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Admissions
Boarding Program
Boarding Life
Boarding Life
Orientation Week
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Program Highlights
All new Boarding students, Canadian and international, attend our week-long orientation program in late August. Orientation Week is an essential time for students to get settled into life at Branksome Hall and helps our Boarding students become familiar with the school, the Boarding houses, Toronto and the Boarding Team.- Individual meetings with each girl’s School Counsellor, language coordinator and the school nurse
- Assessments of each girl’s speaking, listening and writing skills
- Strategies to prepare each girl for academic success at Branksome Hall
- Immersion in an English-language environment and Canadian culture
- Appointments at the Uniform Shop for a personalized uniform fitting
- Excursions with Boarding Advisors to introduce students to their new home away from home and help them feel comfortable in Toronto
- Shopping trips to buy necessities such as a local cell phone, toiletries, cold-weather clothes and school supplies
- The opportunity to create strong friendships and great memories!
Boarding at Branksome
Evening and Weekend Activities
Boarding staff work with other school departments and outside providers to develop, organize and chaperone activities both on and off campus after school and on weekends. These include, but are not limited to: cultural and festive meals, supervised sessions in the Athletics and Wellness Centre fitness studio, gymnasium and pool, day trips to visit local universities and attractions (such as Canada’s Wonderland and Niagara Falls), cooking lessons, arts and crafts, community service activities, professional sporting events and theatre or orchestral performances in Toronto.
The costs for these events are included in the annual Boarding Activities Fee ($900), which is charged to your child’s school account in the fall. All Boarding students are welcome and encouraged to participate in as many activities as possible.
Activities build community within the diverse group of students living on campus, support student well-being, foster a growth mindset and embrace international mindedness. Activities also provide opportunities for students to try new things and learn more about themselves, each other, the school community, the City of Toronto and Canadian culture.
Service and Leadership
The Boarding community provides students with the opportunity to grow their citizenship skills and awareness of global issues. Some of these include partnerships with the Junior School, the Branksome Hall Events Team, as well as external service organizations such as Let’s Grow Learning & Living Hub and New Circles.
Boarding life offers students many opportunities to become involved in the co-curricular life of the school. All Boarding programs are run by Branksome staff and Boarders with the goal of creating a safe, supportive and enjoyable environment for Boarders to develop leadership and teamwork skills.
Boarders are encouraged to create new committees and groups as they are inspired with new and innovative ideas that will help to enrich Boarding life, and can work with a member of the Boarding team if they are interested in creating a new committee.
Student Leaders
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Boarding Prefect +
The Boarding Prefect is a member of the elected school Prefects group in their graduating year. The Boarding Prefect serves as a liaison between the Senior & Middle School student body and the Boarding community, and acts as a role model and mentor within the Boarding houses. This leadership role involves running the Boarding Student Council, speaking on behalf of the Boarding community at school Assemblies and organizing events. -
Boarding Student Council +
The Boarding Council is a group of Boarders and staff who help to organize the co-curricular life of the Boarding program. The Council is also a forum for discussion of house issues and developing methods to address concerns. The Boarding Prefect, Boarding Council members, including the Heads of House, and the Senior Boarding Advisor, all participate in the Boarding Council.
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Our IB Advantage
As Toronto’s leading independent International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls, Branksome Hall is uniquely positioned to equip learners from JK to Grade 12 with the skills to unlock their potential and change the world. Learn more. -
Heading to University
With today’s exponential pace of change and the complexities of our current global context, tomorrow’s leaders will need to think differently and navigate uncertainty. Branksome Hall is preparing leaders who will not only meet this need, but are already shaping that future. Learn more. -
Scholarships
Branksome offers a variety of entrance merit scholarships for new day or Boarding students in Grades 7–11. Learn more.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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.
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
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