North Kipling serves a multi-ethnic community, diversity is a reality, not an issue. Many of our families are new Canadians who speak different languages such as Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi and Creole, in addition to English. We have 1 Settlement Worker at North Kipling JMS, 2 days a week, Thursday and Friday, to assist newcomer families. We are dedicated to teaching our students and working closely with their families and the community. We are committed to teaching responsibility and respect in a peaceful atmosphere, to providing a strong program with a foundation in literacy, numeracy, equity and anti-racist education and to providing every student with the opportunity to succeed. Our mascot is the cougar cub and our logo is a paw print. 

Gifted Program

The Gifted Program has been at North Kipling JMS for the past four years. There are two classes in the junior division and one class in the intermediate division. The students are transported by bus in the junior grades and TTC tickets are provided for the intermediate students, providing that the students have met the transportation requirements. Even though the curriculum is the same as for the regular classes, the programming is designed to meet the needs of the students, expanding the topics and knowledge through various strategies and projects.

Interesting Feature

School Uniform

We have a compulsory school uniform for all our students. From JK to grade two, the uniform consists of a red golf shirt and a black sweatshirt with the school's logo and comfortable black pants. From grades three to eight, the uniform consists of a red golf shirt and a black sweatshirt with the school's logo and black semi-dress pants. In winter, the students are allowed to wear a white turtle neck sweater or a white dress shirt under the sweatshirt. The cougar paw print is seen on the back of the red golf shirt and the black sweatshirt. 

More Information about North Kipling Junior Middle School

Partnerships - Bayer Inc

Our partnership with Bayer Inc. began three years ago. Bayer employees have volunteered in the mornings with the Breakfast Club, helped the students with their homework after school and worked with the students on their science projects. Trips to Bayer, environmental education and the UNEP Art competition were among the many opportunities that our students experienced.

Albion Neighbourhood Services

Albion Neighbourhood Services has been instrumental in providing support for the Breakfast Club and the Homework Club programs for the past ten years. Nourishing breakfasts and delicious snacks are provided for the students on a daily basis. After school, volunteers from the ANS provide homework support, an afternoon snack and activities for the students until 5:30 p.m. 

KidsFest

KidsFest is a charitable organization that provides reading and running activities for our junior students every Tuesday. Under the guidance of Ty Jackson and the many volunteers, 60 students get physically and mentally fit by running the course in preparation for the 5K challenge in June and by reading various books to improve their reading skills and vocabulary.

Teacher Candidates and Nursing Students

North Kipling JMS is very fortunate to have successful partnerships with our learning institutions right in our community. Over the past few years we have had the honour to host teacher candidates from various Faculties at York University, nursing students from Humber College and York University and ECE students from Ryerson University.

Additional Features

• From 3 to 3
• Milkweed Collective
• The Merry Go Round Foundation
• Junior Achievement
• Dare Arts Connection
• Literacy Through Drama
• Girls on the Run
• Money Matters

Student Life - Where You Belong

North Kipling students lead a very active life. Student Parliament consists of the Prime Minister and Ministers, and classroom representatives, from grades 5 to 8, elected by the student body. Through the democratic process, students make decisions that impact on school life: organizing fun school spirit days, pizza and hot lunches, distributing their funds to support class trips and events, assisting the community by fundraising for the Terry Fox Run, the United Way C.N.Tower climb and most recently, the devastation in Haiti. Extra-curricular activities occur on a daily basis, with some combination student and teacher teams! Basketball, volleyball, football, cricket, handball, soccer and the introduction of Australian "footy" for the junior students are just some of the sports played either during the lunch hour or after school. Every year students participate in guidance activities and workshops as Future Aces, Dare to Dream, Me to We, Girls on the Run, Women on the Move, Boys2Men, and leadership camps. School Safety Patrollers ensure the safety of students at the drop off point. After school tutoring and peer mentoring help the students achieve their academic potential.

What Sets Us Apart

Creativity in teaching and thinking outside the box to capture and engage students in their learning are crucial elements in programming. We have made a major commitment to providing the most up-to-date technology to improve our students' literacy, numeracy and technology skills. We have a TV, VCR/DVD, overhead projector, a computer and a printer in every classroom. Our computer lab is equipped with modern computers and a data projector. Students visit the language lab on a daily basis to complete assignments and receive additional support through various educational computer programs. During the past three years, through our participation with the Model Schools for Inner Cities Initiative, we have purchased nine SMARTBOARDS and three Elmos. The morning announcements are produced and edited by the students and broadcast to every classroom. We are in partnership with Panasonic's Kids Witness News to write and produce videos which will then be entered into an international competition. Students participate in Speech Festivals, Arts Night, Science and Tech Fair and Historica Fair.

Parent and Community Engagement 

We continue to work together with our active Parent Council members; we listen and respond to the needs and concerns of our parents and the community and include them in our school planning sessions, activities and events. We continue to offer workshops for our parents, through our community agencies such as Rexdale Women's Centre, Albion Neighbourhood Services, Parent Education Network, our settlement worker and our community support worker through Model Schools. We continue to host evening sessions for parents regarding High School information, special education and EQAO information, nutrition and health issues. Parent Council continues initiatives such as hot lunches, fundraising and encourage new parents, through the "Buddy System" to take an active part in their child's education.