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Academy of the Impossible is a peer-to-peer learning and events organization in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] It was founded in 2011 by Jesse Hirsh and Emily Pohl-Weary.[2] It spent its first two years at 231 Wallace Street in the Junction Triangle neighbourhood of Toronto, but since December 2013 has operated in multiple locations.

Programs

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The Academy offers a variety of workshops and salons, and hosts events. It features aikido and self-defense instruction, a literacy group called Parkdale Street Writers, an Internet-focused series called Hacking Reality and the business of journalism courses.[3] Hirsh describes the Academy as a "classroom for the future" and an "open-source social enterprise."[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Academy of the Impossible by Lily Ames. CBC Radio, January 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Academy of the Impossible an experiment in education, Toronto Star, February 10, 2013
  3. ^ Inside the Academy Of The Impossible, BlogTO, December 17, 2011
  4. ^ Mission Impossible, NOW Magazine, January 5, 2012