Vincent Massey Junior School

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Vincent Massey Junior School
Vincent Massey Junior School in 2009
Address
68 Daisy Avenue Etobicoke, Toronto , Ontario , M8W 1S1 Canada
Coordinates	43°35′52″N 79°31′42″W / 43.59777°N 79.52836°W / 43.59777; -79.52836Coordinates: 43°35′52″N 79°31′42″W / 43.59777°N 79.52836°W / 43.59777; -79.52836
Information
Other names	Vincent Massey Day School and Child Care Vincent Massey Day School
Former name	Daisy Avenue Public School (1929–1964)
School type	Public Elementary school
Established	1929
Status	Property school, building partially demolished
Closed	1983
School board	Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke Board of Education)
Oversight
Superintendent	Sandra Tondat LN19
Area trustee	Patrick Nunziata Ward 3
Grades	JK-5
Language	English

Vincent Massey Junior School (Vincent Massey JS, VMJS or Massey), formerly Daisy Avenue Public School is located at 68 Daisy Avenue in the Long Branch area of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. This school has kindergarten through grade five. The property was owned by the Toronto District School Board and was sold to a developer in 2017.^[1]

Overview[]

Opened in 1929 as Daisy Avenue Public School by the Etobicoke School Board Section 12,^[2][3] the school had two additions in 1955 to the east and 1963–64 to the west. That same year, Daisy Avenue received its name Vincent Massey Junior School until its closure in 1983 by the Etobicoke Board of Education.^[4] The older children go to neighbouring James S. Bell Middle School and New Toronto Secondary School.

The property was owned by the Toronto District School Board, now under and was sold in 2015.^[1][5] Since 1985, Vincent Massey Academy occupies the building as a Private, Reggio Inspired Education for children from infant to grade three. In 2014, Vincent Massey Academy opened their second campus located at 432 Horner Ave, in the Alderwood area of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. This campus offers program for children from infant to preschool. The gym was demolished with the 1955 addition and the original building preserved.

The school is named after Vincent Massey, former Governor General of Canada, one of several across Canada:

• Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute (Etobicoke/Toronto, ON)
• Vincent Massey Public School (Ottawa)
• Vincent Massey Collegiate Formerly Vincent Massey Junior High School (Montréal, QC)
• Massey College, University of Toronto
• Vincent Massey Secondary School (Windsor, ON)
• Vincent Massey High School (Brandon, MB)

In popular culture[]

The school was used to depict the fictional eponymous school featured in the 1987-1989 CBC teen drama Degrassi Junior High. In the series finale, the school burns down, but this was achieved using visual effects. The school also appears in the movie The Last Detail.

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