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Local and Global Opportunities


Branksome’s mission to shape a better world is brought to life by students giving back locally and globally.

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A Globally Minded School

From supporting Toronto communities to engaging in international service projects, our students use their talents to make a difference.

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Local Opportunities

Local organizations that need caring volunteers seek out Branksome’s students for a wide range of roles, from volunteering in peer math tutoring to Best Buddies and Horizons.

Global Opportunities

With global connections such as our study abroad program with Branksome Hall Asia and other exchanges, we empower students to serve and learn worldwide.

OUR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Nothing broadens understanding like seeing what’s beyond the horizon. Branksome Hall has cultivated several international relationships in addition to our Grade 9 study abroad program with Branksome Hall Asia, our sister school on Jeju Island, South Korea. They provide the opportunity for exchange and trips abroad.

Branksome hall Asia

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Our Sister School

Located on Jeju Island, South Korea, Branksome Hall Asia opened in 2012 as an independent school with its own Principal and Board of Governors. The school has adopted the vision and mission of Branksome Hall Canada, and it offers the IB curriculum with classes conducted primarily in English.

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Award-Winning Campus

The school’s award-winning design reflects some of the natural elements of Jeju Island, including volcanic rock, as well as Canadian-inspired elements such as timber. Facilities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a 350-seat performing arts centre, a golf academy and a state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) and Visual Art Centre.

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Grade 9 Study Abroad

Just before March Break, all Grade 9 students have the opportunity to travel to Branksome Hall Asia for an immersive global engagement experience. With their BHA buddies, they undertake a week-long unit of study focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The trip also includes excursions to Jeju Island’s historic and cultural attractions, as well as a three-day visit to Seoul.

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Branksome Hall’s International Student Exchange Program allows students in Grades 8–10 to experience school and daily life in another country for a period of two-to-five weeks. Branksome currently has four exchange partnerships with schools in Australia, England, Scotland and Spain.

Participation in the Student Exchange Program provides students with an enriching and immersive experience in another culture and a unique opportunity to attend school in other parts of the globe.

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International TRIPS

International trips offer a unique experiences and the opportunity to engage in community projects and cultural immersion.

In the 2025-26 school year, students in Grades 9-12 have the opportunity to travel to South Africa (March 2026), the Yukon ( June 2026, in partnership with ALIVE Outdoors), Vietnam (June 2026, in partnership with ALIVE Outdoors) and Costa Rica (June/July 2026).

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Travel Assistance

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Travel Assistance

Recognizing the importance of travel opportunities and the financial constraints that school trips might impose, endowed bursaries, established by donors, enable our students to participate in these specialized programs.

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OUR LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES

Part of Branksome’s mission is to shape a better world, and students live this through engagement with others. They enthusiastically commit to challenging themselves to support a person or a community.

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Community Engagement

Branksome Hall’s community engagement program is rooted in authentic, reciprocal partnerships based on mutual understanding, shared learning and deep respect.

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Year-Round Opportunities

Community engagement happens in many ways, including through participation in special events, weekly partnerships and special projects. Students are encouraged to find something they are passionate about and get involved in an ongoing way.

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Student-Led

We take informed and sustainable student-led action, recognizing that no action is sometimes best. Our learning takes place through critical and continuous reflection to become responsible citizens who are inspired to make the world a better place.

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Employee Engagement

Faculty and staff believe in modelling the behaviours we expect from our students, while at the same time, learning from their example.

Community Engagement Opportunities

  • Grade 6 Action Committee

    Junior School girls are encouraged to take action based on their learning. The Action Committee is led by Grade 6 students, who are mentored by their faculty sponsor and member of the JS leadership team. Together, they explore how they can take action for themselves and their school, for their community and for their world.

  • Kapapamahchakwew (Wandering Spirit School) Reading Program

    Senior School students travel to Kapapamahchakwew (Wandering Spirit School) to support students with their literacy skills and to help foster a love of reading. Branksome students also practise and further develop their own skills, such as patience, intercultural understanding, creativity, empathy and time management.

  • Let’s Grow

    Let’s Grow Hub is an accessible recreation and leisure program that aims to build community for young adults living with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities. Students spend Wednesday mornings or afternoons engaging with team members, playing games and sports, doing crafts, learning about accessibility and supporting the implementation of barrier-free recreation.

  • Heydon Park Prom

    Branksome Hall students work alongside a group of peers and faculty from Heydon Park Secondary School (the TDSB's only high school for young women, transgender and non-binary students) to plan a prom for graduating Heydon Park students, which is hosted in the AWC.

Grade 6 Action Committee

Junior School girls are encouraged to take action based on their learning. The Action Committee is led by Grade 6 students, who are mentored by their faculty sponsor and member of the JS leadership team. Together, they explore how they can take action for themselves and their school, for their community and for their world.

Kapapamahchakwew (Wandering Spirit School) Reading Program

Senior School students travel to Kapapamahchakwew (Wandering Spirit School) to support students with their literacy skills and to help foster a love of reading. Branksome students also practise and further develop their own skills, such as patience, intercultural understanding, creativity, empathy and time management.

Let’s Grow

Let’s Grow Hub is an accessible recreation and leisure program that aims to build community for young adults living with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities. Students spend Wednesday mornings or afternoons engaging with team members, playing games and sports, doing crafts, learning about accessibility and supporting the implementation of barrier-free recreation.

Heydon Park Prom

Branksome Hall students work alongside a group of peers and faculty from Heydon Park Secondary School (the TDSB's only high school for young women, transgender and non-binary students) to plan a prom for graduating Heydon Park students, which is hosted in the AWC.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

At Branksome Hall, we’re fostering the next generation of women who will break down barriers and influence their futures, their way.

How to Apply
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Branksome Hall
10 Elm Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
M4W 1N4

Contact

1-416-920-9741
admissions@branksome.on.ca

Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.*


*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.

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