World Music Afternoon

The ALPHA Winter Wonderfair was an amazing extravaganza of Cake, Crafts, Dance and Escape Room Art!  We hold it at the school now and couldn’t be happier about it. If you missed it this year, do look out for us next year on the first Saturday of December!

Every once in a while one is offered a rare opportunity to work in a school community all children should have the opportunity to attend, a democratic free school with true child led learning opportunities; where a child is embraced as a member of a community and presented choices and passion from all who teach…

Last month on RewirED, we asked the question “What the heck does “ALTERNATIVE” education even mean?” What makes it different than a quote unquote “traditional” style of schooling? Listen in here: ListenNotes.com: RewirED all about how we build community, creativity, collaboration and conflict resolution at ALPHA. with former ALPHA teacher Michelle Sengara, Emily, Izzy, and…

Saturday December 9 11am to 4pm at ALPHA Alternative School – 20 Brant St. A wonderous winter way to celebrate ALPHA, we’ve been waiting 44 years to host at the school! There will be crafts, face painting, entertainment, food (including the famous ALPHA roti), community raffle and a bargain basement full of kids clothing, books…

Dear families and friends of ALPHA students, past & present, Thank you for being part of our extended Alpha community! We are immensely grateful to be part of a school that since 1972, has been encouraging Toronto kids to develop autonomy, creativity, healthy conflict resolution skills and social responsibility through democratic education. ALPHA kids never…

  “ALPHA Alternative School, one of the oldest alternative schools in Canada, was founded in 1972 by a group of parents who wanted to educate their children in keeping with the progressive ideas and movements of the day, particularly the free school movement. ALPHA—A Lot of Parents Hoping for an Alternative—was unique in the Toronto…