The school has 630 students, all between the ages of 4 and 6, and most are the children of immigrants. This makes up 24 classes of kindergartners.
They arrive speaking 40 languages but very little English, reflecting the motto of Toronto, “Diversity Our Strength.” So teachers wear cords around their necks with little laminated pictures giving basic instructions.
One shows an image of a person pushing another, with a line through it. No pushing. There are others, too. Line Up. Stop. Breathe.
“In the beginning, there is lots of miming,” said Stephanie Hammond, a teacher….
Welcome to a highly diverse Toronto school just for kindergartners: 630 children, 24 classes, 40 languages https://t.co/rJFRloCnDZ
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