| Branksome Hall | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
10 Elm Avenue , M4W 1N4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°40′30″N 79°22′48″W / 43.6751°N 79.3800°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent day and boarding university-preparatory |
| Motto | Keep Well The Road |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Principal | Karen Jurjevich |
| Grades | JK – 12 |
| Enrollment | 909 (2020) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Red, green, black and white |
| Mascot | Ribbit the Frog |
| Team name | Highlanders |
| Website | www |
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.
Branksome Hall’s campus blends together historic homes and state-of-the-art facilities, including an Athletics and Wellness Centre,[2] Innovation Hub, indoor rock-climbing wall, tennis courts and flexible learning environments. The school offers a Boarding Program for Grades 7 to 12 and an immersive Study Abroad Program with its sister school, Branksome Hall Asia,(2) on Jeju Island, South Korea. More than $1.5 million is available in financial assistance for new and returning students in Grades 7 to 12.
All three IB programs are offered: the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (DP). It goes from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Alumnae
- Heather Apple, writer, artist, and educator
- Jackie Burroughs, Canadian actress who portrayed Aunt Hetty on CBC's Road to Avonlea
- 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
- Marjorie Gross (April 18, 1956 – June 7, 1996), graduated in 1974. She was a television writer and producer and wrote for such shows as Newhart, The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld.
- Mary Louise Northway, psychologist
- Sarah Levy, actress, best known as Twyla Sands on the popular Netflix TV show Schitt's Creek [3]
- Helen McCully, food writer, critic and cookbook author
- Linda McQuaig, journalist and author of works of non-fiction, including The Wealthy Banker's Wife
- Ann Rohmer, lead anchor of CP24
- 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
- Claire Wallace, journalist and radio broadcaster for CBC from 1936–1952
- Susan Quaggin, nephrologist
See also
References
- ↑ "Branksome Hall". CAIS.
- ↑ "Branksome Hall Athletics & Wellness Centre / MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects". Arch Daily. MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Sarah LEVY'04".