Academy of the Impossible is a peer-to-peer learning and events organization in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The Academy of the Impossible by Lily Ames. CBC Radio, January 10, 2012. It was founded in 2011 by Jesse Hirsh and Emily Pohl-Weary.Academy of the Impossible an experiment in education, Toronto Star, February 10, 2013 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 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.Inside the Academy Of The Impossible, BlogTO, December 17, 2011 Hirsh describes the Academy as a "classroom for the future" and an "open-source social enterprise."Mission Impossible, NOW Magazine, January 5, 2012
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