YORK Talks
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 20 episodes
YORK Talks
Latest Episodes
Creating Art
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 nonve...
March 08, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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56:12
Learning Another Language
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, he...
February 07, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:26
Designing the Future
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 so...
December 11, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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25:12
Navigating Middle School
The bridge years between primary school and secondary school are a pivotal time for young adolescents, whose bodies and minds are developing more rapidly than at any stage other than the first two years of life. Middle School can be tumultuous ...
November 26, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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29:46