Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute
| Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute | |
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800 Greenwood Avenue Greektown, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 4B7 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°40′58″N 79°20′03″W / 43.682759°N 79.334274°WCoordinates: 43°40′58″N 79°20′03″W / 43.682759°N 79.334274°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Faciendo Discimus (We Learn by Doing) |
| Founded | 1923 |
| School board |
Toronto District School Board (Toronto Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Lucy Giannotta WR10 |
| Area trustee | Jennifer Story Ward 15 |
| School number | 5615 / 903469 |
| Administrator | Jean Paul Bernier |
| Principal | Rob MacKinnon |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English, French, ASL , Spanish |
| Schedule type | Non-semestered |
| Colour(s) | Black, Red and White |
| Team name | Danforth Red Hawks |
| Information | 879 (2015-16) |
| Website | danforthcti |
Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute (known as Danforth CTI, DCTI, or Danforth), formerly Danforth Technical School and Riverdale Branch Technical School is a secondary school in east Toronto, situated to the east of the city's Greek neighbourhood and between the Greenwood and Donlands subway stations. As the name suggests, it is set up as a technical school, with trades training and special shops for auto repair, carpentry etc. Danforth was built as a specialist technical school in 1922, so it has a number of specialist areas and a fair stock of equipment. It is a part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Prior to 1998 it was within the Toronto Board of Education (TBE). Attached to Danforth is the Toronto Urban Studies Centre, an outdoor educational school. The school's motto is "Faciendo Discimus," which means "We learn by doing."
Originally existed in 1912 as Riverdale Branch Technical School, the building has been added to many times since it was founded 1923, and there are sections of the school built in almost every decade of the twentieth century. Danforth has a reputation for its maze-like basement and general complexity. At least one basement level is permanently sealed to students creating a number of rumours about what might be down there (including a connection to the subway that runs under the school, a rifle range, and a bomb shelter). The sub-basement does in fact host the school's active Cadet Corps and National Defence course. According to the current principal the range is still mostly intact. The school has three gyms, which is remarkable in a Toronto public school, and a large 1920s auditorium which is occasionally used in films. Additional facilities include a weight room, and a swimming pool.
In 1932, Riverdale Tech was renamed to Danforth Technical School. It was renamed to Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute several years later.
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