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From state-of-the-art facilities to leading-edge programs, Canada’s private schools offer students a wealth of opportunities from which to learn and grow. However, tuition revenue alone doesn’t fully cover the costs of providing the quality education and experiences private schools are known for.

Choosing a private school is a life-shaping decision – one that involves careful thought and significant financial investment. 

As one of the partners at CS&P Architects, Shaw helped design dozens of schools and libraries, a post office, a YMCA and more.

Brian Mulroney inspires his grandson and his classmates after speech about bilingualism. Omar Sachedina reports.

Toronto French School, the first private French immersion school in the country, celebrated its in 2022, but also, recently, the 50th anniversary of its West campus in Mississauga.

The Toronto French School (º£½ÇÔÚÏß), Canada's pioneering private French immersion school, celebrated its 60th anniversary on Friday, September 23.

º£½ÇÔÚÏß, one of the first bilingual immersion schools in Canada, celebrates its 60th birthday. CBC News reports on how the community recognizes this special day and how the school contributes to preserving French language and culture in Ontario.

º£½ÇÔÚÏß, Canada's first bilingual immersion school, celebrates its 60th anniversary today. Norman Gaudet, º£½ÇÔÚÏß’ Head of the School, highlights the benefits of learning French.

Martin T., a º£½ÇÔÚÏß student who just started Level V, triumphed this summer at the International Economics Olympiad, in which 200 participants representing 42 countries competed online.

In the wake of the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, our Head of School, Norman Gaudet, reflects on what her patronage meant to º£½ÇÔÚÏß in this .

In a recent interview with the National Post, º£½ÇÔÚÏß’ Senior Director of Citizenship and Global Education, Aurélie Lossouarn, discussed the importance of cultivating critical thinking skills and how it is an integral part of our school’s curriculum, beginning with the earliest grades.

In honour of Black History Month, º£½ÇÔÚÏß presents the Black Excellence Society at the Senior School, created in 2020 by French teacher, Ed-Esther Kenga. Find out more in L'Express de Toronto (In French only).

Kim English, º£½ÇÔÚÏß' Director of University Relations, was interviewed recently for the National Post's private school guide about the changing face of guidance. Read it here!

On December 14, Norman Gaudet was officially named by the Board of Directors as the new Head of School at º£½ÇÔÚÏß. Prior to his appointment, he had been serving in that role on an interim basis since July 2021.

William Henry "Harry" Giles, co-founder of º£½ÇÔÚÏß along with his wife Anna Por in 1962, passed away on December 5 at the age of 91.

Gérard Poupée, a former º£½ÇÔÚÏß principal, was awarded the French Ordre National du Mérite medal on Thursday, November 18, during a ceremony held at º£½ÇÔÚÏß, in honour of his passion for and dedication to the French community in Toronto.

º£½ÇÔÚÏß is proud to join a growing number of organizations supporting a º£½ÇÔÚÏß  family’s movement to make Halloween accessible to all children. Called Treat Accessibly, this  initiative can potentially benefit up to 400,000 children in Canada identified as having a disability.

L’Express de Toronto recently featured a º£½ÇÔÚÏß student who, along with her family, founded a movement to make Halloween trick-or-treating accessible and inclusive, no matter a child's ability or disability (in French only).

“The more we understand about other cultures, the better we get along,” says º£½ÇÔÚÏß’ interim Head of School Norman Gaudet who, along with current parent Lisa Erry, recently talked to the Toronto Star about the benefits of immersion schools

It was a packed schedule for Truth and Reconciliation Week at º£½ÇÔÚÏß. Tamara Bolotenko, Vice-Principal,, spoke with L’Express recently about the initiatives the school undertook to raise awareness of the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, so that together we can build a respectful and inclusive future. (In French only).

2021/09/09 - L’Express de Toronto magazine recently spoke with our interim Head of School Norman Gaudet a few days before students returned to our Toronto and West campuses. He shared updates on our health protocols and set the tone for an optimistic year that will focus on the well-being of the º£½ÇÔÚÏß community (in French only).

2021/08/24 - How do you choose a school when you arrive in Canada and want your children to discover the North American experience, while at the same time having them remain within the French school system? In this special issue of L’Express magazine, we talked with a French-speaking family who fell in love with the dual-cultures approach offered by º£½ÇÔÚÏß (in French only).

2/4/2020 -- Level IV student Andrew M. was recently featured in L'Express after obtaining a perfect score at the American College Testing (ACT), a standardized test used for college admissions in the US.

6/1/2020 -- Our Deputy Head for Teaching and Learning, Khalid El-Metaal, was interviewed by L'Express newspaper about the distance learning program implemented by º£½ÇÔÚÏß after March break.

10/24/2019 -- Created in 1962 by parents willing to offer their children a bilingual education, º£½ÇÔÚÏß has been accredited by the French Ministry of Education since 1982 and is a partner of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).

10/15/2019 -- Check out the story recently published in the Globe and Mail highlighting the importance of world citizenship at º£½ÇÔÚÏß.

9/21/2019 – Deputy Head of Teaching and Learning, Khalid El-Metaal, was interviewed about how º£½ÇÔÚÏß develops globally-minded critical thinkers.

9/20/2019 – Senior School Principal, Norm Gaudet, discussed the benefits of º£½ÇÔÚÏß' unique full entrance scholarship in the Toronto Star's private school guide.

On November 24, º£½ÇÔÚÏß hosted its second Marché d'hiver - a winter market, featuring a wide range of vendors, a food hall, workshops and festive music.

9/07/2018 -- Post City magazines spoke with Bob Tarle, executive director of innovation and technology, about the future of tech in classrooms and schools.

6/27/2018 -- A Grade 3 (CE2) class from º£½ÇÔÚÏß won the 1st prize ex-aequo in the "Concours des dix mots 2018" (Ten Words contest), in the French Schools Abroad category.

2/24/2018 -- º£½ÇÔÚÏß was recently featured in the Globe and Mail, with West Campus Principal Claudette Landry describing the school’s focus on citizenship.

11/16/2017 -- º£½ÇÔÚÏß paid tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives during the World Wars and beyond, during a poignant ceremony held on November 15 in the presence of Marc Trouyet, Consul General of France in Toronto. Article in French.

9/28/2017  -- Today’s Globe and Mail article ‘Service learning builds global citizens’ focuses on how some of Toronto’s independent schools define their concept of community service. Look for quotes from º£½ÇÔÚÏß’ Head of School, Dr. Josep González and Director of Student Life, Judith Gorry.

1/30/2017 -- For the third year in a row, Quebec City recently hosted a group of Grade 6 students from º£½ÇÔÚÏß as part of an educational trip. Article in French.

1/23/2017 -- º£½ÇÔÚÏß students delivered an outstanding performance at their highly anticipated Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation concert at Roy Thomson Hall. Article in French.