Thank you to all who attended the meeting on February 28, 2022. In addition to hearing the latest news from Principal Lee and the Student Council, our guest speaker Dale Callender talked about mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic. The presentation is attached.  LFTN Mar 6 Lumenus Services at Northern January 2021.pdf 

Save the date for the next Parent Council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 25 at 7;30 p.m. A Zoom link will be posted closer to the date. Stay tuned!

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Thank you to all who attended the Parent Council meeting on January 24. We had a great turnout and a well received presentation by Gloria Chaim on youth substance use and mental health. The recording of the presentation will be shared in the next couple of weeks through this channel and posted on the Parent Council social media platforms.  Please see attached the resources that were shared with us to share with you.  LFTN If you need support… (2).pdf   LFTN Youth and Family Substance Use Resources.pdf 

Our speaker this month is Gloria Chaim, MSW, a recognized leader in the youth substance use and mental health system for over 35 years. The topic is

Talking to your teen about substance use: What you should look for and what you can do

The teen years are years of growth, change and challenge for young people. Experimenting with alcohol and drug use is often part of the picture. This presentation will discuss the signs of possible substance use, when to be concerned and what you as a parent can do.

Gloria Chaim has recently retired from her leadership roles at CAMH in Child Youth and Family Services and the Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health. Her focus has been on system innovation to reduce barriers to care and improve service delivery and outcomes for youth struggling with substance use and mental health issues and their families. She has provided training and consultation nationally as well as internationally and authored and co-authored dozens of journal articles, treatment manuals, reports, and clinical texts

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Agenda: NTCI parent general community agenda 24Jan2022.pdf

The school calendar is available here:

NTCI Google Calendar – North Toronto Collegiate Institute

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Please also check out: LATEST NEWS and UPCOMING EVENTS pictorial calendar on the home page (North Toronto Collegiate Institute – NTCI (northtorontoci.ca) for current posts.

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LPCI School Council hosted an event “Post-Secondary Scholarships – Everything you need to know”, with special guest Suzanne Tyson, Founder, HigherEdPoints Inc.. A link to the recording of that meeting and further resources are below.

More information can be found at:

1. Help me fund my education!
2. Here is a link to all the videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEe5iC_8V0q9nSqGFFbM49A/videos  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEe5iC_8V0q9nSqGFFbM49A/videos 
3. Suzanne wrote a book to be used for planning post-secondary funding: https://chalkboardpublishing.com/product/higheredpoints-ways-to-pay-for-school/

LPCI has shared the recording of University Applications: All You Need To Know – click on the link below to access it:

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/rec/play/gEE8HYgW-vk1sVDSPrZvhAg4S2DnUJewMsX3iUIh6MtoythsvvdleiSKaqtJF23cNPIanzmZhZUyMRZd.1DFXUMJwv5JhnM2V?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=eQ6xHb71TwykxRS1lPdZUA.1639168353666.f05328f5cb48995fe5b170c313d2214c&_x_zm_rhtaid=779

A link to the summary of the discussion is here: Canada_Admissions Overview_LPCI.pdf

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Thank you to all who attended the Parent Council meeting on Monday, November 22, 2021.  We had a record with 51 attendees. The speaker’s presentation, about benefits of taking a gap year, was well received and will be shared/posted as soon as it is made available. In the meantime, you can learn more about CanGap here.

Michelle Dittmer, President and CEO of CanGap, will present on the importance of taking a gap year. See presentation synopsis below.

Pandemic or no pandemic, gap years are on the rise … and for good reason! Taking an intentional step away from formal education to leverage experiential learning can build foundational skills that will launch your young person into early adulthood with more confidence, independence and a clearer sense of direction.

For those who could not attend, the presentation by Can Gap organized by NTCI parent council on Nov 22, 2021 is available for viewing here:

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/rec/share/z810cCjy5eyUaJfkoAhf4tf3H7zEa5mMCdQfXNFsIfuHL6J8DtuVvAA_sFAJ-owC.1iFj_2V1Yyg8O64w

Please note the password is: 

CANGAP_NTCI*22

Meeting Minutes: NTCI parent council community minutes nov 22 2021.pdf 

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Thank you to all who attended the last Parent Council meeting on October 25, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. We had a great turnout! 

For those who missed the presentation on path to postsecondary by Michelle de Braux, the recording is available at the link below. The link will be available for 30 days and it’s password protected.

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/rec/share/zAYx177_pE4EiGIe0VnghcIxPJI5FkHDs9zbCIAqsKNxOjxsDkETjVLunTo1-4d_.9GpWmRA8X_gw4b26

Access Passcode: C0uncilOct2!

The presentation is also available below in PDF format.

Parent Council M De Braux 2021 The Path to Postsecondary.pdf

Parent Council Facebook Group:

For those who have not joined the Parent Council Facebook group and wish to join, two mandatory questions must be answered to be admitted to the group. The group is strictly for parents of students at NT and we wish to keep it private. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. 

The NTCI Parent Council looks forward to your involvement, whether virtual or ‘in real life’, seeing you at meetings, and hearing from you as the year progresses.

The first Parent Council meeting and election of the Parent Council Executive will be held on Monday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom:

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Passcode: 604738

As we reach the end of the school year, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all members of the school community – students, parents, guardians, and staff. It is a huge understatement to say that it hasn’t been your typical school year, between in person vs virtual classroom, quadmesters, etc., we all had to adapt to a rapidly evolving situation to dodge the pandemic. We wish you all a safe and happy summer break and look forward to seeing you again in September. If you have an interest in joining the parent council next year, we invite you to connect with us at Communications@NTCISchoolCouncil.ca

We sadly say farewell to Mr. Mack after eight years of leadership and commitment to our school community and an overall 30 years of service in education. We wish him all the best in his much deserved retirement!

At the same time, we extend a warm welcome to Dr. Jane Lee as our new principal.

The council also wishes to thank departing council member Janet Victor, for her participation on council for the past five years and her dedicated service as Treasurer.

Save the date: The first parent council meeting of the 2021-2022 school year is scheduled for September 27. More information will be provided closer to the date.

– NT Parent Council