Special Events
Join us for our Holiday Luncheon on December 6, 2023!
The Special Events and Activities committee is inviting you to our Holiday Luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in the Event Hall at Tartu. An email has been sent to Academy members with details of the event.
Read MoreNew Member Welcome Event – September 7, 2023 @ 1:00 p.m.
The Special Events and Activities committee invites all new members of the Academy to join us on September 7, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Tartu for an orientation to the Academy.
Read MoreAcademy AGM – June 2, 2023
The Academy AGM is scheduled on June 2, 2023 at 10:00 am at Tartu. Coffee and treats will be served. Don’t forget to register! REGISTER FOR THE AGM >
Read MoreHoliday Coffee Chat – Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 4:30 pm
Drop in and chat with fellow Academy members from the comfort of your home (via Zoom). Chat about plans for the holidays and events around Toronto. Bring your favorite beverage. If you’re not already signed up, sign up on the Special Interest Groups page.
Read MoreCelebrating the Season in Style!
The annual Holiday Luncheon at the Faculty Club was an especially joyous occasion today, December 11th. A capacity crowd of elegantly attired Academy members were enjoying a delicious festive buffet and chatting animatedly with friends when President Doug Wilson rose to speak. He first introduced our guest of honour, Dr Maureen MacDonald, the Dean of…
Read MoreStarting Off The 2019/20 Academy Year With A Great Success!
Organizing Committee clockwise: Clare Mian, Doug Wilson, Jim Pike, Nancy Kraft, Jeff Biteen, Janet Tyrell, Niki Warrington, Trudi Armstrong, Susan Murphy, John Weatherburn, Audrey Swail, Sue Kralik, Randal Holloway, Gillian Long The first Special Event of the new Academy year was very special indeed! On the morning of September 5th, the Board invited all new…
Read MoreWrap-up to our 2018/19 Academy Year – The AGM
More than 100 Academy members filled Alumni Hall in Old Vic on Monday June 3rd for the Annual General Meeting, which was ably chaired by outgoing President, Sharon Harris. In her report Sharon outlined some of the ups and downs of this past year, including the bombshell dropped by Knox when they declined to renew…
Read MoreThe Academy’s Facilitators Share Ideas and Lessons Learned
The annual Facilitators’ Forum was held at Hart House on April 15 with some 70 current and future facilitators in attendance. Organized by the Curriculum Committee, the Forum provides a formal opportunity to acknowledge the importance of facilitators in the Academy’s approach to peer learning. Throughout the year, facilitators contribute by coming up with original ideas…
Read MoreSpring Luncheon – Celebrating a Successful Year with Academy Friends
One hundred elegantly dressed Academy members gathered in the familiar surroundings of the Faculty Club on Thursday April 4th to celebrate the end of a long, hard winter with our annual Spring Luncheon. According to event organizer Trudi Armstrong, a recent member survey confirmed the Faculty Club as the venue of choice for Academy luncheons and…
Read MoreWelcoming the Holiday Season in Style
On Monday December 3rd the beautifully refurbished Wedgwood Room at the Faculty Club was the location of the popular annual luncheon that celebrates the midpoint in the Academy’s year, the festive season and the end of the calendar year. President Sharon Harris welcomed a sold-out crowd of elegantly attired members and invited guests from Knox…
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