Our very own Emily Chan was involved in creating this thoroughly insightful and educational document! Thank you, Emily, for your consistent persistence in promoting social responsibility and social justice!
ADDRESSING ANTI-ASIAN RACISM: A Resource for Educators
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 kids were part of making history today at this local event featured on CityNews. Burying history where Honest Ed’s once stood: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2019/05/30/burying-history-where-honest-eds-once-stood/ While the iconic Honest Ed’s is no longer standing, the various cultures and communities that make up the neighbourhood want to make sure the development to come remembers its past.
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…
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…
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“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…
