-acceptance prior to March Break (no later than Friday, 11 March 2011).
• Parents/guardians must inform the requested school of their acceptance of the offer by Friday, 8 April 2011
• No student will be admitted into an elementary school through Optional Attendance after Friday, 6 May 2011.

We will also be hosting an information/welcome night for those who are accepted, so there will be yet another opportunity to ask questions of our teachers.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Warren Huska, our Communications Committee Chair, at warrenhuska(at)gmail.com.

Thank you again for sharing your Thursday evening with us and we look forward to seeing many of you in September!

Warm Regards,
Paula Jubinville
Chair, Equinox Holistic Alternative School Council

January 26th, 2011 | Category: News | Leave a comment

Open House 2011
JK/SK to Grade 7

Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6pm

[Downloadable PDF of this Open House notice]

Founded in 2009, Equinox Holistic Alternative School is a
TDSB Alternative Elementary, Junior and Intermediate school.
Equinox is a dynamic school that offers a unique, holistic
curriculum that makes connections between the community,
earth, soul, subject and the mind and body, while also striving
to restore a balance between analysis and intuition. The school
curriculum is designed to engage not just the intellect but
also the hands, heart and spirit of each child.

We are presently looking to fill spaces in the following programs for September, 2011:
Junior Kindergarten; Senior Kindergarten;
Grade 6; and Grade 7*

All students, parent s/guardians are welcome to attend

Thursday, January 20th 6pm, School Gym located on the first floor.
Equinox Holistic Alternative School, located on the 3rd floor of Roden
Public School, 151 Hiawatha Road, 416-393-8274   [Map]

On the Agenda:

• Information around our holistic philosophy and curriculum and outdoor education programs
• The TDSB Optional Attendance Policy, Applications and ourschool’s waitlist procedures
• Meet our staff and School Council Chair
• Visit the classrooms

*At present, we do not have spaces available in our Grades 1 to 5
programs, however, we will be taking a waitlist. For more information,
regarding our waitlist process, please join us at our Open House.

TTC Directions Easily accessible by Gerrard/College Streetcar or Coxwell Station and Bus #22.
Parking is available to the south of the school, just north of Gerrard;
entry is off of Hiawatha. There is an additional Green P lot just south of Gerrard, one block east.

Please Note: Applications will be available at the Open House.

January 5th, 2011 | Category: News | Comments (2)