Toronto French School
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306 Lawrence Avenue East Toronto, Ontario, M4N 1T7 Canada |
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| School type | Independent school Day |
| Motto |
Connaissance est force (Knowledge is power) |
| Established | 1962 |
| Founder | Harry Giles |
| Head of School | Dr. Josep L. González |
| Faculty | 200 |
| Grades | Jardin d'éveil (age 2) to Grade 12 |
| Enrollment | 1300 |
| Language | Primarily French |
| Campus | Toronto Campus/Mississauga Campus (30-acre (0.12 km2), urban and forest, Toronto Campus) |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Red |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Team name | TFS Cougars |
| Website | www |
The Toronto French School (TFS), founded in 1962, is an independent, bilingual, co-educational, non-denominational school in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, is the royal patron of the school. The school rebranded in 2011 to become TFS – Canada’s International School
At TFS, students complete the IB PYP (Primary Years Program), MYP (Middle Years Program) and Diploma Programs (DP), in addition to the National Curriculum of France and the Ministry of Ontario curriculum. it is compulsory for students to study under the International Baccalaureate program in their final two years. Prior to this, students between the ages of 2 and 15 go through a broad bilingual program covering the arts, languages, natural and social sciences as well as mathematics. Furthermore, the school offers numerous side programs that focus on aiding students in expanding to an international level, such as through its optional SAT preparation course.
The Toronto French School was co-founded 9 August 1962 by Harry Giles with his wife, Anna Por, when he issued the articles of incorporation for his non-profit school. In doing this they had the objective of educating its students to become fully bilingual young Canadians, and not just good English Canadians. This would later prove to be a significant factor in distinguishing TFS from other private schools of the Upper Canada establishment, such as UCC and Havergal. The school began as an experiment in home schooling, and its first classes took place in rented Church basements. The experiment was successful.
In its first class on September 7, 1962, the school was teaching sixteen 3-5 year olds under a Mme. Nicole Corbi. Only four years later, the Toronto French School owned 6 locations across the GTA and surrounding areas, including the Mississauga Campus it still uses today, and several small facilities that they were renting. In 1980, the school acquired 318 Lawrence Avenue, the former Sifton Manor and made the 26-acre (110,000 m2) plot of land its new primary location.
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