Boys learning woodworking in the carpentry shop.

During this later stage of Shingwauk's history as a residential school both academic studies and trades were taught.  The children's activities, however, became increasingly similar to those of the regular city schools.  There were Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, a choir, concerts and parties.  The staff were still happy when the native children were like white children.  It even became the practice to permit the boys and girls who passed their entrance exams to attend the Technical School of Collegiate Institute.  In 1941 there were 17 students attending.

Until 1951 all students boarded at Shingwauk Hall.  During the next and final 19 years of its existence as a residential school, its character as a school changed greatly.  First of all, the farm was eliminated.  This must have been a drastic change after many years of depending on the garden for much of the food.  Also, the government took on more of the operating expenses of the School.  In keeping with the policy of assimilation and integration developed by the federal government, the students were gradually placed into the public school system.  Students attending the secondary schools were the first to be integrated.  They continued   living at the Shingwauk but attended their classes at the various high schools in the city.