Below are the program offerings available at all YRDSB Summer Institute location.
View YRDSB Summer Institute location map (PDF).
Please find select your location(s) in alphabetical order below and click to view the links for programs, and electives.
Aldergrove S.I. (located at Wilclay P.S.)
Wilclay Public School
60 Wilclay Ave, Markham, ON L3S 1R4
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 470-1447 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: aldergrove.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full-day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme-related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
International Language & Summer Institute (Mandarin-Traditional)
For students entering Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8, this program includes a half day Traditional Mandarin program and a half day of Summer Institute activities in athletics, arts and recreation. The language component is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and provides any child with the opportunity to learn the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Traditional Mandarin. Students who complete this 6 week program will receive a certificate of participation.
Skills & Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills & Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum.
Electives
View Aldergrove PS Summer Institute (located at Wilclay P.S.) - Electives (PDF).
Armadale S.I. (located at Ellen Fairclough P.S.)
Ellen Fairclough Public School
33 Brando Ave, Markham, ON L3S 4K9
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 294-9455 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: armadale.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
International Language & Summer Institute (Mandarin-Simplified)
For students entering Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8, this program includes a half day Simplified Mandarin program and a half day of Summer Institute activities in athletics, arts and recreation. The language component is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education and provides any child with the opportunity to learn the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Simplified Mandarin. Students who complete this 6 week program will receive a certificate of participation.
Skills & Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills & Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
View Armadale PS Summer Institute (located at Ellen Fairclough P.S.) - Electives (PDF).
Crosby Heights S.I.
Crosby Heights Public School
190 Neal Dr. Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 3K8
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: 905-884-5281 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: crosby.heights.si@yrdsb.ca
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
Lakeside S.I. (located at Fairwood P.S.)
Fairwood Public School
201 Fairwood Dr., Keswick, L4P 3Y5
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 476-5447 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: lakeside.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy focus and an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation. We all know how much kids enjoy the unknown (mysteries, secret stories, urban legends and etc.) Participants in Skills ‘n Motion 1 will refine their reading and writing skills through daily immersion in various texts and will put their sleuth knowledge to use by publishing a fact or fiction report of their own through the use of technology in a variety of media forms.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
View Lakeside PS Summer Institute (located at Fairwood P.S.) - Electives (PDF).
Maple Leaf S.I. (located at Denne P.S.)
Denne Public School
330 Burford St, Newmarket, ON L3Y 6L1
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 853-2303 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: maple.leaf.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
View Maple Leaf PS Summer Institute (located at Denne P.S.) - Electives (PDF).
Oscar Peterson S.I.
850 Hoover Park Drive
Stouffville, Ontario L4A 0E7
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 642-1236 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: oscar.peterson.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
Sixteenth Avenue S.I.
Sixteenth Ave. Public School
400 16th Ave, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 7A9
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 884-5598 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: sixteenth.si@yrdsb.ca
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme-related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Electives
Teston Village S.I.
Teston Village Public School
80 Murray Farm Lane, Maple, Ontario L6A 3G1
Phone: (905) 884-2046 ext. 240 (before June 29, 2022)
Phone: (905) 417-0555 (after July 5, 2022)
Email: testonvillage.si@yrdsb.ca
The daily program is comprised of a language block in the morning, along with activities in the afternoon.
Words Alive
For children entering SK & grade 1, Words Alive is designed to further build literacy and numeracy skills. Activities may include: chants, music, games and puzzles, guided reading sessions, word hunts, and math mini lessons balanced with recreational activities such as music, soccer, field games, drama, arts & crafts and computer publishing.
Clubhouse
For children entering grades 2 & 3, Clubhouse provides opportunities for children to participate in a full day program designed exclusively for this age group. This program has a focus on theme related literacy and math activities designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, balanced with recreational activities that may include: soccer, volleyball, arts & crafts, computer publishing, ball hockey and much more!
Skills and Motion 1
For youth entering grades 4 & 5, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
Skills and Motion 2
For youth entering grades 6, 7 & 8, this program has both an intentional literacy and math focus designed to encourage problem solving and a growth mindset, as well as an opportunity to participate in a variety of engaging and fun elective activities in athletics, arts and recreation.
**During the language block, students are engaged in fun and enriching learning activities that address reading, writing, media and oral communication expectations from the Ministry of Education curriculum documents.