Trafalgar Castle School logo featuring an emblem with the year established (1874), symbolizing academic excellence and commitment to virtue.
Trafalgar Castle School logo featuring an emblem with the year established (1874), symbolizing academic excellence and commitment to virtue.

Author/Illustrator Michael Gayle visits Trafalgar

Group of students at Trafalgar Castle holding copies of "Krumpp's First Taste" by Michael Gayle, smiling and posing with the author.

Trafalgar had the pleasure of welcoming author/illustrator Michael Gayle to the Castle to speak with some of our students. A graduate from University of Toronto, Scarborough (U of T), Gayle wrote and illustrated his first picture book in 2016 at age 19. Now 26, Gayle is promoting is third book, Krumpp’s First Taste. The collaborative […]

Phil Stamper: Fixing the world one novel at a time

Phil Stamper, best-selling author, standing next to covers of his inclusive Young Adult novels including "The Gravity of Us," "As Far As You'll Take Me," "Golden Boys," and "Small Town Pride," promoting diverse literature for the community.

“Headphones on, I fix myself, so I can go back to fixing the world.” A sentiment echoed by the best-selling author Phil Stamper. Mainstream literature is catered mainly for cis-gendered and straight audiences, but Stamper is “fixing the world” of publication. He is accomplishing this by creating inclusive Young Adult novels, bridging the gap of […]

Traf Talks: Nicole Cadwallader

Display of "Mr. Pigglesworth" children's book series by Nicole Cadwallader, featuring titles on financial literacy and wellness, with colorful illustrations and promotional materials.

This series of feature stories highlights those in the Trafalgar community during this time of isolation. We discuss what they’re currently up to, what their isolation experience has been and how they’re getting through.  In conversation with Nicole Cadwallader, Class of 2008 “Trafalgar is more than a specific, favourite memory. Trafalgar is a feeling of […]