Are you interested in cooking? Want to improve your literacy? PTP and George Brown College are providing a pre-culinary program that offers an opportunity to improve your basic culinary and literacy skills. Students will come away from the class with a personalized action plan, experience in an authentic kitchen setting, and course work which will [...]

Today, the students at PTP West raised money for relief efforts following the earthquake in Haiti. The Food Team prepared macaroni and cheese and a rice and lentil dish; the Bits and Bites Team sold fruit, juice and pop, and both teams donated their sales. Students also donated cash.
Our total was $172.64.

Our 2009 AGM was held last month at the Chefs’ House.
We presented our 2009 annual report, and there was a screening of selected portions of Laura Sky’s documentary Home Safe Toronto. The documentary focuses on how Canadian families in economic crisis deal with homelessness. Laura Sky led a discussion of the film and its relevance [...]

Staff and students and PTP West wearing their sweaters to promote awareness of breast cancer.

Recently, the students and staff at PTP took a field trip to the Ontario Science Centre.
To prepare for this trip, we sent emails to the staff members to see if everyone was on board with it. We also had to make sure that everyone agreed to a set date. After it was agreed upon, we [...]

November 23, 2009 was Literacy Awareness Day at Queen’s Park, organized by Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO). LLO brought together teams of literacy workers, volunteers and learners from across the province to meet with MPPs in order to deliver a common message.

We thanked the Ontario Government for the extra funding literacy programs received this year.
We [...]