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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = North Toronto Christian School
 | image                   = NTCS.jpg
 | image_size              = 275px
 | caption                 = 
 | address                 = 255 Yorkland Blvd
 | city                    = [[North York]], [[Toronto]]
 | province                = [[Ontario]]
 | postcode                = [[List of postal codes of Canada: M|M2J 1S3]]
 | country                 = Canada
 | coordinates             = {{coord|43.77348|N|79.33757|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
 | schooltype              = [[Christian School]]
 | religious_affiliation   = Christian
 | established             = 
 | administrator           = Gordon Cooke<ref name=ADMIN>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntcs.on.ca/personnel/admin.html |title=Staff |publisher=North Toronto Christian School |date= |accessdate=2021-03-11}}</ref>
 | principal               = Nicole Brouwer<ref name=ADMIN />
 | principal_label2        = Vice principal
 | principal2              = David Vant Erve<ref name=ADMIN />
 | grades_label            = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
 | grades                  = Junior Kindergarten - Grade 12
 | language                = [[Canadian English|English]]
 | homepage                = {{URL|http://www.ntcs.on.ca}}
}}

'''North Toronto Christian School (NTCS)''' is a non-semestered private [[Christian school]] located in the [[North York]] district of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The school is a [[co-educational]] Christian elementary and high school, not affiliated with any specific [[Churches of Christ|church]] or [[Christian denomination|denomination]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ntcs.on.ca/general/philosophy.html|title=NTCS - Philosophy|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> Space is offered for both domestic and [[International student|international students]], along with an accompanying [[English as a second or foreign language|ESL]] and [[homestay]] program.<ref>{{cite web|title=NTCS - International Students|url=http://ntcs.on.ca/international/links.html|access-date=2019-06-01|publisher=North Toronto Christian School}}</ref>

North Toronto Christian School is a member of the [[Association of Christian Schools International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acsiec.org/Schools/ON/ON%20Schools.htm|title=ACSI Eastern Canada|website=www.acsiec.org|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=2019-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226152903/http://www.acsiec.org/Schools/ON/ON%20Schools.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
North Toronto Christian School was founded in 1981.

NTCS originally occupied the former '''Page Public School''' building, which was closed  as an operating school by the [[North York Board of Education]] (later [[Toronto District School Board]]) in 1981. Its first lease was for five years and was terminated on July 31, 2011. The Page Avenue property was sold to a private owner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontolandscorp.com/images/pdfs/Annual_Plan_20092010FinalSept2009-mr.pdf |title=Annual Plan 2009-2010 |publisher=Toronto Lands Corporation |date=October 2009 |accessdate=2021-03-11}}</ref> Formerly called '''The Yorkland School''', the high school adopted the elementary school's name, North Toronto Christian School, during a merger between the two schools at the beginning of the 2011/2012 school year.<ref>{{cite web|title=From schools to cash|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/53548-from-schools-to-cash/|date=2010-07-08|website=Toronto.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref>

From March 13, 2020 to the end of the 2019–2020 school year, the school building was closed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto]]. The school used [[Online learning in higher education|online learning]] during that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ntcs.on.ca/cgi-bin/yabb_new/YaBB.pl?num=1585676767|title=North Toronto Christian School - NTCS News #2|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref>

== Property==
North Toronto Christian School is situated on a {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus near the intersection of [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]] and [[Ontario Highway 404|Highway 404]] in [[North York]], an area of [[Toronto]]. It occupies a former commercial [[Office|office building]] and [[Health club|fitness centre]] with a total of {{convert|80000|sqft|m2}} of space on two floors. Evidence of the building's past can still be seen in some areas throughout the building.  

High school classrooms are numbered N1-N6, C1-C8, and S1 (''N'' for ''North'', ''C'' for ''Central Square'', and ''S'' for ''South'').   

There is a music classroom in room N6,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntcs.on.ca/personnel/teachers.html|title=NTCS - Teaching Staff|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> and science classrooms in rooms N3-N5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntcs.on.ca/shortcuts/faq.html|title=NTCS - FAQ|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> 

In 2010–2011, the building was renovated and expanded in order to accommodate elementary school students and staff. The elementary school building, which was rented from the [[Toronto District School Board]], was demolished in 2011, as the property was sold by the TDSB to a property developer.

== Technology ==
[[File:NTCS Computer Lab C6.png|left|thumb|One of NTCS's [[Computer lab|computer labs]], room C6. The computers in the photo were replaced in 2018.]]
There are three [[Computer lab|computer labs]] with Internet access in rooms C4, C6, and C8.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://ntcs.on.ca/shortcuts/faq.html|title=NTCS - FAQ|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> All computers in the computer labs run on [[Windows 10|Windows 10 Home]] and have [[Microsoft Office 2007]] and [[LibreOffice]] installed, along with tools for programming in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[Java (programming language)|Java]]. There are no student libraries, however, the [[Toronto Public Library|Toronto Public Library's]] [[Fairview Mall|Fairview]] branch is 1.5 km away.

== Daily schedule==
The school day at North Toronto Christian School begins at 9:00 a.m. The high school day ends at 3:30 p.m., whilst the elementary school day ends at 3:15 p.m. [[Uniform]]s are required. [[Chapel]] is usually held every other Wednesday after period one for the high school students, and after homeroom for the grade 7 to 9 students.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Schedule days are numbered Day 1–4, with 6 periods of 50 minutes in length each day, as well as a 40-minute [[lunch]] break between period 3 and 4, 10-minute [[homeroom]] time (where announcements are read out and devotions are done) between period 2 and 3, and a 5-minute gap between other periods. Grades 11-12 also have spare periods; they may leave the school or work in the café area on the first floor during these periods.

== Athletic facilities==
Many of the fitness facilities, such as the swimming pool, track, and squash courts, are remnants of the school's past as a fitness centre.

*Indoor [[swimming pool]]
*Three [[squash courts]]
*Two indoor half [[Basketball court|basketball courts]]
*[[Soccer field]]
*[[Indoor Track|Indoor track]]
*[[Weight training]] area
*[[Aerobic exercise|Aerobic]] area
*[[Playground]]
*Outdoor [[Basketball court|Basketball]]/[[ball hockey]] court

==Extracurricular activities==
Sports teams include [[volleyball]], [[soccer]], [[basketball]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and more. These sports teams are available to both the junior grades and the senior grades. There are other teams such as the [[DECA (organization)|DECA]] team and a service and leadership team (SALT), and the school's ''[[Reach for the Top]]'' team which qualified for the Ontario provincial finals in the 2018–2019 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14_BnhpfsYU4wwS6r16dB3NIvYIWVSEhYA0LZzsaBkuM/edit?usp=embed_facebook|title=2019 Ontario Provincials - Public|via=Google Docs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>

== Chandos Outdoor Education Centre==
Chandos Outdoor Education Centre is a camp property owned and operated by North Toronto Christian School.  Twice a year, students from grades 3 - 9 take an overnight trip there, in the fall and in the winter. Once a year, students in grade 10 take an overnight trip there, in the fall. Each class, accompanied by teachers (and parents for younger grades), goes once in the fall and once in the winter. 
Chandos Outdoor Education Centre is located outside of [[Apsley, Ontario]], on [[Chandos Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Camp+Ke-Mon-Oya/@44.7859187,-78.0403516,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x615c954b1994bc91?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_iLOMvZveAhUF64MKHRwBDD0Q_BIwDnoECAoQCw|title=Camp Ke-Mon-Oya|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntcs.on.ca/outdoor/location.html|title=NTCS - Chandos Location|publisher=North Toronto Christian School|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=An|first=Félix|title=North Toronto Christian School to Chandos Outdoor Education Centre (Camp Ke-Mon-Oya) - HD Timelapse|date=2018-01-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFgp5SDmff0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qFgp5SDmff0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-10-23|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the summer, a [[summer camp]], Camp Ke-Mon-Oya, is operated there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campkemonoya.com/|title=Camp Ke-Mon-Oya|website=campkemonoya.com|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>

== Notable alumni==
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* [[Stefanie Reid]]: [[Paralympian]]
*[[Arda Zakarian]]: General [[News anchor|News Anchor]], [[CP24]]
*[[Jordan Romano]]: [[Pitcher]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]]

== See also ==
* [[Education in Ontario]]
* [[List of secondary schools in Ontario]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.ntcs.on.ca/}}

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[[Category:Middle schools in Toronto]]
[[Category:High schools in Toronto]]
[[Category:North York]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1981]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Ontario]]