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Sunnybrook School features spaces that support inquiry-based learning, including an expansive outdoor playground, a renovated library, and flexible learning studios. The playground includes an artificial turf area, basketball hoops, four square, two climbers, a sandbox, wooden blocks, and a shaded picnic table area, with mixed-age play before school and during the day. The library was renovated in 2013 and houses over 14,000 volumes, with information literacy and research skills as central goals. Learning Studios are classrooms that blend traditional materials with modern technology and use flexible furniture that can be reconfigured for a variety of activities. The library serves as a hub for before- and after-school activities and supports the school's Program of Inquiry across learning spaces.
Outdoor play spaces include an artificial turf area and basketball hoops, along with four-square courts, two climbers, a sandbox, wooden blocks, and a shaded picnic area. These facilities support active, mixed-age play and opportunities for physical activity during the school day. The playground and related spaces are designed to complement IB PYP enhancements that emphasize unstructured play for social, emotional, and academic growth.
Learning Studios are active spaces where classrooms are designed for inquiry and creativity, with furniture that can be rearranged to support different activities and integrate traditional materials with modern technology. The library was renovated in 2013 and houses over 14,000 volumes, with a full-time teacher-librarian who collaborates with teachers to develop information literacy, research skills, and independent learning. Beginning in JK, students have the privilege of taking books home, and the library hosts a Homework Studio after school. Enrichment programs, such as author visits, are planned by the teacher-librarian to enhance learning across the Program of Inquiry.
Clubs are a big part of school life, with over 75% of students joining clubs in Fall and Winter terms. Beginning in grade one, clubs are offered by SBS teachers and by community-based organizations, and are available at lunch recess and after school. Clubs vary by term and include Choir, Floor Hockey, Chess, Art and Crafts, Lego, Robotics, Yoga, Hoops, Violin, Ukulele, and Sewing.
Sunnybrook School is a private IB elementary school in Canada serving ages 4 to 12 (JK–Grade 6). The curriculum follows the IB Primary Years Programme, with reference to the Ontario guidelines, and also incorporates Singapore mathematics and Canadian curriculum elements. The school emphasizes inquiry-based learning, concept-based teaching, and global citizenship through the IB Learner Profile. Literacy emphasizes phonics and literature, integrated across the Program of Inquiry in a transdisciplinary approach, and digital literacy and basic coding are embedded. The campus features a renovated library with over 14,000 volumes, flexible Learning Studios, and an outdoor playground with artificial turf, basketball hoops, and spaces for mixed-age play. The school runs a one-to-one iPad program with a digital citizenship curriculum developed with Common Sense and Project Zero. French is taught daily starting in JK, and arts, music, drama, and physical education are woven into the program. Enrichment includes author visits, field trips, and school-wide performances.
