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Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute is a secondary school in east Toronto, situated to the east of the city's Greek neighbourhood and between the Greenwood and Donlands subway stations. As the name suggests, it is set up as a technical school, with trades training and special shops for auto repair, carpentry etc. Danforth was built as a specialist technical school in 1922, so it has a number of specialist areas and a fair stock of equipment.

However, with other schools nearby, Danforth does not attract nearly as many students as it is capable of holding, so a number of specialist programs are also held there, including the Gifted and Enriched programs, special classes for students with disabilities (including a special program for the hearing-impaired) and a number of specialist technical courses, such as the Math, Science, and Technology ("MaST") program. Because of this Danforth draws students from a wider area of the city than most other secondary schools.

[edit] History

The building has been added to many times since it was founded, and there are sections of the school built in almost every decade. Danforth has a reputation for its maze-like basement and general complexity. At least one basement level is permanently sealed to students creating a number of rumours about what might be down there (including a connection to the subway that runs under the school, a rifle range, and a bomb shelter). The sub basement does in fact coe school's active Cadet Corps and National Defence course, according to the current principal the range is still mostly intact. The school has three gyms, which is remarkable in a Toronto public school, and a large 1920s auditorium which is occasionally used in films (such as the final scenes of Billy Madison). Additional facilities include a high quality weight room, and a small swimming pool.

Danforth is known for having sent more of its students and staff to the Second World War than any other school in Canada, and has a large stained-glass window in the library to act as its war memorial.

[edit] Logos, Mottos, Symbols

This school is represented with the logo (left). The book on the top of the "shield" represents academics. The art utensils on the top 2 boxes in the logo represent the school's art and cosmetics programs. The gear represents the technical/engineering programs and the whistle represents athletics. For the DCTI (abbreviated)Athletics, they wear a uniform with a picture of a hawk and the name of the school on it which also represents the DCTI school.

The school's motto is "Faciendo Discimus," which means "Learn by doing."

[edit] External links

• Official Web Site