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Roden Public School Junior
Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted March, 2011
At Roden Public School Junior on Hiawatha Road at Fairford Avenue this 1970 Toronto Board of Education plaque on the wall of the entrance hall has this to say:
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The original Roden School consisted of four rooms and was formally opened in April 1908. Five additions were made to the building between 1910 and 1922.
At the time of replacement, the old school consisted of twenty-seven classrooms, two kindergartens, boys' and girls' playrooms, staff rooms, library, offices and health and dental rooms.
In 1966, the Metropolitan Toronto School Board established its study of educational facilities ( S E F ). The aims of S E F were to prepare educational specifications for schools which would accommodate the needs of present and future educational requirements and to prepare technical performance specifications which would result in a building systems approach to school construction.
In early 1968, the Toronto Board of Education was requested to designate Roden Public School-Junior as a S E F test school.
Construction commenced on July 22, 1969 and the cornerstone was laid by Trustee Alex C. Thompson, Q.C., B.A. on December 10, 1969. The new building was first occupied by students on September 8, 1970 and formally opened on November 25, 1970.
Another plaque at this location
Roden Public School, @1922
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> Posted February 24, 2014
My father lived on Craven Road and, as he was born in 1902, would have been in the earliest classes at this school. Is there anyone out there who has photos of the old schools? If so, please contact me at: [email protected] Thanks so much.
> Posted January 25, 2012
My father, Rod Robbie, was the technical director of the SEF program that produced Roden Junior public school. He was also the designer of the Canadian pavilion at EXPO'67 and the SkyDome. However he always told me that the SEF program and the school that were build because of it were some of his proudest moments. Educational facilities were a very significant part of his life. For more information on him, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Robbie
Angus Robbie - Jan 2012
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