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YORK Talks

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  • YORK Talks is a podcast for families wanting to learn more about The York School, Toronto's leading co-ed independent school delivering the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Established more than 50 years ago, The York School provides 730 JK to Grade 12 students a world-leading academic programme within a diverse, inclusive, and caring environment. The York School is a place where students thrive, faculty and staff inspire, and parents are supportive and engaged members of the community. In Season 1, host Natasha Estey spoke with school leaders, teachers, students, and parents in The York School community about different aspects of the school including topics like what choice, voice, and ownership means in the context of the Primary Years Programme, whether the IB Diploma Programme is worth it, and the role of athletics in learning. One of the reasons families choose The York School is its teachers. In Season 2, Natasha will speak with teachers from the Junior, Middle, and Senior Schools about their call to teaching, their craft, what a day in the life of their classroom is really like, teaching during a pandemic, and their views on the future of education among other things. A new episode will be released every two weeks or so and can be found wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episodes
  • Creating Art

    Creating Art
    Mar 8 2022

    An education in the arts teaches students to perceive and think in new ways. At The York School, creativity, reasoning, imagination, intuition and art-specific skills are all developed as students learn to build bridges between verbal and nonverbal communication, and logic and emotion.

    In this episode, Natasha Estey speaks with Music Teacher Cody MacFarlane, Visual Arts Teacher Daniel Neville, Drama Teacher Mary Wood, and Film Teacher Otino Corsano, about why the arts are so important in an IB education.

    You can see the arts at The York School in action on Twitter by following the hashtag #YorkLearns. Here are links to some videos of the arts in action at The York School:

    Harmony Concert
    Vocal Music (Cool Moon)
    Concert Band (Crocodile Rock)
    Senior School Theatre
    Senior School Theatre
    Art Battle
    IBDP Film
    IB Film Promo Video
    YORK Connect YouTube Channel
     
    Written and Produced by Natasha Estey
    Audio Editing by Andrew Scott
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    56 mins
  • Learning Another Language

    Learning Another Language
    Feb 7 2022

    Nǐ hǎo! Hola! Bonjour! What are the benefits of learning a second or third language? Why is this a key component of the IB experience? IB French teacher Andrew Torres, IB Spanish teacher Emily Cunningham, and IB Mandarin teacher Connie Zhao, help host Natasha Estey unpack how learning another language can help students increase their understanding of several cultures, including their own, and explore globally significant ideas and issues through different languages.

    Learn about the philosophy of language acquisition as part of an IB education by visiting the International Baccalaureate website. Follow the hashtag #YorkLearns on Twitter to see additional language learning in action.

    Written & Produced by Natasha Estey
    Audio Editing by Andrew Scott
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    39 mins
  • Designing the Future

    Designing the Future
    Dec 11 2021

    Design class is part of the Middle Years Programme at The York School. Join host, Natasha Estey, in conversation with MYP Design teacher, Tim Cooper, about how this class challenges students to apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems using the Design Cycle.

    You can find Tim Cooper on Twitter. Follow the hashtag #Yorklearns to see MYP Design in action at The York School. Learn more about Grade 6 Design, Grade 7 Design, and Grade 8 Design. Learn more about all the cool things students can do with micro:bits. Learn about what's special about Minecraft: Education Edition. Finally, watch the trailer for the award-winning documentary, Coded Bias. 

    Written & Produced by Natasha Estey
    Audio Editing by Andrew Scott
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    25 mins
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