The eights are too young as you'll get that 5 year spread again
(and in Toronto it's more than that as tons of kids do extra
semesters and years). One of the biggest problems I had with the
old OAC year in recent years was the fact that we had 13 year olds
in huge high schools with kids 18 and older (don't kid yourself
there are still enough kids over 19 there too). In some communities
this was a bad mix for the youngsters. An average 4 year spread in
ages is healthier and allows for a better mixing, without undue
influences on teens who are, in many ways, children.

On 11/04/09, jb wrote:
> Just wondering out loud here: with full day kindergarten, space
> in the elementary schools is going to be an issue. Maybe it
> would be a good time to move the 7's and 8's into the high
> schools.

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