Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College (UCC) is an all-male elementary and secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, the oldest independent school in the province, and the third oldest school in Canada. It is widely considered to be the leading school in Canada. It has educated many of the country's elite, powerful and wealthy and declares its goal as being a "private school with a public purpose."http://www.ucc.on.ca/Admissions/about.htm

Norval

Similar to the problems that the College faced with its Russel Square property at the end of the 19th century, by the early 20th century the city was already growing quickly around the Deer Park campus. The College trustees began to explore the possibility of moving the school again, and a property of 450 acres on the Credit River, north of the city, was purchased in 1913. Plans for a new college building were even drawn up by a Toronto architecture firm. However, due to the depression, the plans to move the school were abandoned in the 1930s. Still, the property remained in the hands of the school, a simple bunk-house eventually being built to allow students a few days to a week of outdoor education.

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Depression - 1930s

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Though the original bunkhouse remains, in 1967 a more permanent building was constructed for students to reside in. Called Stephen House, the structure contains a bunk area, dining area, lounge area, kitchen, bathrooms, accommodation for teacher chaperones and staff, and a classroom/laboratory.

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Norval is today Canada's oldest "outdoor" school.

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