General Comment – YM Parent Advocacy 2019-2020

PAUSE

On Friday, March 13th, our students were released to March Break; however, the day before the Ontario government had announced an extension of the break until April 5th. The provincial government announcement was directly related to the World Health Organization declaration that SARS-CoV-2 (virus) had now spread and the disease COVID-19 was at a pandemicContinue reading “PAUSE”

Transit-led Development

When my son started school at York Memorial, the Crosstown LRT was already under construction on Eglinton. I do not recall what the building looked like before the construction happened, so I must not have noticed the last time I lived here. Why does this matter? The future of the school and schools in thisContinue reading “Transit-led Development”

Loss and Grief

The five stages – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance – are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. ElisabethContinue reading “Loss and Grief”

Something Smells…

I got the text from my son while I was at work – something no parent wants to read: “…the school is on fire”. Knowing that there was likely to be a school follow-up, when he came home we just waited to hear. He kept following on his social media. When the information came outContinue reading “Something Smells…”

May 6-7, 2019

…a TREMENDOUS loss to this community.

Why This Hurts

I am a visual learner, so in trying to make sense of why this is so distressing to so many I began looking at the timeline of events. The Infographic to the right is the timeline so far…the last two points are the beginnings of the process for modified Pupil Accommodation Review. I am notContinue reading “Why This Hurts”

Welcome

Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead. I am creating and developing this site to create a space for information for parents and guardians of students currently attending York Memorial Collegiate Institute. By doingContinue reading “Welcome”

Facts vs. Opinion

There is a lot of noise out there for us to navigate in the social media world…and it is getting increasingly more difficult to discern what is fact and what is opinion. Let’s begin with definitions: Fact: a thing that is known or proved to be true. Oxford Opinion: a view or judgment formed aboutContinue reading “Facts vs. Opinion”