TOPS | Talented Offerings for Programs in the Sciences

Chicago Trip

For their final trip of the year, grade 12 students visited Chicago for five days. The itinerary included visitations to the Art Institute of Chicago and Wrigley’s Stadium. Students also participated in numerous architectural tours of the city and visited homes designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Analyzing Algonquin

The grade 10 students embarked on their long anticipated expedition to Algonquin Park. During the four-day trip, teams comprised of 9 or 10 students hiked throughout the park to collect data on items including temperature, wildlife, and water depth and flow rate. Students will be analyzing the collected information through...

Winter Pinecrest

The grade 11 students attended Winter Pinecrest, a four-day overnight trip at YMCA’s Camp Pinecrest, as a reward for their successful completion of a demanding fall semester that included AP Calculus and TOPS Chemistry. Students had a great time participating in team building exercises to bond and relax before the new semester.

Stratford Trip

The TOPS students visited Stratford, Ontario for their annual trip this week. Over a two-day period, the four grades watched three plays at the Avon and Festival Theatre. Students enjoyed productions of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, ” Shakespeare in Love” and the musical, “A Chorus Line”.

Rick Mercer Rants

The grade 11 English classes are creating Rick Mercer-style video rants about a topic of their choice. The topics range from climate change to romantic comedies and beyond. To fully replicate Mercer’s style, some students are filming their rants in Toronto’s graffiti alleys.

Timeless Timelines

This week, the grade 9 English students completed their summative presentations. The students were required to create a story timeline using the books they read throughout the semester. Free to use any media, they were asked to be creative and connect each story to their academic and personal growth.

History Debate

This week, the grade 10 history students completed their unit on the Canadian Labour Movement from 1914 to 2017. As one of the final projects, two groups debated over the topic of “Should the labour movement fight for ‘maximum wage’ legislation as a complement to the minimum wage?” with supporting points and arguments that were taught in class.

Vector Theory

In their second-last week of high school the grade 12 students began their final unit on vector theory. The students learned about vector spaces and eigenvalues, concepts that will become very important as students transition into higher education.