Our Mission

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• Enable students to become responsible, active citizens, and understand their community by connecting the past to  the present.

• Enhance Local History education according to the Ontario Curriculum.

• Encourage youth and kids to develop disciplinary thinking to investigate issues and events based on local history and develop a sense of “who came before us” and, “how have we changed over the years”.

• Popularize and promote historical knowledge and cultural relic protection knowledge among young people.

• Attract more young people to participate

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                                 What We Do

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    With NYHS as our roots, our goal is to provide a platform for youth to express their interest in history and provide       

    extra resources for history teachers in the area. The NYHS Youth Committee has decided to organize the following

    projects and events to support our goal:

• Documentaries about North York History

• Digital Museum to display youth works about history

• Newsletter, Blog, and Podcast to promote the historical influence

• Organizing competitions related to the history 

• Events related to North York History

• Improvement of Leadership skills through training