All schools are unique, though that’s particularly true of City Academy. It was founded in 1999 by Sheila Dever, and her pedigree for teaching is simply unequalled. She brought a long experience in the public school sector and within the education faculty at York University. She created the program at City Academy to be intensive and challenging, and it is. Small classes and the four semester format focus student attention in unique ways, while allowing instructors to take cues from the students, adapting to their individual strengths and needs. There really is nothing like it. The ideal student is one intending to proceed to post-secondary education, and is looking to build the personal and academic skills that will be required for success in that context.
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I had the most amazing year at City Academy. I attended for grade 12 and I met some of my best friends there. All of the teachers wanted to see their students succeed and constantly checked in with us to make sure we were attaining our goals. City Academy prepared me well for university by having us read scholarly articles for research papers, teaching the fundamentals that are learned in 100-level university courses, and by teaching us great study habits and organizational skills. I would not c... View full review
