Lakeshore Collegiate Institute (LCI) provides opportunities for you to enrich personal and academic achievement by providing a demanding curriculum that incorporates academics with the arts, technology, co-op, and athletics. LCI is a dynamic school with a wide offering of programs for every student.
Unique to LCI, in addition to our broad academic curriculum, students can specialize their studies in several different ways:
- Advanced Placement
The advanced placement program allows students to enrich their education by integrating select University-level curriculum and assessment into their courses. In addition to preparing them for the pace and complexity of post-secondary education, it also grants them some* advanced standing at over 90% of the Universities in North American (*subject to their individual policies).
- Design Studio
This program integrates traditional visual arts and technology. Courses such as Media Literacy, Communication Tech, and Computer Science broaden the art student's skill set to address modern applications of art media.
- French Immersion
Students currently enrolled in French Immersion programs in Southern Etobicoke will have the convenience and proximity of attending Lakeshore C.I. Staff and Administration welcome our French Immersion families to Lakeshore Collegiate and support their children’s ongoing learning to become fluent in Canada’s two official languages. Our French Immersion program began with Grade 9 in September 2024. An additional grade will be added each successive year until its full implementation in September 2027.
- Urban Design and Engineering -Math, Science and Technology (MST)
This program is for Math, Science, and Technology enthusiasts who want to design innovative solutions in their communities centred around Urban Design and Engineering. This multi-disciplinary program challenges students to build solutions to the modern challenges of urban communities.
- Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
This program allows students to enhance their education and get industry training/certification in one of five different work sectors:
- Construction Tech
- Hospitality and Tourism:
- Cosmetology and Aesthetics
- Culinary Arts
- Business Leadership
- Information & Communication Tech
- Transportation and Auto Mechanics
All students are invited to participate in our extra-curricular activities. The novice (grade 9), junior (grades 9&10), senior (grades 11 &12), and varsity (all grades) teams compete in a variety of sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, cross-country, track and field and others. We also run a robust intramural sports program during the lunch hour. Access to the Sports Dome gives students year-round access to field sports including soccer, football, lacrosse, and the like.
There's also a wide array of clubs, including, Drama Club, music club, Black Student Alliance, Crochet & Knitting Club, T-SQUAD, Equity Club, Student leadership, Athletic Council, and Student Council to name but a few, providing something for everyone.