45 Walmer Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2X2, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Private
- WEBSITE: JICS Lab School
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Elementary, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 6
The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School at the University of Toronto has a unique place in the history of educational excellence, teacher preparation, and child study in Canada. The School is dedicated to engaging children and their teachers in an educational experience that is enriched, innovative, and compelling. A Laboratory School education prepares our students for a lifetime of asking good questions, finding robust answers, and contributing to the nurture of our world and the people in it. Teaching practices and learning opportunities in the school are anchored in inquiry, developmental readiness, and emerging research.
Bordering the University of Toronto, the Annex has long been a student quarter and is also home to members of the university's faculty. The Annex is mainly residential, with tree-lined one-way streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions, most of them built between 1880 and the early 1900s. The Annex is home to many examples of a uniquely Torontonian style of house: Annex style houses. These homes typically feature large rounded Romanesque arches along with Queen Anne style decorative items such as turrets. The eastern edge of the neighbourhood includes the Yorkville area which has a wide variety of businesses and condos. The western edge encompasses the area of Seaton Village which contains primarily detached homes.