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1 vv o stouffville suntribune if i0v- fi iv vx i thursday april 14 2005 the suntribune is taking the pulse of our communities in a wideranging news series that continues the state of series takes a hard look at the issues chal lenging the continued vitality of york region education transportation waste and public safety our awardwinning team of reporters photographers and editors have spent months examining a wide range of issues highlighting not only where we stand but how we got there and most importantly what lies ahead let us know where you stand on the issues by emailing jmasonrymgcom or taking part in online surveys at yorkregioncom where the full series of articles will be available as they are pub lished jkring in this cake and receive a 25 coupon on us towards a special occasion cake at yoteod mjsbsfm cfi quality and prices you can sleep on layaway and financing available 8 bed frame setup comforter disposal of 8 s old set mattress pad layaway 1 set of sheets bed rails pillow 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province he said the next wave in nouveau pedagogy is scheduled for 2008 in the form of the york region school for athletics and healthy active living in markham prophetically the 31 acre site of the high school with a focus on the total integration of academic and athletic excellence is now occupied by a golf course the 1300 students expected to attend will be high perform ance athletes or those with the it could be french immersion special education technical apprenticeships arts and sports we try to provide and encourage participation in all areas of interest bill crothers york public board chairperson potential to be international guest athletes and youngsters interested in coaching officiat ing training and sports media the york catholic district school board has also introduced and integrated special interest studies we have brought together the expertise and resources to enable students to broaden their hori zons in specialty areas said catholic board spokesperson chris cable the boards special program ming is ranging notable is the exclusive international baccalaureate program at st roberts catholic high school in thornhill and bayview secondary school in richmond hill the program involving 200000 students at 1468 schools in 119 countries cultivates inter nationalism and respect for other cultures regional arts programs thrive at st elizabeth and st michaels catholic high schools in thornhill while students pursu ing a technical grounding find st gregory the great in woodbridge aptly named in addition said ms cable the catholic board offers specialized laptop computer and global edu cation studies while promoting attack of the clones in 2002 mr christensen told reporters his parents wanted him to audition for arts york as a dancer i refused i wasnt going to do that he said it seems to have worked itself out onestop learning university high school could share campus from page 3 curriculum as well changes will evolutionary not dramatic he said learning exclusively via com puters from far away is not in the cards said public board director of education bill hogarth distance learning is a mis nomer he said i think prelim inary experience has to be con nected in a real and virtual sense when we speak of the school of the future were look ing at an integrated approach and at methods of instruction we havent imagined the campuses of tomorrow may be fully integrated accord ing to mr hogarth vary school day i think in the future we should have a total learning opportunity housed in one building he said it should include in one facility elemen tary secondary college and the world at work together it would be easy to do and would vary tlie school day it would vary the quality of instruction and the types of sup ports that are required within the community partnerships with corpora tions may well be more preva lent in the future said mr hogarth there are some fine corpo rations with the best interest in what should happen to stu dents families 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