CMAC Enzan Dojo
For over sixty years our dedicated teachers and volunteers have been teaching children of Czech heritage in supplementary language programmes. MMI funds the school from its own donations and budget with no government support.
Currently the classes offered are engaging, lively and teach children the basics of communication in Czech, be it reading, writing, listening and speaking. Additionally, children learn about Czech culture, tradition and heritage; and have fun putting on performances and plays.
The Institute has been fortunate in obtaining the generous patronage of the Czech Foreign Ministry which supplies our school with the latest in children’s story books and educational material.
Classes are offered to children 5 to 12 years of age and run every Saturday (except for long weekends). The winter semester stars in mid-September and runs for 12 Saturdays. The spring semester starts in mid-January and runs for 20 Saturdays.
Classes start at 10 am and end at 12 pm. A nominal fee of $5 per child per class is charged with discounts for other children from the same family.
MORRIS WINCHEVSKY SCHOOL
Imbuing students with a love of Jewish culture, ethics and wisdom
* Are you looking to strengthen your child’s ties to Jewish culture and heritage?
* Are you looking for a way to be culturally Jewish with your family, and within a Jewish community group?
* Are Tikkun Olam and social justice important values you want your children to learn?
* Are you in a mixed culture family, but still want Jewishness to be a vital part of your family’s life?
* Do you want your child to have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony, but your family is not religious?
THE MORRIS WINCHEVSKY SCHOOL…
* offers weekly secular Jewish cultural classes to children from Kindergarten to Grade 7
* provides your child with the opportunity to learn about their Jewish heritage within a secular humanist framework
* teaches Jewish history, traditions and culture, and their relevance in the modern world
* emphasizes Jewish struggles for freedom and equality in the past and the present
* integrates a flavour of Yiddish, Hebrew and Yiddishkeyt into activities and events
* values an artistic focus, using music, drama, visual arts and experiential learning to enrich our program
* encourages family involvement and integration through our Family Education Days
* welcomes multi-cultural families, single-parent families and self-identified Jews
* culminates in a special secular B’nai Mitzvah ceremony
Mission Statement
The Morris Winchevsky School is committed to perpetuating an understanding of secular Jewish history, traditions and culture and their relevance in the modern world.
Our rich curriculum instills students with an appreciation of Yiddishkayt (Yiddish language and culture), the progressive values of social justice, and an ever-deepening sense of their identity and roots, which they can carry with them throughout their lives.
Spirit of Math operates Monday evenings at the 918 from September 2010 to June 2011. Contact Heidi Winick / 647-348-5800 for more information
Spirit of Math Schools is an “after-school school” program, unique to the education system. SMS offers so much more than tutoring, supplemental work for the students, or even what standard enrichment classes can offer. Through the interaction with others in the classroom, there is greater opportunity for learning.
Students attend a 1½ hour class each week. The program in each grade progresses through the year, from September until June.
The Spirit of Math program was developed in the classroom by Charles Ledger over a 20-year period. The success of the program as evaluated through national competitions has been unrivalled by any other mathematics program for grades 7-9. Spirit of Math Schools Inc. has been incorporated since 1995 and has been offering after-school courses to students since 1993.
The workshop is 90 minutes long. The Chocolatier will arrive in his black chef suit and begin to entertain the group using chocolate and its secrets to obtain a sensational chocolate experience.
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David Levy
918 Bathurst is proud to welcome the Annex Chess Club
Mondays, 630-11pm
The ACC welcomes children, beginners of all ages and highly skilled players for casual chess, CRX and CFC-rated tournaments, group lessons, lectures and more.
Beginners’ group
A free beginners’ class starts at 6:30 pm, each Monday, to teach new members of all ages the elements of the game. Children’s lessons and tournaments will run from 6:30 to 8:00 pm each Monday. Players receive a CRX rating. Junior members are also welcome to play in the regular tournaments from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.
Regular tournaments
Regular tournaments, with one round each Monday night, run from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.
Time control: sudden death/90
You and your opponent have 90 minutes each to complete all your moves in the game.
Swiss pairing system
Each round, you’ll face an opponent who has the same score as you.
CFC-rated games
All players receive a national rating by Canada’s chess governing body, the Chess Federation of Canada.
Byes
Players can request a half-point bye for the round (except the last round of a tournament) if they are unable to attend. Members can join an ongoing tournament at any time, with byes.
Chess lectures
Come at 7:00 pm, before the tournament round starts, to hear one of our players or a guest speaker discuss an aspect of chess, or walk you through some of his or her own games. Oct. 18, 2010 – GM Mark Bluvshtein
Casual chess
Members are welcome to play friendly games before and after—or instead of—the regular tournament game.
Membership fees
Annex Chess Club membership includes:
All regular club tournaments*
$10 off outside tournaments at 918*
Chess lectures and group lessons
44 Monday nights of chess
Contact the ACC directly for membership rates & fee information: 647-771-6911 / info@annexchessclub.com
What else?
We sell chess equipment and supplies through Little Chess Mates.
Speed-chess tournaments, simultaneous chess exhibitions, and other chess events are scheduled for the off-weeks between regular tournaments.
Our organization
The Annex Chess Club is operated by the Chess Institute of Canada, a not-for-profit organization that teaches life skills to children through chess. The club is affiliated with the Chess Federation of Canada. Our supplier of chess books and equipment is Little Chess Mates.
For more information, please contact the club:
info@annexchessclub.com
phone: 647-771-6911
www.annexchessclub.com