Branksome Hall
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| Address | |
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10 Elm Avenue , M4W 1N4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′30″N 79°22′48″W / 43.6751°N 79.3800°W |
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| School type | Independent day and boarding university-preparatory |
| Motto | Keep Well The Road |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Principal | Karen Jurjevich |
| Grades | JK – 12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 900 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Red, green, black and white |
| Mascot | Ribbit the Frog |
| Team name | Highlanders |
| Website | www |
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Branksome Hall is an independent day and boarding school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] It is Toronto's only all-years International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls. Branksome Hall is located on a 13-acre campus in the Toronto neighbourhood of Rosedale and educates more than 900 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.[2]
Branksome Hall has an athletics and wellness centre,[3] an innovation hub,[clarification needed] indoor rock-climbing wall and tennis courts. The school has a boarding program for Grades 7 to 12 and a study abroad program with its sister school, Branksome Hall Asia, on Jeju Island, South Korea. Financial assistance is available for new and returning students in Grades 7 to 12.[4]
All three IB programs are offered: the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (DP).
Alumnae
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- Heather Elizabeth Apple, writer, artist, and educator
- Frances Dafoe[5], world champion figure skater and Olympic silver medalist
- Miranda de Pencier, award-winning film producer
- Jackie Burroughs, Canadian actress who portrayed Aunt Hetty on CBC's Road to Avonlea.
- Carmen Busquets, entrepreneur in fashion and luxury industries, co-founder and investor of Net-A-Porter
- Joan Chalmers, arts patron and philanthropist
- Lindsey Deluce, news anchor of CP24
- Stacey Farber, actress, best known for her role as Ellie Nash on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Amy S. Foster[6], author and songwriter
- Marjorie Gross, television writer and producer
- Mary Louise Northway, psychologist
- Sarah Levy, actress, best known as Twyla Sands on the Netflix TV show Schitt's Creek [7]
- Helen McCully, food writer, critic and cookbook author
- Linda McQuaig, journalist and author of works of non-fiction, including The Wealthy Banker's Wife
- Susan Quaggin, nephrologist
- Ann Rohmer, lead anchor of CP24
- Evany Rosen, actress, stand-up comic and founding member of the sketch comedy troupe Picnicface
- Nancy Ruth, Ontario senator and philanthropist
- Meredith Shaw, radio and television personality, model, body positivity activist, style expert, and co-host of CityTV's Breakfast Television
- Frances Alice Shepherd[8], Canadian oncologist recognized for her research on lung cancer
- Claire Wallace, journalist and radio broadcaster for CBC from 1936–1952
- Budge Wilson[9], award-winning Canadian author
Notable faculty and staff
- Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first woman to hold the post.
- Portia White[10], Canadian contralto, known for becoming the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame.
See also
References
- ^ "Branksome Hall". CAIS.
- ^ "Branksome Hall | Boarding Schools In Toronto | CAIS Boarding Schools". www.boardingschools.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness Centre / MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects". Arch Daily. MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Nurse, Damion (2020-09-25). "How to navigate financial assistance at Toronto's top private schools". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Blog, Skate Guard. "Skate Guard: The First Queen Of Canadian Pairs Skating: The Frances Dafoe Story". Skate Guard. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Toronto, Darcy Streitenfeld for Streets Of (2018-06-11). "Amy Foster on her journey from songwriter to author". Streets Of Toronto. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Sarah LEVY'04".
- ^ Yumpu.com. "Dr. Frances Shepherd CV - (NCRI) is". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Budge Wilson Obituary - Halifax, NS". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ McIver, Jane (2022-02-23). "Portia White: The Legacy of a Singing Sensation". Heaps Estrin. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
