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Upper Canada College, TORONTO, Ont, was founded in 1829 by the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Sir John COLBORNE. It is an independent college that comprises 2 schools and provides boys from age 6 to 18 with an advanced academic program based on the liberal arts. Approximately 1000 day students attend the school, which also offers a boarding program to 110 students. UCC is the oldest independent school in Ontario and is located on a 17 ha campus. The Preparatory School provides schooling from Senior Kindergarten through grade 8 and admits approximately 20 students per year, while the Upper School provides schooling from grades 9 through graduation and admits approximately ten students per year. The principal graduation diploma is the International Baccalaureate (IB), which is undertaken by all students in the final 2 years. UCC retains the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and integrates its senior-level curricula with those of the IB. UCC's academic setting offers a computer centre, science laboratories and library resources. A new Creativity Centre will foster students' creative development in art, music and drama. The Foster and Bill Hewitt Athletic Centre has 2 of the 4 school gyms and a fitness room. Other athletic facilities include a hockey arena, swimming pool, outdoor tennis courts, and extensive playing fields for soccer, lacrosse, football, cricket, rugby and baseball. UCC's outdoor and environmental education centre is located on a 450-acre property in Norval, just outside Toronto. The Norval facility has sleeping accommodations and a science laboratory and is used all year round. For 170 years graduates from Upper Canada College have made vital contributions to Canada and the world. Since the start of the 20th century, 24 graduates have been named Rhodes Scholars.
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