The Lakeside Advantage
Near the end of the hockey season, our students look forward to coaching by Rich from the Butler Baseball Academy. If you are looking for baseball instruction, we highly recommend you check out their programs at butlerbaseballacademy.com
Kids should play a variety of sports. When the hockey season is over, Wayne Gretzky played baseball and tennis. Diversity in education is also important, which is why our curriculum provides students with multiple way of viewing, listening, expression, and engagement.
When many schools are banning soccer and physical sports during recess, at Lakeside we believe students should play soccer during recess! Our solution to rough play is to give each player a turn at being a referee. Our students learn the rules and they are empowered to resolve their own conflicts, which keeps everyone playing safe.
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At Lakeside we believe that great education is a combination of both academics and athletics. Our focus for this issue is on our sports program.
Athletics at Lakeside Lakeside is located inside The Barn, a multi-sports facility. Our athletic program includes hockey, lacrosse, golf, soccer, baseball and other sports. The Barn is equipped with one full size rink and one condensed rink for skating, shooting, goaltending, and other hockey needs. We also have an indoor turf.
Lacrosse Friday is our multi-sport day. The Barn’s experienced Lacrosse instructors understand that some of our students are beginners while others are experienced players. The Barn’s instructors provide a wide range of development opportunities for our school. Check out The Barn’s website to find out more about their lacrosse programs.
Hockey Lakeside students enjoy hockey development Monday to Thursday for one hour each day. Our Director of Hockey Development, Mike Tilson, provides hockey instruction 3 days a week. His development program focuses on skating, puck handling, shooting, and other key skills. Mike played defenseman in the OHL for the Frontenacs, Sudbury Wolves and the Belleville Bulls. He was a two-time, Central Hockey League (CHL) All-Star defenseman and won the leagues’ hardest shot competition. In 2016-17, Mike was the head of the North York Rangers Minor Atom ‘AAA’ development and recruiting program and Head Coach of the Atom AAA team. For more information about Mike and his training camps, visit his website at D2D Hockey Academy www.d2dhockeyacademy.com
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Golf Ashlea Jones provides one hour of skating instruction every Tuesday. Students work on their edges, power, agility, and skating technique. Most aspiring skaters in Durham and elsewhere know about Ashlea’s program of excellence. After 15 years of competitive figure skating Ashlea has spent the last 7 years developing this passion. “Skating is so critical in today’s game’” Ashlea says. Hockey now moves at a faster pace than ever. With the increased speed of the game players need more power and more agility. There are more technical elements. Check out her website to find out more about her programs at Ashleajones.ca
Geared to Golf recently opened a new location at The Barn. Our students are learning to golf during school and after hours from the certified coaches at gearedtogolf.com.
Attend Lakeside for a Day The best way to experience Lakeside is to join our school for a day. Meet our staff, see our new campus, and experience our academic and athletic program. Pick a convenient day to visit us by emailing us at: info@lakesideacademy.ca or registering at: www.lakesideacademy.ca/tour/
Our doors are always open! Contact us to book a TOUR or to ATTEND a Day Lakeside Academy 870 Taunton Rd., W. Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4 905-448-4228
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