February 26, 2010 Filed under Senior & Middle School
It didn’t take long for Branksome students, faculty and staff to take action to help support the people of Haiti in their time of extreme and severe loss. Hours after the mid-January earthquake, e-mail after e-mail came in from students and teachers making suggestions about what the Branksome community could do.
February 23, 2010 Filed under Athletics
For the first time, members of the Branksome Hall Rowing team spent the weekend training at Camp Wankita in Haliburton, ON.
February 19, 2010 Filed under Community
We are thrilled to report the wonderful news that 100% of the Grade 12 class at QGAP, our Triangle of Hope partner school in Queenstown, South Africa, was successful in passing their national matriculation exams this past December.
February 16, 2010 Filed under Athletics
The Junior School was filled with Olympic Pride as we held our
Paint the Town Red event and began the countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. There was tremendous excitement in our JK class as Sofia shared the torch her dad carried in the torch relay!
February 12, 2010 Filed under Community
“Let’s try to imagine what peace is like,” Professor Grace Feuerverger challenged an audience of current and prospective Branksome parents at a workshop in the Middle School Wing on January 21.
February 10, 2010 Filed under Advancement
On January 19, 2010, Principal Karen Murton hosted a reception at her home for parents new to the Junior School.
February 8, 2010 Filed under Community
In the wake of Branksome girls raising $9,000 for Pennies for Peace, we were honoured to host Greg Mortenson at an assembly in the Senior and Middle School.
February 5, 2010 Filed under Arts
Spirit Week was launched this Monday in assembly to the sounds of
We Will Rock You, sung by the Grade 7 vocal class, accompanied by Mr. Andrew Schroter on electric guitar.
February 3, 2010 Filed under Junior School
The JK class is now doing their third Unit of Inquiry, One, Two Buckle My Shoe. Over the course of the winter term, the girls will discover how patterns help us make sense of our world and will learn to express themselves in an organized manner.
February 1, 2010 Filed under Senior & Middle School
Any student with her sights set on the Math Olympiad could take a few tips from Grade 12 student Lydia, who has been invited to write the 2010 Canadian Math Olympiad in March. This invitation was a result of her success in the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge, which she wrote last November 25, together with 20 other Branksome students.
