Weston Collegiate Institute

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Weston Collegiate Institute
Address
100 Pine Street Weston, Ontario, M9N 2Y9, Canada
Information
School board	Toronto District School Board
Principal	Ms. Angela Petitti
School type	High school
Grades	9-12
Language	Canadian English
Motto	'Manu Cordeque ("With Hand and With Heart")
Mascot	The Blue and White Ironman
Team name	Weston Ironmen
Colours	White and Blue
Founded	1857
Homepage	http://www.westonci.ca/

Weston Collegiate Institute is a Grade 9 to Grade 12 High School located in the York South-Weston area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ^[1] It is the second oldest high school in Toronto, after Jarvis Collegiate Institute. Weston CI is located on 100 Pine Street and is near the Jane Street & Lawrence Avenue West intersection.

1 About Weston Collegiate Institute
2 International Baccalaureate Program
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] About Weston Collegiate Institute

Weston Collegiate Institute stands for excellence in education. Students acquisition of the knowledge, the critical thinking skills, and the moral judgment necessary for the future success is a fundamental goal for university, college apprenticeship, or employment.

Established in 1857, Weston Collegiate holds the distinction of being the second-oldest secondary school in Toronto.^{[citation needed]} With a rich history and years of tradition, Weston's Alumni Foundation continues to take an active role in supporting the school's activities and scholarship programs.

The diversity of curriculum provides students with the opportunity to experience a broad spectrum of subjects from the creative and language arts, maths, sciences, and technological studies.

In addition, Weston offers students the opportunity to enroll in the International Studies Program (Grade 9) and the International Baccalaureate Program (Grades 11 to 12). The International Baccalaureate Diploma is universally recognized for admission to the world's finest universities.

A well supported Code of Behaviour developed by parents, staff, students, and community members is based on respect for oneself, others, property, and the learning environment. Consistent and fair implementation of the code has contributed significantly to establishing a positive, safe, and supportive learning atmosphere.

[edit] International Baccalaureate Program

The International Baccalaureate (IB) offers high quality programmes of international education to a worldwide community of schools. There are more than 602,000 IB students at 2,257 schools in 126 countries.

Weston Collegiate Institute has been an IB World School since March 1994. It offers the IB Diploma Programme. The school is state funded. The head of the school is Angela Petitti.

Authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since March 1994, the programme is taught in English. The school is open to male and female students.

Students at this school usually take IB exams in May.

In the last examination session, students completed the following exams: Biology HL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Chemistry SL, English A1 HL, French B HL, French B SL, History HL, History SL, Math.Studies SL, Mathematics HL, Mathematics SL, Physics SL, Soc.Cul.Anth HL, Soc.Cul.Anth SL and Theory Knowl. TK.