Home ›
Branksome News
Explore the latest ideas and stories from our community. Or, select your interest group, topic or type of story using the filters to start your search.
featured
Branksome Hall Website Wins Two 2026 Web Excellence Awards
- category
- Awards
- topic
- Campaign News
- duration
- 1 min read
Branksome Hall has won two prestigious Web Excellence Awards, taking home top honours in both the Education and School & University categories.
Roads Less Travelled: Trailblazing Alums from the Class of 2011
- category
- News
- topic
- Innovation
- duration
- 2 min read
As we kick off Reunion Week, we’re delighted to bring you a special conversation on the PrincipalED podcast with two trailblazers from the Class of 2011: Bertilia Trieu and Jie Ying Wu.
Extra! Extra! Grade 5 Launches "The Ribbit Report"
- category
- News
- topic
- Innovation
- duration
- 3 min read
The Junior School's news landscape changed forever in October 2025 with the premiere of The Ribbit Report, a student-led broadcast produced by the Grade 5 class. The Ribbit Report is shared with Junior School students twice a month and focuses on a variety of local and global initiatives.
Filters
Type
Topic
Audience
-
A New Middle School Experience
- category
- News
- topic
- IB/Academics
- duration
- 3 min read
The Middle School model is distinctly designed for the unique social, cognitive and well-being needs of Grades 7 and 8 students, serving as a bridge as students transition from the Junior School into Grade 7, and preparing them to enter the Senior School with confidence.
-
Branksome Hall Website Wins Two 2026 Web Excellence Awards
- category
- Awards
- topic
- Campaign News
- duration
- 1 min read
Branksome Hall has won two prestigious Web Excellence Awards, taking home top honours in both the Education and School & University categories.
-
Roads Less Travelled: Trailblazing Alums from the Class of 2011
- category
- News
- topic
- Innovation
- duration
- 2 min read
As we kick off Reunion Week, we’re delighted to bring you a special conversation on the PrincipalED podcast with two trailblazers from the Class of 2011: Bertilia Trieu and Jie Ying Wu.
-
iCAST: Building the Confidence to Change the World
- category
- Profiles
- topic
- Faces of Impact
- duration
- 1 min read
Beth Corcoran and Jon Newton are future-proofing our girls through iCAST—a legacy celebrated with the naming of the Media Lab Student Alcove.
-
Extra! Extra! Grade 5 Launches "The Ribbit Report"
- category
- News
- topic
- Innovation
- duration
- 3 min read
The Junior School's news landscape changed forever in October 2025 with the premiere of The Ribbit Report, a student-led broadcast produced by the Grade 5 class. The Ribbit Report is shared with Junior School students twice a month and focuses on a variety of local and global initiatives.
-
From JK to Graduation: A Full-Circle Celebration
- category
- News
- duration
- 6 min read
On April 15, 2026, Principal Grace McCallum’s home was filled with Branksome Hall’s ReadAcres graduating year students—those who began their journeys in Junior or Senior Kindergarten—sharing breakfast with the teachers who first welcomed them over a decade ago.
-
New Students Maia and Hayden on PrincipalED
- category
- News
- topic
- Arts
- duration
- 2 min read
In the latest episode of PrincipalED, Grace sits down with two of our newest Junior School students to discuss their first year on campus.
-
Global Sustainability and Entrepreneur Alum is On a Roll with PlantPaper
- category
- News
- topic
- Alums
- duration
- 5 min read
Branksome Hall alum Deeva GREEN'07 shares about her passion for sustainability and how her path after Branksome Hall led to developing an ecologically friendly toilet paper brand PlantPaper.
-
Scrubbing In: Innovative New Program Empowers Next Generation of Female Medical Leaders
- category
- News
- topic
- IB/Academics
- duration
- 5 min read
Twenty-two Branksome Hall students recently traded in their kilts for surgical scrubs at St. Michael’s Hospital as they explored a bold new pipeline for future medical leaders, providing them an unprecedented look at the grit, skill and leadership required to thrive in the operating room and beyond.
-
Honouring Branksome Hall’s 5th Principal Allison ROACH’51
- category
- News
- duration
- 4 min read
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Allison ROACH’51 on April 18, 2026.
-
Grade 6 Golfer Audrey Lu Tees Off at Augusta National
- category
- News
- topic
- Athletics
- duration
- 2 min read
At just 12 years old, Branksome Hall Grade 6 student Audrey Lu has already made her mark on one of golf’s most iconic courses.
-
Sisterhood Reconnected: Branksome Hall Visits South Africa
- category
- News
- topic
- Belonging
- duration
- 3 min read
For the first time in six years, Branksome Hall is buzzing with stories from the red dust of the Eastern Cape and the coastal winds of Cape Town.