Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute
Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute and Adult Learning Centre is an adult and alternative high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Eatonville neighbourhood of the former suburb of Etobicoke. It has operated since 1956, currently by the Toronto District School Board, originally part of the Etobicoke Board of Education. It offers credit courses to adult learners and to young adults. The motto for Burnhamthorpe is Quisque Praestet Officium which translates to "No matter whose attention offers".
History
The school was constructed in 1955 and opened on September 4, 1956, to students. The original street address was 76 Keane Avenue. The building was designed by architects Shore and Moffat. Burnhamthorpe was officially opened on November 9, 1956.During the 1966 school year BCI shared classrooms with students at Martingrove Collegiate Institute, whose school was not completed in time for the start of the school year. In the 1970s, faculty included future Mississauga mayor Carolyn Parrish.
Notable alumni
- Robin Duke – actress, Second City Television and Saturday Night Live
- Catherine O'Hara – actress and writer, Second City Television, Schitt's Creek, Home Alone franchise
- Linda Manzer – luthier
- Nik Ranieri – Supervising Animator, Walt Disney Feature Animation
- Steve Sklepowich – Former Microsoft executive, now CMO at XSENSOR Technology.
- George Smitherman – former Ontario Deputy Premier