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The Abelard School

Field	Value
name	The Abelard School
image	Abelard Sign.JPG
image_size	200px
address	557 Church Street, 4th Floor
city	Toronto
province	Ontario
postcode	M4Y 2E2
country	Canada
coordinates
schooltype	Academic private high school and middle school
motto	Sapere aude - Don't be afraid to think!
established	1997
principal_label	Principal
principal	Mark Young
faculty	15
grades_label	Grades
grades	7–12
enrollment	50
language	English
free_label1	Educational philosophy
free_text1	Socratic method
website

The Abelard School is a private school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that was named after the 12th century French philosopher Peter Abelard. Its teaching philosophy is based on the Socratic method.

History

The school was founded in 1997 by a group of four teachers: Brian Blair, Michelle Lefolii, Shai Maharaj, and Alina Rossinsky. In September 2006, The Abelard School moved to a location near the University of Toronto. In 2017, The Abelard School moved to a new location at 557 Church St, at Church and Wellesley.

Organization

The school has a yearly enrollment of around 50 students educated by seven full-time faculty members, and several part-time faculty members, all of whom have advanced degrees in their field.

The school follows an accelerated curriculum, with students taking courses above their grade level. The courses run the full academic year.

Education

The school educates in grades 7–12 and prepares pupils for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and teaches the ministry requirements. Class sizes range between one and fifteen students. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered to students who excel in certain areas, and who consistently achieve outstanding results in the subject area.

In addition to the provincially mandated French language class, grade nine students must also take a year of Latin and continue French in grade 10. Students are strongly encouraged to continue their language studies through grade 12 and there is a bi-annual trip to Paris for advanced French students.

Grade nine students also take a Foundation Studies in the Sciences course, which covers both grade nine and ten science. This allows them to move directly into the specialized grade 11 courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in grade 10 and potentially take every grade 11 and 12 science course.

Alumni

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, attended the school from grades nine through twelve
Kay Gabriel, academic based at New York University
Noam Sienna, academic, sofer, and author

References

"Abelardschool.org {{!}} About: our name".
Doyle, Peter. (17 October 2015). "Nurturing the natural talents". National Post.
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Shin, L.. (2022). "The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze". PublicAffairs.

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