Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute

Public middle school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute and John Buchan Senior Public School are two public middle and secondary schools in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The schools are owned and operated by the Toronto District School Board that were originally part of the Scarborough Board of Education of the former suburb of Scarborough. Serving the Tam O'Shanter – Sullivan community, the school offers business, math and technology courses. Leacock's motto is Tuum Est, Latin for "It is Up to You".

History

Built in 1969 on a 20-acre property on Birchmount Road north of Sheppard Avenue, John Buchan opened on September 2, 1969 and Stephen Leacock Collegiate opened on September 8, 1970 as the borough's fifteenth collegiate institute. Both schools are connected to one building on Birchmount Road and form a larger kindergarten to Grade 12 campus with Pauline Johnson Jr. Public School. The school was designed by architects, Abram and Ingelson, following trends of brutalist architecture. The schools were named after John Buchan, the fifteenth Governor General of Canada and Stephen Leacock, an English Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist.

Overview

Leacock offers the APEX Advanced Placement program.^[2]

Structure

Both Leacock and Buchan are situated in one building located on 2450 Birchmount Road. Both schools share an auditorium and library while the layout is separated from the rest of both schools. Located in 21 acres at a combined 247,263 sq. ft. building with three floors, the two schools contain over 40 classrooms/science labs, two floor library, cafeteria, specialized television and radio studios, four gym spaces, 1000 seat auditorium with DMX lighting consoles and a three-bay automotive shop.

The 23 m, six lane pool is shared by both schools and is overseen by the board's realtor subsidiary, Toronto Lands Corporation. It is also used by several swimming clubs and schools, including C & C Aquatic Club, Champion Athletic Club, Chaco’s Winner Swimming Club, J. Dolphins School of Swimming and Wendy and Yaya's School of Swimming.

Notable alumni

Linda Ballantyne, voice actress
Bill Carroll, radio broadcaster
Gary Dillon, NHL hockey player
John Does 1, 2, and 3, unnamed juvenile members of the Toronto 18
Amin Durrani, member of the Toronto 18
"Tarzan" Dan Freeman, radio DJ and television host
Steve Guolla, former NHL hockey player
Jeff Harding, former NHL hockey player
Mark Kirton, NHL hockey player
Stacey McKenzie, fashion model
Mark McKoy, 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist 110M Hurdles
Mike Myers, actor, comedian, screenwriter, former Saturday Night Live castmember (also attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute)
Elva Ni, winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant, 2005
Fred Patterson, Humble and Fred, co-host, 102.1 The Edge
Bill Root, NHL hockey player
Vicky Sunohara, former ice hockey player, Olympic gold medallist
Behn Wilson, former NHL hockey player, Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks

References

^ https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/0/AboutUs/Director/docs/Senior%20Team%20Directory.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute". Retrieved 1 February 2012.

External links

Official website
John Buchan Senior Public School
TDSB Profile (Leacock)
TDSB Profile (Buchan)
Leacock Guidance

Secondary education in Toronto

English-language public schools
Toronto District SB	A. Y. Jackson Agincourt Albert Campbell Alderwood† Avondale ASE 1 Bendale* Birchmount Park Bloor Bickford Park* Brockton* Burnhamthorpe C. W. Jefferys CALC (Parkview) Cedarbrae Central Etobicoke Central Technical Central Toronto City Contact Danforth David and Mary Thomson Delphi Don Mills Downsview Dr Norman Bethune Drewry Earl Haig East York EYASS Eastdale Emery Etobicoke ESA (Royal York) EYRAC Forest Hill Frank Oke George Harvey George S. Henry Georges Vanier Greenwood Harbord Heydon Park Humberside Humbergrove* Inglenook Jarvis John Polanyi Keiller Mackay† Kingsmill* Kipling L'Amoreaux Lakeshore (New Toronto) Lakeview* Lawrence Park Leaside Lester B. Pearson Lewis S. Beattie* Malvern Maplewood Marc Garneau Martingrove Midland* Monarch Park Nelson A. Boylen* Newtonbrook Native Learning Native Learning East North Albion North Toronto Northern Northview Heights Oakwood Oasis Parkdale Parkview R. H. King Richview Riverdale Rosedale Heights Runnymede Scarborough Centre Scarlett Heights* SEE SLE SEED Silverthorn Sir John A. Macdonald Sir Oliver Mowat Sir Robert L. Borden* Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir William Osler South East Stephen Leacock Subway Academy I Subway Academy II Student School Tabor Park* Thistletown Timothy Eaton† Ursula Franklin Vaughan Road* Victoria Park Vincent Massey* W. A. Porter West Hill West Humber West Park* Western Weston Westview Wexford William Lyon Mackenzie Winston Churchill West End Woburn Yorkdale York Humber (Emmett) York Humber (Humber Blvd.)* York Memorial York Mills
Toronto Catholic District SB	A.P.P.L.E Bishop Allen Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Brebeuf Brother Edmund Rice† Cardinal Carter Chaminade Dante Alighieri Don Bosco* Father Henry Carr (Marian Academy) Father Henry Carr (Kipling)† Father John Redmond Francis Libermann James Cardinal McGuigan Loretto Loretto Abbey Madonna Marshall McLuhan Mary Ward Michael Power/St. Joseph Monsignor Fraser Monsignor Percy Johnson Neil McNeil Notre Dame Regina Pacis* Senator O'Connor St. Basil-the-Great St. Joan of Arc St. John Henry Newman St. John Paul II St. Joseph's St. Joseph's Morrow Park St. Mary St. Michael's Choir St. Mother Teresa St. Oscar Romero St. Patrick

English-language public schools

Toronto District SB

Toronto Catholic District SB

French-language public schools
CS Viamonde	Étienne-Brûlé Le Collège français Toronto Ouest
CS catholique MonAvenir	Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel Père-Philippe-Lamarche Saint-Frère-André

Private schools
Non-religious	A.R.S. Armenian Abelard Arrowsmith Bayview Glen Beach* Bond Branksome Hall Brighton Crescent Crestwood Dragon* Greenwood Halton Hudson Linden Lycée Français Metropolitan Nile Toronto French Toronto Prep UTS Upper Canada WillowWood York
Religious	Bialik Hebrew Bishop Strachan Bnei Akiva Crawford Adventist De La Salle Havergal Hawthorn Mariyah Islamic Netivot HaTorah North Toronto Christian Royal St. George's St. Clement's St. Michael's Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Tiferes Bais Yaakov Whitefield Christian

Miscellaneous
Lists	List of secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board List of schools in the Toronto Catholic District School Board List of schools of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde

Italics - Alternative school or adult secondary school | * - Non-operational | † - Demolished or sold off