Senior School Laptop Program
Learning with Laptops - Senior School Laptop Program
For more than two decades, The York School has stood as a leader in innovative technology integration across the curriculum. As one of the first schools in the country to offer a one-to-one laptop program, we have learned much along the way. Our program is designed around three main goals: 1) Maximizing learning time; 2) A responsive support experience; and 3) Rich & engaging learning experiences. In order to achieve these goals, we have a robust ecosystem of tools and platforms that support the curriculum. Each year we assess the laptop landscape and make strategic recommendations about what devices we will support for the coming year.
Grade 9 - 12 Student Owned Laptop Program
New Grade 9-11 students enter into our formal student-owned laptop program. For the 2024-2025 academic year, The York School will be supporting the Macbook Pro or Macbook Air Laptops.
Which MacBook laptop should you choose (minimum specs)?
Students can order any model from the Apple Store (education pricing) or bring in a Macbook from home. We are confident that any 2022 or newer Macbook Pro or MacBook Air will work with our systems. We do however recommend upgrading the RAM on any machine to 16GB. Students who anticipate taking Comm Tech in grade 10 or IB Film in Grade 11 & 12 would also benefit from increased hard drive storage. We recommend a minimum of 256GB hard drive space. This article will help families navigate the different models.
Dropping your laptop off for on-boarding & set-up
We are now ready to begin accepting new student laptops into our IT department for onboarding and academic set-up. As new students enter our student-owned laptop program, we like to ensure that our academic software toolkit is properly loaded and tested on each machine prior to new student orientation. It is our recommendation that you order your laptop soon and drop it off between 9:00am - 3:00pm at our 1320 campus no later than Thursday, August 1, 2024 so that we can ensure it is ready for the start of school.
1) Preparation
If you are bringing in a new laptop (still in the box) there is no need to prepare anything. If you are bringing in a laptop that you have previously used at home or at another school, please email helpdesk@yorkschool.com if you are not certain of the minimum specifications.
*Please make note of the username and password to access the machine as you will need to give it to us when you drop off the machine.
2) Let us know when you are coming by emailing our Helpdesk
Starting June 3, 2024, we will be accepting new student laptops at our 1320 Yonge campus. We will be open Monday - Thursday from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Please email helpdesk@yorkschool.com to let us know the day and time you will be coming. Please include the following information: student name, family name and the day and approximate time you will be coming.
3) Dropping off
We will have a member of our team at the front desk of our 1320 Yonge campus (Monday - Thursday from 9:00am-3:00pm). They will receive the laptop and ask you to confirm some details, as well as write down your laptop username/password (for previously owned laptops only).
4) Picking up
Once your laptop is ready for pick-up we will email you directly. You can come by to pick it up or you can leave it with us and we can deliver it directly to your child during the new student orientation. If you are picking up the laptop please do not leave without confirming that you can log-in successfully.
5) New Student Orientation, Don't forget your laptop!
The new Grade 10 & 11 student orientation date has been set to Tuesday, September 3 at 10:00am. The new Grade 9 student orientation date has been scheduled for Monday, September 9 at 8:00am.
The orientation will include a "Learning with Laptops" onboarding session for new students. Please remind your student to bring their laptop fully charged to the event as we will be onboarding them into all of our systems & platforms.
6) Questions?
If you have any questions please direct them to helpdesk@yorkschool.com and our team will get back to you with answers promptly.