Branksome Hall
Address
10 Elm Avenue

,
M4W 1N4

Canada
Coordinates43°40′30″N 79°22′48″W / 43.6751°N 79.3800°W / 43.6751; -79.3800
Information
School typeIndependent day and boarding
university-preparatory
MottoKeep Well The Road
Founded1903
PrincipalKaren Jurjevich
GradesJK – 12
EnrollmentApproximately 900
LanguageEnglish
CampusUrban
Colour(s)     Red, green, black and white
MascotRibbit the Frog
Team nameHighlanders
Websitewww.branksome.on.ca

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]

All three IB programs are offered: the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (DP).

Branksome Hall is led by principal Karen L. Jurjevich, who has been principal since 1998.

Alumnae

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[13], Canadian contralto, known for becoming the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame.

See also

References

  1. "Branksome Hall". CAIS.
  2. "Branksome Hall | Boarding Schools In Toronto | CAIS Boarding Schools". www.boardingschools.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. "Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness Centre / MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects". Arch Daily. MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "A state-of-the-art education facility to spark creativity and innovative thinking". The Globe and Mail. 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. Nurse, Damion (2020-09-25). "How to navigate financial assistance at Toronto's top private schools". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. Robertson, Heather (2002). The Road Well Kept. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 179. ISBN 1550225448.
  7. Blog, Skate Guard. "Skate Guard: The First Queen Of Canadian Pairs Skating: The Frances Dafoe Story". Skate Guard. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  8. "The READ magazine (Winter 2017) by Branksome Hall - Issuu". issuu.com. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. 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.
  10. "Sarah LEVY'04".
  11. Yumpu.com. "Dr. Frances Shepherd CV - (NCRI) is". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  12. "Budge Wilson Obituary - Halifax, NS". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  13. McIver, Jane (2022-02-23). "Portia White: The Legacy of a Singing Sensation". Heaps Estrin. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
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