Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
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40 Sewells Road Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1B 3G5 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°48′31″N 79°12′59″W / 43.808720°N 79.216404°WCoordinates: 43°48′31″N 79°12′59″W / 43.808720°N 79.216404°W |
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Catholic High school Art school |
| Motto | Amare et Servire (To Love and To Serve) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1985 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Kevin Malcolm Area 7 |
| Area trustee | Garry Tanuan Ward 8 |
| School number | 538 / 733024 |
| Principal | Nadia Young |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 506 (2016-17) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Scarborough |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Teresa Titans |
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TTC: West/East: 131 Nugget, 132 Milner, 133 Neilson Rapid Transit: Scarborough Centre |
| Parish | St. Barnabas |
| Specialist High Skills Major | Hospitality and Tourism |
| Program Focus | Regional Arts Program Cyber Arts Cyber Studies Broad-based Technology Gifted |
| Website | www |
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy (SMTCA, St. Mother Teresa, SMT, Mother Teresa, or Teresa for short); also known as by its former names Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School before 2016 and Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School in its inception is a Catholic secondary school in the Malvern neighbourhood of Scarborough, a municipality of Toronto, Ontario.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta founded the a Roman Catholic religious congregation, Missionaries of Charity, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. Members of the order must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest of the poor". The Missionaries of Charity at the time of her death had 610 missions in 123 countries including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children's and family counselling programmes; orphanages; and schools. For over 45 years, she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries. Her beatification by Pope John Paul II following her death gave her the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta".
She was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She refused the conventional ceremonial banquet given to laureates, and asked that the $192,000 funds be given to the poor in India. Her awards include the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, the Philippines-based Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Pacem in Terris Award, an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, the Order of Merit from both the United Kingdom and the United States, Albania's Golden Honour of the Nation, honorary degrees, the Balzan Prize, and the Albert Schweitzer International Prize among many others.
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