PHONE NUMBER: (416) 394-6990

GRADE RANGE: 9 to 12

EMAIL ADDRESS: experiential.edu@tdsb.on.ca

Website: schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/see2

School of Experiential Education's Mission Statement

Grades: 9-12
Approx. Enrolment: 130

Reset. Re-enage!
SEE School is a safe, small, caring community in the Islington/Dixon area for students who have challenges with engagement, attendance, motivation, achievement or mood. Our supportive staff provides Applied and Workplace curriculum through engaging in-person classes with a focus on personalized hands-on learning, credit recovery and co-operative education. 

Special SEE offerings:

  • Continuous intake: We accept students at any point in the school year.
  • Alternative learning: AM virtual classes and PM in-person classes
  • Welcoming to pregnant students and new parents 
  • Community connections: Assistance finding housing, ID, health care
  • Social/emotional supports from Guidance Counselors, Child & Youth Worker, Social Worker

More Information About School of Experiential Education

Child and Youth Worker

Our Child and Youth Worker is here to provide social/emotional support for all of our students. Our CYW focuses on behavioural, social and emotional development with attention to communication, personal management and social skills. We can help with academics, housing, legal issues, peer concerns, family problems, and many other issues.

Health and Nutrition

Grab-and-go snacks are provided free to all students. When possible, free food pantry items and hygiene products are available for students to take home.

Community Connections

Our school is a safe and caring place, and we partner with many community agencies to provide services to students.  Students can receive Counselling and assistance from our Social Workers. Breakaway helps counsel students on harm reduction and safety.  Public Health Nurses help us explore better emotional and physical health.  

Experiential Learning

SEE has a thriving Co-op program! Students can earn up to four credits. We also have many students in the Dual Credit Program. Students at SEE can attend local Colleges to earn both high school and college credits in Grades 11 and 12.  

Additional Features

  • Green Space
  • Playing Field
  • Private Washrooms
  • Gymnasium

Student Life - Where You Belong

GO TEAM

SEE maintains a vibrant, inclusive student community.  We want you to be yourself here. This also means that your responsibilities as a community member include helping to maintain a safe and welcoming atmosphere that celebrates cultural, ethnic, religious, and sexual diversity.  We welcome students who are working on re-engaging with school, or who have had life events or challenges (for example: illness, engagement with the legal system, anxiety or mental health challenges, academic issues...).  

WHAT SETS US APART

SEE School represents a diverse range of students from across the city of Toronto.  Students who are dissatisfied, underachieving or are simply not feeling engaged in their current school would be attracted to the many features and the structure of our program at SEE.   Typically, we enroll a significant number of students who want more input into their own education and are interested in developing skill sets that will prepare them for College or the Workplace.   We have a unique schedule at SEE School.  We offer two semesters per year (September to January, and January/February to June), and students can take four courses per semester.  Classes are 40 minutes long in the morning, and 35 minutes long in the afternoon, with five minute breaks in between each class.  Please note, we do not offer ESL classes at SEE. 

PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The community comes to SEE in the form of guest speakers and student-driven activities.  Parents and Guardians are invited to attend "Meet the Teacher" nights once each semester. We send regular mailings home with updates, and "All-Call" messages are often made to let families know about important dates and events. Two phone calls per day are made from our computer system to Parents/Guardians to let them know if their daughter/son is not in class.  Parents are very welcome to keep in touch with our Curriculum Leader and teachers to discuss the unique needs of their son/daughter in our Alternative school setting.