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Runnymede Collegiate Institute (colloquially known as RCI) is a high school located on Jane Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school first opened in 1927 and is operated by the Toronto District School Board. The school has been certified as a silver eco-school for the 2014-15 year. Runnymede is a school with a long tradition of excellence in academics, sports, arts, social responsibility and community involvement. With approximately 650 students, we are the perfect size to create a personal and welcoming environment for our students. Runnymede Collegiate Institute help improve their achievement and success to help them prepare for their post secondary transitions. Students are encouraged to get involved. There are many opportunities to take on leadership roles and training to give them the skills to do so. Many graduates routinely gain acceptance to the college and university programs of their choice while other students have chosen the apprenticeship route to a solid future or have gone on to begin working. Many students consistently win entrance scholarships, bursaries and competitions. == History == Runnymede Collegiate institute was completed and officially opened on November 11, 1927 although classes had begun on September 6 for 250 students and a staff of 10 teachers led by Principal Bruce W. Clark. The original building was designed by Charles Wellington Smith and consisted of eight class rooms, three science labs, an auditorium, a library, a gymnasium, a cafeteria and a locker area on three floors. Significant additions to the building were completed in 1928, 1958 and 1966. The building now includes over 30 classrooms, a swimming pool, two gyms, computers labs, a drama studio and a large cafeteria. The school has also been on T.V. on channel 25 (YTV, Crunch). The school was built on land, which had belonged to John Scarlett. His is estate was called “Runnymede” after the field of Runnymede, where King John of England signed the Magna Carta. The school’s colours, red and white, derive partly from Scarlett’s name, and also from the fact that the school opened in the year of Canada’s Diamond Jubilee. Owing to their red school jackets, Runnymede students came to be known as Redmen in the 1930s. Over time an Indian head logo was adopted to go with the name. The Redmen name and logo were retired in 1994. During World War II a Royal Canadian Navy frigate was named the H.M.C.S. Runnymede after Runnymede C.I.. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Runnymede Collegiate Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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