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February 5, 2026
Psychological Health and Safety Survey Update
The Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) would like to provide an update on the staff survey that was circulated in December 2025. Thank you to everyone who participated and provided their thoughts/comments.
In the month of February, we will be synthesizing the data and developing recommendations. Once this step is completed, we will be sharing the results and the recommendations with the administrative team, union executives, and staff members.
JHSC appreciates your continued engagement and support. Please let your JHSC reps know if you have any questions. JHSC reps include Marisca Vanderkamp (BU), Liane Wylie (USW), Adi Sood (USW), Julie Martin and Christine Eno.
You’re invited to the M3 Celebration!
Staff are warmly invited to join us as we celebrate our M3 students and their transition from Middle School to Senior School.
This is a meaningful moment for our students, and we would love to have colleagues there to help mark the occasion and celebrate their growth.
Monday, May 25, 2026
5:30 p.m. – Ceremony in the Withrow Auditorium
6:00 p.m. – Reception in the Fleck Atrium
Dress code: a little bit fancy
Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.
We hope you can join us.
Great opportunity to support Model United Nations Excursion
We are sending a dozen F2 to S5 students to a really well run conference at Havergal College on Saturday February 21. Havergal provides lunch and snacks as well as coffee and tea for faculty advisors in their comfortable and quiet lounge area. Please complete this quick sign up form if you are able to assist with supervision.
Volunteers needed for Semi-Formal Dance
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m. (dance starts at 7 p.m.)
Location: The Eglinton Grand - 400 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto, ON
It’s a great evening with our students! Please email Madeline at madeline.digiacomo@utschools.ca if you can volunteer your time!
Thank you!
The Dance Committee
Follow Up from January PD: Invitation from OISE
Following the invitation from Dr. Jen Gilbert in January, please get in touch with Kim MacKinnon if you are considering a graduate-level professional learning opportunity through OISE! The department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning has a tuition discount available for UTS as a partner school. There are part-time and “flex” options designed for full-time working students, and we can also explore single course options if we have a group of interested staff around a specific topic.
Seeking Teachers to Host Practicum Placements
We have 16 teacher candidates from our UTS cohort looking for a practicum placement this winter! Subjects include: English, Math, French, History, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Music and Art. The block runs from February 17 through to April 7. There is a $250 honorarium from OISE and a thank you lunch hosted in the spring for all host teachers. Please email Kim MacKinnon at kim.mackinnon@utschools.ca if you have any questions and/or are interested!
Call for Committee Members: University Partnerships
The Eureka! Institute at UTS is looking for staff members who may be interested in participating on a University Partnerships “sprint” committee. We will meet approximately three times between now and June, over a lunch period (food provided). The committee will explore issues and opportunities related to building strong, meaningful connections with U of T (e.g. MT program, research partnerships, possibilities for ongoing professional learning, student learning). Please email Kim MacKinnon at kim.mackinnon@utschools.ca if you have any questions and/or are interested!
The Past Can Be Changed ‒ The Lost Beat
How RADWIMPS Drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi Reclaimed Music Through Neuroscience Research and Voice-Controlled Drums
February 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Withrow Auditorium at the University of Toronto Schools
Enter south of building on Washington Street
Satoshi Yamaguchi, the drummer of popular Japanese band RADWIMPS and visiting researcher at Keio University, will deliver an inspiring presentation about his personal struggle and research on Musician’s Dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects professional musicians. He will share his personal story and reflections about his musical career, which he was forced to suspend in 2015. He will then discuss how he refocused his energy on academic research, presenting findings from large-scale epidemiological studies on Musician’s Dystonia he conducted in collaboration with scholars from Canada, Japan, and other countries. The event will feature a live performance by Yamaguchi using “VXD,” a voice-controlled drumming system he co-developed.
Interested in ordering lunch?
Mindful Munch (Basil Box) delivers daily to the Main Office and has some excellent choices!
Tony Lundy ’79 & Janet Looker Climate & Environment Solution Fund Grant Applications
This fund, established by UTS Board Director Tony Lundy ’79 and his wife, Janet Looker, provides funding for expenditures for work undertaken by UTS students to develop climate change and environmental solutions. The Fund will be used to defray costs for students developing climate and environmental solutions.
These grant opportunities for students can support curricular or co-curricular projects and initiatives - please encourage your students and student groups to apply. The application form can be found here.