"In youth we learn; in age we understand."Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Participants of the Community Walk of Hope for Peace gather Sunday, Sept....
York University MEd student Abshir Hassan (BA ’08, BEd ’11) was...
Through a generous partnership with York University and the Toronto District School...
Community-University-School Collaboration: Applying What We’ve Learned to a Jane/Finch context Workshop was...
TOP 10 List Right about this time of year there are Top 10 lists everywhere you turn. In that vein, we have a list of our own (in NO particular order). 10. New Team Members: adding Bryan Brown (Youth Outreach Worker) and Toota Hassanien (After School Supervisor). Two exceptional new members of...
Bryan Brown is committed to youth succeeding in all areas of their lives. You aren’t likely to hear him say it, but watch him for a day and it is obvious. His dedication to youth and community and his deep history in the North-West end of Toronto are among the reasons why Success...
SBL has been in existence since 2010 and since that time hundreds of students have completed our various social and academic programs – all based on our our growth model where students progress from mentee (in 8th and 9th grade) to volunteer (in 10th grade) and to mentor in their latter years of high...
The summer is an exciting time for SBL. Our 6-week summer program takes place at York University, where students going into grade 9 receive their first high school credit. This year the summer program was hosted in the stunningly beautiful Osgoode Hall Law School. For a full recap you can download our...
SBL Program Manager, Kaneka Watkins is currently attending the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) in Detroit. The conference brings together NABSE members, superintendents, principals, school board members, education human resource professionals, deans, professors, education department heads, administrative/educational support staff, teachers, parents, curriculum specialists and students for various education workshops and tours of...
York University graduate student and SBL teacher Sam Tecle has been honoured with the North York Mirror’s Urban Hero Award, for his notable contribution to education and for being a role model for youth living in the Jane and Finch community. “I am blessed, honoured and humbled by this award. The recognition serves...