About the Academy

 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  1. BulletWe embrace the six core values of the YMCA of Greater Toronto: Respect, Responsibility, Inclusiveness, Caring, Health, and Honesty.

  2. BulletWe celebrate students’ strengths, help them recognize their needs and develop strategies to succeed.  

  3. BulletWe engage in models of ‘harm reduction’ and ‘readiness to change’ to promote healthy lifestyle choices and a supportive learning environment.

  4. BulletWe strive to reduce barriers that may impact a student’s success.

  5. BulletWe promote social inclusion and celebrate diversity.

 

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YMCA VALUES

  1. The YMCA of Greater Toronto is guided by certain values that inform the way we act and the decisions we make:

  2. ✓Respect – we recognize and protect the inherent worth of every person, including oneself

  3. ✓Responsibility – we are dependable and accountable for choices, actions, and commitments

  4. ✓Inclusiveness – we appreciate diversity, strive to be open to all, and seek to understand differences and find common ground

  5. ✓Caring – we act with compassion and concern for the well-being of others

  6. ✓Health – we are committed to physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development

  7. ✓Honesty – we demonstrate integrity and trustworthiness