Dante Alighieri Academy

Dante Alighieri Academy is a Toronto Catholic District School Board-based high school serving Glen Park in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1974 by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. It is named after Dante Alighieri, a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages in the 13th century.Beatrice CampusA satellite campus was established in 2006 due to overcrowding conditions at the main campus. From 2006 to 2011 the school was located at 640 Lawrence Avenue West, formerly Bathurst Heights Secondary School and vacant since 2004 after the departure of Brebeuf College School. Since September 2011, it has been at the current location in the Lawrence Manor neighbourhood, formerly Sir Sandford Fleming Academy .The campus is also named after Beatrice Portinari, a Florentine woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante's works.