| Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute | |
| Debonnaire | |
| Address | |
| 200 Fundy Bay Blvd. Agincourt, Ontario, M1W 3G1, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School number | 937592 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | Sandy Spyropoulos |
| Area trustee | Soo Wong |
| Principal | Ms. Sandra Kaskens |
| Vice principal | Ms. A. Wong Mr. Stewart Burns |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Normy the Bear |
| Colours | Gold, Green,White and Red |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Enrolment | 1800 (Winter 2009[1]) |
| Homepage | http://www.bethuneci.com |
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute is a high school in Toronto, located in the northwest part of Scarborough. It was founded in 1979 and named after Norman Bethune. The school is attended by over 1800 students, most of whom speak a primary language other than English,[1] the language of instruction. Bethune is also partners with the neighboring senior's homes: Mon Sheong and Tendercare, and with School #15 in Beijing, China.
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Students taking Modern Language classes are offered many enrichment opportunities, including outings to French and Spanish movies, theatre productions and restaurants. Senior students may travel abroad to France and Spain. Bethune students receive excellent results in French and Spanish Contests as well as the Concours D'Art Oratiore (French Public Speaking).[2]
Students have many opportunities to explore their love of the arts. Students can choose from visual art, photography, computer art, dramatic arts vocal music, and repertoire instrumental music and strings. Outside the classroom, students can enrich their experience by joining the art club, the drama club, or the music council.[2]
The Stellar Program is an enrichment program for grade 9 and 10 in Math and Science.[2]
The school-wide reading program promotes the love of reading in every classroom, every Friday, with every member of the Bethune community enjoying 20 minutes of reading.[2]
Bethune's ESL program features field trips that promote Canadian culture and experiential learning. The semestered program has 5 levels in addition to ESL sensitive courses in Geography and History. Bilingual classroom helpers, full-time settlement workers, peer mentor programs, the Chinese Association, and the Newcomer Orientation Week in August help to ease the transition to Canada and to Bethune. In addition to after-school and week-end support classes, OSSLT preparation classes and peer-tutoring support ESL students throughout the year.[2]
A variety of special education programs and services are offered to meet the needs of all students, including students with exceptionalities, such as behavioural, communication, intellectual, physical and multiple learning disabilities. Students' exceptionalities are identified through a formal review process undertaken by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC).[1]
The Student Leadership Council at Bethune consists of organizers and committed students:
A variety of sports are offered through different seasons.
Notable Awards given to the school and the students in it