Bloor Collegiate Institute

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name= Bloor Collegiate Institute


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motto= "The Best in the West".
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streetaddress= 1141 Bloor Street West
city= Toronto
province= Ontario
postalcode= M6H 1M9
areacode= 416
phone= 393-1420
fax= 393-1430
email= [e-mail]
url= http://bloorci.vze.com/
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schoolboard= Toronto District School Board
superintendent= Georgina Balascas
trustee= Maria Rodrigues
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principal= Katherine Evans
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fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
language= English
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teamname= Bears
colours= Maroon and Gold
founded= 1925
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Bloor Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in the Bloordale Village neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Education

Bloor C.I. is known for its excellence in educationFact|date=February 2007, high graduation rateFact|date=February 2007, as well as universities/college enrollment rate. In grades 10 and 11, courses such as mathematics and science are offered at three levels - "enriched", "academic" and "applied". Academic level courses prepare students who are thinking of attending university, while applied level courses teach practical topics, and are for students who want an education in college. Enriched is a new level that was added recently, and it is for students who are not satisfied with academic courses and have strong interest in learning. In grades 11 and 12, academic level becomes university level, while applied level becomes college level. While the general distinction remains, some courses are only offered at the university level, such as geometry and algebra. Students who have graduated from Bloor Collegiate Institute go into all kinds of different post-secondary education. The University of Toronto is the biggest target for graduating students.

Canadian poet Susan Ioannou was an English teacher at the school for six years, during the 1970s. [http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/ioannou/bio.htm] Other notable former students include architect Frank Gehry , philosopher Peter Glassen, musician Rik Emmett, actor Derek McGrath and writer/publisher Randy Hurst.

School culture

In the 1970s, the school was predominantly attended by immigrants and first-generation Canadians of immigrants of mostly European origin (especially Ukrainian, Italian, Greek and Portuguese), although some students were of Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Tamil

School motto: "Quod Incepimus Conficiemus" - What We Have Begun, We Shall Finish. (Shared with Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, Ontario. [http://www1.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/cobyweb/]

Clubs and teams

Bloor C.I. is also home to many teams and clubs. This includes social justice committee, anime club, art club, basketball team, chess club, debate club, Ecoteam, environmental club, soccer team, web designing club, hit the pavement, and many others. The most recent victories include the second place in senior boys volleyball across the city in the 2005/2006 season, the first place in chess match in the 2004/2005 season, and the second place on girls soccer across the city in the 2005/2006.

In the 1970s, the school fielded sports teams in football, soccer, hockey, basketball, volleyball, rugby, cross-country running, track and field, and archery. Teams competed in the "bantam" level (grade nine students), the "junior" level (grades 10 and 11 students), and the "senior" level (grades 12 and 13 students).