A big thank you to Ken McGoogan for his fascinating talk on how the Scots and Irish helped shape the Canadian identity.
Click here for photos of the event!
Canada 150 Education Series UPDATE
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation presents:
Values and Visions in Public Schooling
This education series looks to the history of universal public schooling to reconsider contemporary education.
Expert panels ask what schooling is for, why we design schools as we do, whether schooling today is equitable for all Canadians, and how the arts can transform classroom teaching.
Parents, students, educators, community members, urban planners, architects and heritage enthusiasts are invited to take part in a unique opportunity for dialogue.
November 14 and 28, 2017
January 16 and 30, 2018
Stay tuned for more details!
CANADA 
150
Annual General Meeting & Special Lecture
On April 25th, 2017, join bestselling author Ken McGoogan as he explores Canadian roots and shows how the Scots and the Irish created a Canadian identity.
Click here for more details!
- Times:
- Annual General Meeting: 6 pm
- Refreshments: 6:30 pm
- Lecture: 7 pm
- Ticket Price:
- Members: Free
- Guests: $12
- Memberships are available at the door
- Reservations: info@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca or call 416-327-6997
- Location:
- Enoch Turner Schoolhouse – 106 Trinity Street (near King and Parliament)
- TTC and Wheelchair accessible
New Administrator
We are sorry to say goodbye to our Administrator, Lori Lytle. Her dedication and expertise were invaluable to the Foundation. Thank you, Lori, and best of luck with your future endeavours!
Our new Administrator, Stephanie Sim, is currently enrolled in the Humber Fundraising Management Program. She holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Museum Management, and an Honours BA in History.
Stephanie is very involved in the Toronto culture and heritage sector, having worked, interned, and volunteered at several well-known institutions. She brings her experience in fundraising, museum programming, and administration, to the team.
Annual Founder’s Dinner 2016 A Great Success
On December 2, the Schoolhouse community gathered to celebrate and welcome Jill Taylor as our 2016 Heritage Champion. Among the 100 guests were Heritage Champions David Crombie, Nancy McFadyen and Joe Martin.
Click here to see some of the great shots of the evening captured by Snapd.
Annual Founder’s Dinner 2016
A Vintage Christmas at the Schoolhouse
Annual Founder’s Dinner 2016
December 2, 2016
Join us as we celebrate the spirit of the holidays and the opening of the Schoolhouse in 1849 for the poor children of Corktown.
Highlights include a traditional Christmas dinner, seasonal reading, and soprano Susan Ryman will perform seasonal songs and lead us in carol singing.
We will be honouring our 2016 Heritage Champion, Jill Donovan Taylor, Architect.
Our emcee for the evening is award-winning investigative and consumer reporter for Global News Toronto, Sean O’Shea.
This event is a fundraiser for the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation. Tax receipts will be issued for the maximum allowable amount.
Wheelchair and TTC accessible.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
For more information contact info@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca
Welcome to the Foundation Online
Photo© Ontario Heritage Trust
Welcome to the website of the Foundation whose mission it is to foster the memory of the oldest free school in Toronto and the man who was responsible for its existence, Enoch Turner.
Our mission is also to help the Ontario Heritage Trust to preserve the Schoolhouse in its original condition, so that it will continue to inspire thousands of visitors every year.
In 2023 and 2024, the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation and Ontario Heritage Trust celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Schoolhouse and the role it played in the development of a provincially supported free school system.
Changes to the team! New Administrator
We are sorry to say goodbye to our Administrator, Debbie Keffer, and we thank her for her dedicated and expert support during her time with the Foundation. We wish her well as she embarks on new adventures, and welcome new Administrator, Lori Lytle. Lori has a Master of Arts in Classical Studies, a Master of Museum Studies, and has worked at several not for profit cultural organizations here in Toronto. She brings her experience in fundraising, event planning and administration to the team.
Two Successful Talks So Far in 2016
2016 has been a great year so far!
In April, the Foundation hosted author and historian Ted Barris, who presented a talk entitled Fire Canoe: How Canada Became a Nation From Coast to Coast. Snapd was there and captured some great shots.
Then on June 1, Lori Oschefski came to talk about the British Home Children. Many in the crowd had questions for Lori and stories to share about their own Home Child ancestors. Once again, Snapd was on hand to document the evening in photos. The image below was taken by Dan Philips, one of the attendees.
It was a great end to 2015 at the Schoolhouse this year!
In November we hosted writer and broadcaster Ted Barris who gave an engaging presentation on the Victory at Vimy. Snapd was there to capture the events and images can be found here.
On December 3, we celebrated the season with our Annual Founder’s Dinner. There was wonderful food, great entertainment and lots of holiday cheer. We’d like to thank our fantastic emcee, R.H. Thomson, who kept us entertained and on track throughout the evening.
At this event we also take time out to celebrate one of our community’s great Heritage Champions. This year, we honored A. Charles Baillie.
The entire evening was lots of fun and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
