Keystone School - Toronto

What does it mean to be an active citizen? 🏛️🗺️

Our History, Geography, and Civics students set out to find the answer during their visit to the City of Toronto Archives. From exploring how municipal government shapes our daily lives to debating issues affecting our community, students gained a deeper understanding of civic engagement in action.

They also stepped back in time, uncovering the history of their neighbourhood and school through original maps, photographs, and archival records. It was a day of civic engagement, local history, and connecting the past to the present.

We won’t stop 🏳️‍🌈🎨 A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Rainbow Alliance Pride poster contest and bake sale! This year’s theme, “We Won’t Stop,” highlighted resilience, advocacy, and visibility within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. From the incredible creativity shown in the poster submissions to the support at our bake sale, our school community came together to celebrate Pride and support an important cause.

All proceeds from the bake sale were donated to , helping support q***r and trans youth, newcomers, families, and community programs across Toronto. Thank you for helping us make Pride at Keystone meaningful, inclusive, and unforgettable.

Our visual art students visited the Gardiner Museum for an immersive ceramics experience. Students explored “In Search of Imperfection: The Macdonald Collection of Japanese and Japanese-Inspired Ceramics” through a guided tour, then created their own clay sculptures in the Sculpted Identities workshop, led by a museum educator. It was a wonderful opportunity to uncover the stories told by ceramic works and peel back the layers of personal, cultural, and political identity embedded in them.

We’re excited to welcome David McDivitt, a current Keystone parent, this Thursday as our next guest speaker. David is Vice President of Sustainability at Teknion, a Toronto-based office furniture design and manufacturing company.

A University of Waterloo Mechanical Engineering alumnus with 20+ years of experience in product design, program management, and environmental management, David brings an entrepreneurial mindset to driving sustainable innovation across the organization.

We can’t wait to hear about his experience leading sustainability at scale.

Some of our students joined visiting students from Istanbul for an unforgettable journey through Canada’s French-influenced cities - Ottawa, Montréal, and Québec City. They explored Parliament Hill and ByWard Market in Ottawa, Old Montréal and Mount Royal, and the streets of Old Québec, where they took in the charm and history of the iconic Château Frontenac. With guided tours, Canadian classics like poutine and beavertails, and shared experiences along the way, this was truly an unforgettable trip!

We are thrilled to welcome Tina McDivitt, Founder and President of Spindle and a member of Keystone’s Parent Council, to Keystone School this Wednesday as part of our guest speaker series. Tina has led over 50 consulting engagements, developing strategies for maximizing the value, effectiveness and impact of academic, educational, commercial and advocacy programs powered by cutting-edge science. Her expertise spans strategic planning, impact assessment, opportunity evaluation and capital sourcing. Tina holds a Ph.D. in molecular mechanisms of infectious disease from the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. Before founding Spindle, she served as the Director of Strategic Planning and Communications for Ontario Genomics, where she worked alongside senior government officials to bolster Ontario’s innovation and commercialization capacity. Our students are looking forward to learning from her insights and experiences as a leader at the intersection of science, innovation, and strategy!

What happens when students from Istanbul and Toronto come together for two weeks of travel, city adventures, volunteering, art, and a little too much poutine? A pretty unforgettable experience. Over the past two weeks, our students at Keystone School had the opportunity to learn and grow alongside visiting students from Keystone International Schools in Istanbul. From classroom moments and university visits to exploring Toronto and Quebec together, this exchange was a celebration of culture, connection, and community. We’re proud to see all the friendships formed that will last far beyond these two weeks 🇨🇦🇹🇷