Valerie remembers a typical school morning routine from the 1960s

The early 1970s saw a loosening of rules, including on whether children could smoke during high school.

Locker decor

In the seventies, as today, kids faced peer pressure, not just in clothes and behaviour, but also in how they decorated their locker. (Lynnae, Oakville)

Bullies

The approach to bullying in schools was different in the 1960s. The "code" was that victims kept quiet and had to find their own solutions. Jeff describes some of the methods he used. (Jeff, Oakville)

Reach for the Top

TV audiences were much larger in the 1970s, so having a friend who woudl be on a TV school quiz show was a very big deal. (Lynnae, Oakville)