Branksome Hall
| Branksome Hall | |
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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] spaces dedicated to innovation and technology,[4] 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.[5]
Branksome Hall is led by principal Karen L. Jurjevich, who has been principal since 1998.
History
Branksome Hall was founded in 1903 by Miss Margaret Scott, who served as the school’s first principal. It is named for Sir Walter Scott’s poem, “The Lay of the Last Minstrel,” which references Scotland’s Branxholme Castle.
In 1940 Branksome became a safe haven for a small group of girls and staff from Sherborne Girls’ School in England.[6]
The Road Well Kept by Heather Robertson was published in 2002 to mark Branksome’s centennial. The book provides a synopsis of the history of the school, including archival photographs.[7]
Academics
Branksome Hall’s curriculum offers all three International Baccalaureate programs: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP).
Community
Branksome Hall is administered by an 18-member Board of Governors. The current chair is Mona Malone,[8] Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of People & Culture for BMO Financial Group.
The Branksome Hall Foundation, a registered charity in Ontario since 2005, is overseen by an independent board of trustees chaired by Scot Martin, and manages the school's endowment.
Alumnae
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- Heather Elizabeth Apple, writer, artist, and educator
- Mary Pat Jones Armstrong,[9] founder of Camp Oochigeas and Ronald McDonald House Toronto
- Frances Dafoe,[10] 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,[11] 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,[12] 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 [13]
- 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,[14] Canadian oncologist recognized for her research on lung cancer
- Claire Wallace, journalist and radio broadcaster for CBC from 1936–1952
- Budge Wilson,[15] 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,[16] Canadian contralto, known for becoming the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame.
Affiliations
- The Association of Boarding Schools[17]
- Branksome Hall Asia
- Canadian Accredited Independent Schools[18]
- Coalition of Single Sex Schools of Toronto
- Conference of Independent Schools[19]
- Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association
- G30 Schools[20]
- International Baccalaureate
- International Coalition of Girls' Schools[21]
- National Association of Independent Schools[22]
- Ontario Federation of School Athletics Associations
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.
- ^ "A state-of-the-art education facility to spark creativity and innovative thinking". The Globe and Mail. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ Nurse, Damion (2020-09-25). "How to navigate financial assistance at Toronto's top private schools". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Online Exhibition: Sherborne School & the Second World War". The Old Shirburnian Society. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "The Road Well Kept: Branksome Hall Celebrates 100 Years · Canadian Book Review Annual Online". cbra.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Mona Malone | Executive Bio | BMO". www.bmo.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Robertson, Heather (2002). The Road Well Kept. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 179. ISBN 1550225448.
- ^ Blog, Skate Guard. "Skate Guard: The First Queen Of Canadian Pairs Skating: The Frances Dafoe Story". Skate Guard. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "The READ magazine (Winter 2017) by Branksome Hall - Issuu". issuu.com. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TABS Member Schools". The Association of Boarding Schools. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Find a School - CAIS Canadian Accredited Independent Schools". www.cais.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Our Member Schools - Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario". www.cisontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "G30 Schools - A gathering of interesting and like-minded school heads". G30 Schools. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Our Schools". NCGS. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "NAIS Bookstore". my.nais.org. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
