March 18, 2010   Filed under Advancement
Branksome mothers Alison WILEY’82, Martha PAISLEY-Pedersen’84, Tracie Graff and Audrey DeZwirek made a presentation at a Junior School assembly in March, sharing with students their adventures climbing Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro.

March 16, 2010   Filed under Arts
With 80 talented students from Grade 6 to Grade 12 working together on their intricate dance steps, joyful and soulful songs, heart-warming folktales and colourful outfits, it was no surprise that Infusion 2010 was an absolute delight.

March 12, 2010   Filed under Junior School
The Junior School was filled with powerful words and strong phrases, statistics and Points of Information as we debated the resolution “Homework is harmful to our health.”

March 10, 2010   Filed under Arts
At a young age, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conductor Peter Oundjian discovered the “power of the language of music.”

March 8, 2010   Filed under Senior & Middle School
For this year’s Spirit Week, we chose to hold a community service competition that featured a school supply drive for our partner school QGAP in South Africa and Rose Avenue Park School in Toronto. Each grade brought in so many school supplies that we decided to donate them to a wide range of Toronto schools!

March 4, 2010   Filed under Junior School
What’s going on at the Junior School? Why are students informing their parents about their progress?

March 2, 2010   Filed under Senior & Middle School
Grade 11 student Liz Stratton has been named the 2010 National Public Speaking Champion of Canada. Along with Branksome teammates Zeenia Framroze (Grade 11) and Anisah Mahomed (Grade 9), Liz represented Ontario during the National Public Speaking Championship held at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, last month.