The Leo Baeck Day School opened in 1974 at Toronto’s Temple Emanu-El with fewer than 40 students.
With growth and the need for more room, the School moved to Temple Sinai and then to the portable classroom facilities near York Mills Collegiate.
At the time, the space was built as a centre for Reform Judaism and included facilities for CCRJ and community mikvah (still in use) in addition to the day school.
A year before, Leo Baeck purchased the building when it became surplus by the Toronto District School Board.
Since the initiation of the International Baccalaureate Program,[4] the school has taken a more progressive approach to learning, including the introduction of technology in the curriculum.
[5] The CAIS seal denotes commitment to going above and beyond in delivering an effective and impactful education by evaluating every aspect of the school’s operations.