Ursula Franklin Academy (colloquially known as UFA; pronounced as oo-faa) is a

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run by the

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in Canada's largest city. UFA was founded in 1995 and is named after the activist and experimental physicist. Since 2002 UFA has shared a building with

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and The Student School, in the

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neighbourhood.

History

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created the concept of the school. UFA was owned by the

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until its merger into the

. Ursula Franklin Academy opened in the fall of 1995 in the former Brockton High School, which originally was built and named in 1966. The

(TBE) planned it as a traditional academic school that had focus on languages, mathematics, science, and technology. John Doherty, a trustee in the TBE, said that "We're not trying to create a magnet school or an elite school that has waiting lists and so on. We want it serving the local community."Daly, Rita.
'School of the future' to put math, science first Toronto board's only academy to open next year
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''. May 11, 1994. News p. A5. Retrieved on September 30, 2013. "The Ursula Franklin Academy - named after the renowned experimental physicist" and ""We're not trying to create a magnet school or an elite school that has waiting lists and so on. We want it serving the local community," Toronto Trustee John Doherty said." and "The academy will be set up in Brockton High School on Croatia St., in the" and "Students will wear uniforms, selected by them with the help of parents. No other Toronto public school requires students to wear uniforms." UFA has no feeder schools and as a result, students attend from a variety of

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s, usually after applying and winning a space secured through a competitive lottery system. It was the Toronto Board of Education's first school to require students to wear uniforms. Ursula Franklin Academy moved into

in September 2002.

Notable Alumni

* Kosi Thompson

References

External links

Ursula Franklin Academy

TDSB Profile
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History

Notable Alumni

See also

References

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