Message from Admissions

Emily Simms-Brown, Executive Director of Strategic Enrolment Management

Earlier this week the Upper School community joined Dr. Samson in the Brenda Robson Hall to sing, gather and to be reminded to find joy, peace and happiness no matter what you are celebrating at this time of year. As a new year approaches, we all have much to look forward to as we continue to live our values in 2023.

If you enjoy Christmas music, we invite you to get into the holiday spirit as you watch our distinctive Carol Service event, 鈥淎 Festival of Lessons and Carols,鈥� which features 蜜桃视频鈥檚 wonderful student choirs. This event will be live streamed through YouTube on Thursday, December 22 at 7 pm (and available for later viewing) . Please join us for this 蜜桃视频 holiday tradition.

Junior School applicant families are also invited to watch the holiday performances of our Junior School students (Grades 1 to 6) live on Thursday, December 22, starting at 4 pm (or at your convenience) .

We are grateful to each of our prospective families for considering 蜜桃视频 and we are excited to continue to share with you all the experiences that make 蜜桃视频 an exceptional school and community.

Wishing you a happy new year,

Emily

Principal鈥檚 Message

Dr. Katrina Samson

As the holiday season arrives and we begin to anticipate the joy of gathering with family and friends, early December is a natural moment to think about gratitude and giving back. At 蜜桃视频, our Celebration Saturday event comes immediately to mind, where students this year raised $39,837.66 in support of our community partners. Yet another inspiration are our facilities and the programming that over the years have been developed and strengthened thanks to the generosity of our donors. Today at 蜜桃视频, we are lucky enough to benefit from those who have gone before us and those who have shown their belief in our school mission with their philanthropic support. Our donors, past and present, recognize that success for one girl contributes to the empowerment of all girls.

Yet, we also recognize a gap when it comes to supporting girls鈥� education. Philanthropic support has historically been higher for boys鈥� schools. This disparity not only has an impact on girls鈥� education, but also reinforces the gender equity gap鈥攖he gap 蜜桃视频 was founded to address. This gender equity gap exists in a number of ways in today鈥檚 society, illustrated through facts such as pay inequity between men and women. In 2021, Canadian women made only 89 cents for every dollar men made, according to the . The philanthropic investments of our donor community helps narrow these divisions and ensures that young women are empowered to rise as far as they want in their careers and in society. Their support demonstrates to our girls how much our community believes in them and their potential.

At 蜜桃视频, giving back is built into our curriculum, community partnerships and co-curricular programs. It鈥檚 especially inspiring to witness students go beyond these school programs and express their own agency in giving. As an example, this year鈥檚 Grad Class has chosen wellbeing as a focus for their annual Grad Gift. Seeing them empowered by the potential of their impact is inspiring and we expect that it will be just the first of many such moments of exercising impact and influence in their young lives.

Katrina

Senior School Community Partnerships

This year at 蜜桃视频, our Community Partnership programs returned with reignited passion. Student leaders and volunteers have embraced these outreach programs with excitement, curiosity and a genuine desire to contribute and build relationships. 鈥淎fter more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions, it is exciting to finally volunteer with a wider school community together in a physical space,鈥� explains Art City Community Partnership Co-Head Kathy Lu. 鈥淰isiting the kids every week at Grenoble Public School and connecting with them face-to-face has been very rewarding,鈥� adds Grenoble Community Partnership Head Kate Davidson. 鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing to see the bonds the students make with our 蜜桃视频 volunteers as their friendships start to bud.鈥�

STEM Learning with SPOT Robot Dogs

In November, 蜜桃视频 welcomed guests from the Ontario Power Generation Innovation team, who brought in two SPOT robot dogs! SPOT dogs perform tasks that are unsafe for human workers and are an exciting use of robot technology. After a morning assembly at the Upper School, students in Grades 7 to 12 had the opportunity to see these 鈥渄ogs鈥� in action by the Old Girls BioWall. In the afternoon, the robots visited the Junior School, where students had the opportunity to learn about the robots, ask questions and watch them do some fun tricks like play fetch and write “hi.” .

Forty Years of Rowing at 蜜桃视频

This year, 蜜桃视频 celebrates 40 years of Rowing! Since the start of the program in 1982, approximately 400 athletes have represented 蜜桃视频 on the water. Today, our rowers continue to place in competitions and our athletes often make it to the podium at the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Championships. In the 2021-22 school year, 蜜桃视频 crews stood on the podium five times, with 24 athletes receiving medals. 蜜桃视频 rowers have represented our school in the famed Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for many years; in 2021-22, five of our rowers competed, placing 28th out of a field of 90.

Open to students in Grades 9 to 12 to join, many crew mates start without any experience rowing and quickly fall in love with the sport because of the friendships they make during early morning practices on the lake or on the ergometers in the Fitness Centre. Rowing at 蜜桃视频 is not just a sport, but a unique community that shares a love of teamwork and perseverance. Strong Alone, Unstoppable Together.

Sarah Milligan, Associate Director of Admission

Sarah Milligan is no stranger to independent schools: she grew up on the Ridley College campus as a faculty child and eventually spent both her Middle and Senior School years as a Ridley Tiger. After completing an English Literature degree at the Mount Allison University, Ms. Milligan joined the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), stewarding the Canadian Boarding Project, which was designed to increase the number of Canadian boarding students enrolled in CAIS schools. In 2014, she was appointed as Assistant Head, Enrolment Management at Lakefield College School, a boarding and day school for students in grades 9 to 12 located just outside of Peterborough. During her tenure at Lakefield, Ms. Milligan led the Admissions team, sat on the Senior Leadership Team and represented the school locally and abroad, cultivating strong relationships with parents and students around the world. She joined 蜜桃视频 in September 2019 as the Associate Director of Admission and is thrilled to be a part of our Junior School working alongside both faculty and parents to provide applicants with an exceptional experience throughout the admission process. When she isn’t at 蜜桃视频, she is busy at home with her children and her husband Darren, dividing their time between Toronto and their family cottage in the Kawarthas.

Message from Admissions

Emily Simms-Brown, Executive Director of Strategic Enrolment Management

It has been a busy fall term for the Admission Team鈥攚e are now in full swing interviewing and meeting with families, both at 蜜桃视频 and internationally. We are thoroughly enjoying meeting and speaking with prospective families in-person again and it is hard to believe we are quickly approaching our application deadline. 

Last week was Thrive Week at 蜜桃视频鈥攁 week-long series of events that aim to promote a culture of wellbeing. The theme this year was 鈥淐onnect to Thrive.鈥� Through various experiences during the week, the programming was designed to ensure students felt a sense of belonging within our community. It was wonderful to see students coming together and furthering their understanding of the ways connectivity supports wellbeing.

As you read through this edition of 蜜桃视频 Highlights, I think you will feel the optimism that shines through our students and faculty. As a school, our approach to wellbeing ensures we are deliberate and thoughtful in all that we do to prepare our students to make a difference. As we are consistently driven by our values, ensuring that we continue to focus on the wellbeing of our students allows us to educate girls who are prepared to live with compassion, integrity and courage and who have inquiring minds as they discover their own skills, passions and talents. 

As we enter into December, we are grateful for all the time and energy our prospective families have put toward this process. We recognize that families in Toronto have excellent school choices and we are glad you are considering 蜜桃视频. 

Emily

Principal鈥檚 Message

Dr. Katrina Samson

For decades, mental health had been studied from a deficit model, something to be 鈥渇ixed鈥� to get people back to status quo, versus being considered on a continuum, where we can take actions that will weaken or strengthen our mental wellbeing. Research has illustrated, however, that just like our physical health, there are ways to teach and practise strategies that will strengthen our mental health. At 蜜桃视频, we are working to learn, teach and embed a host of practices that are scientifically proven to improve wellbeing and build resilience in students, resilience that will serve them well when they encounter challenging periods, such as a heavy academic workload or an unfamiliar social situation.

Just like eating well, getting enough sleep and being active are actions we can take to strengthen our bodies, we can engage in concrete practices to strengthen our mental health. Our faculty and staff are learning about and teaching strategies from positive psychology such as: , understanding and how to interrupt it, along with identifying and , mindfulness and best-self visualization. These positive psychology interventions are part of an education model that recognizes that we can teach, learn and practise those skills that enable us to do good and feel well. 

Focusing on health and wellbeing is paramount and necessary in order to realize our mission to inspire and equip young women to make a difference. Even if students study for a week and teachers prepare an engaging lesson, if our girls come to class fixated on mistakes, feeling highly anxious or tired, their brains are not primed to optimize what they are learning and they are not able to perform at their best or extract the same meaning from the content as when they are thriving. 

Our approach to wellbeing education is intricately tied to students鈥� academic learning, and to cultivating an integrated, balanced school approach that emphasizes a liberal arts education to foster creativity, problem solving and rigour, while encouraging broad engagement. This approach helps us foster an appreciation for our strengths and the strengths of others. Our intentional approach to wellbeing is built into our timetables via weekly late starts, reflecting the unique neurological development in teens by building in flex blocks to prompt agency and autonomy, and to begin every morning with community time for connection and relationship building. Furthermore, when a student is struggling and needs direct support, we also have a team in place to respond, including grade-specific Guidance Counsellors, Social Workers, a nursing team, the school doctor, a Child and Youth Worker and Learning Support Specialists. This team of experts works alongside our team of teachers, advisors and the Heads of Schools to support student wellbeing. 

As parents, you know your daughters best. Our school-parent partnership works best when we communicate with one another the successes and challenges that our girls are encountering. How can you tell if your daughter needs extra attention and when should you reach out to the school? Maybe she tells you she doesn鈥檛 feel connected with her peers or perhaps she has a strong emotional response to something that didn鈥檛 previously bother her. These signals tell us it鈥檚 time to sit down to talk about how we can build emotional reserves, whether it鈥檚 finding an outlet, spotting their strengths or helping them process feelings in a way that doesn鈥檛 allow feelings to dictate response.

Throughout this issue of 蜜桃视频 Highlights, you鈥檒l see in more depth some of the programming designed to support student wellbeing and our plans to expand and strengthen our support for students to ensure that every student thrives at 蜜桃视频. 

Katrina

Emotions, Self-Regulation and Wellbeing at the Junior School

Junior School Educators Katie Tranter, Larissa McIntyre and Megan Robar

Now that the school year is well underway, wellbeing is taking many forms in the Junior School. Students engage in opportunities to name and notice feelings and emotions, develop strategies for self-regulation, attend to their health and wellbeing and much more.

The three of us work in partnership with the Health Centre and the Head of the Junior School, Ms. Kate White, on learning how to implement the renowned Yale University RULER approach. This program aims to help students understand the value of emotions, build the skills of emotional intelligence and create and maintain positive emotional climates. The goal of the training is to understand and implement this framework to support the Junior School Wellbeing Program at 蜜桃视频 in the coming months and years.

We鈥檙e looking forward to Thrive Week at the Junior School (November 21 to 25), which will include activities and conversations around the 鈥淭hrive Five鈥�: physical activity, getting a good night鈥檚 sleep, eating well, giving back and connecting with others.

Learning Support at 蜜桃视频

At 蜜桃视频, we recognize that everyone learns in different ways. Working in tandem with students, we aim to develop their self-knowledge as a learner, encourage confidence and nurture their agency. Students are encouraged to be their own person, challenge themselves and learn from experiences, making efforts to learn from mistakes and celebrate successes. 

In conjunction with the school鈥檚 Guidance Counsellors, Social Workers, faculty and administrators, the Learning Support Team works to support a student鈥檚 identified areas of need鈥攕pecifically working with students who have psycho-educational assessments and are experiencing academic challenges鈥攖o help them learn to understand and use their accommodations. 

The Learning Support Specialists:

In the Junior School, there are four Learning Support Specialists and one Child and Youth Worker who supports the social/emotional needs of students. This team is supervised by the Head of Junior School Learning Support. 

There are two Middle School Guidance and Learning Support Specialists for students in Grades 7 to 8 and there is one Senior School Learning Support Specialist in Grades 9 to 12.

The goal at 蜜桃视频 is to create a positive and nurturing school culture whereby students become self-advocates for themselves, with the support of a team of professionals to nurture and guide them as they navigate life. 

Self-Care: An Important Part of Supporting Academic Success

Caitlin Parsons, Senior School Social Worker

 I have no time for that, I have more important things to do, it just takes away from the things I 鈥渟hould鈥� be doing鈥�

These are just some of the endless reasons, often expressed by students when asked if they practise self-care. In the fast-paced world we live in, where not taking a sick day is praised as demonstrating commitment to one鈥檚 career, can we really blame our kids for not practising self-care or even seeing the value in it? Especially when we often push our own needs to the side, in response to other demands? As a result, it is not surprising that 鈥渟elf-care鈥� has become more of a buzzword than an actual practice and why more and more individuals find themselves exhausted and struggling with their wellbeing.

What is self-care and why is it important for our students?

Self-care is anything done deliberately to maintain emotional, mental and physical wellbeing. This can include exercising, eating healthily, getting enough sleep and engaging in activities that encourage a healthy, balanced relationship with oneself. However, balanced self-care is more than treating ourselves to a bubble bath or binging on Netflix over the weekend. It involves looking at what we need as a whole person鈥攂ody, mind and soul鈥攖o feel refreshed and recharged on a consistent basis. Put simply, self-care is an important and necessary practice for everyone. When it comes to our students, self-care translates into a more focused, attentive approach to their academics. Students cannot give to their work what they don鈥檛 have for themselves.

Because self-care is one of the best ways to help manage stress, studies have shown that the students who practise it consistently report having lower academic stress and tend to perform better in school, compared to those who do not practise self-care. Not only can it help support academic success, but self-care can also help students to be the best version of themselves and cope with the stress that comes with balancing their studies, social needs and general day-to-day lives.  

Role modeling self-care practices in our own lives and supporting students to incorporate practices that are 鈥渟ustainable鈥� in their own lives can be a great first step. So next time you are feeling overwhelmed, instead of trying to just plow through, try taking a pause and asking yourself: 鈥渨hat do I need right now?鈥� 

You might be surprised by how big a difference just a few small changes can make in your overall wellbeing.  

Mental Health Literacy through Professional Development

Mental health literacy refers to the skills, understanding and knowledge that promote mental health and wellbeing and is a key competency we continue to develop in our community. In September, faculty engaged in mental health training on the 3Rs: 鈥淩ecognize, Respond and Refer鈥� to help increase our knowledge and skill set to better support student mental health. Our goal was twofold: to ensure our students receive timely, comprehensive support and that our entire community is comfortable recognizing signs of distress, responding with empathy and referring students to the appropriate resources. 

A second area of professional development we鈥檝e been focusing on this fall are interpersonal skills. The teaching-learning process in K to 12 classrooms is inherently interpersonal, encompassing teacher-student and peer connections. Given their social nature, classrooms can be an ideal context for teaching social skills such as active listening, collaboration and respect for others. Active listening involves listening, reacting and responding to another individual. It is a way of indicating that you understand what was said and that you鈥檙e genuinely interested in the speakers ideas, concerns and opinions. It involves giving them your undivided attention, withholding judgment and being mindful of your facial expressions and body language. 

An interpersonal skill that can help us achieve this is the 鈥淕IVE鈥� skill. Give is an acronym that stands for the following components:

G: (Be) Gentle鈥擨t is essential to be kind and respectful with your child; notice your tone of voice.

I: (Appear) Interested鈥擝e sure to listen and appear interested in your child鈥檚 point of view, even if it differs from your point of view.

V: Validate鈥擵alidation is one of the most essential tools you can bring to your parenting. Words and actions show that you understand your child鈥檚 feelings and thoughts about a situation. 

E: Have an Easy Manner鈥擲mile and be light-hearted. Reflect on what you鈥檙e hearing in a kindhearted way and show compassion. 

Intentionally using active listening and interpersonal effectiveness skills like GIVE helps to increase our students鈥� sense of psychological safety, creating environments where they are more willing and able to express concerns, ask questions and reach for help. We all want to be seen, valued and heard; these skills may help increase our ability to achieve this.

Message from the Wellbeing Prefect

I鈥檓 Maddy and I鈥檓 this year鈥檚 Wellbeing Prefect.

When I first started at 蜜桃视频 in Grade 9, mental health was one of the greatest obstacles I faced. Although we have excellent wellbeing resources in place at the school, such as our social workers, Ms. Parsons and Ms. Waisglass, I found it difficult to come forward and connect for help until much later in my 蜜桃视频 journey.聽

For me, it was a combination of stigma, timidity and a lack of awareness regarding the support available to me that prolonged my struggle.

As Wellbeing Prefect, my main goal is to encourage conversations on mental health issues throughout the student body, with a particular emphasis on students who might not feel as comfortable coming forward or as familiar with 蜜桃视频鈥檚 wellbeing resources. As we come out of the pandemic鈥攁 period which presented a myriad of challenges for all of us鈥攊t鈥檚 vital that we raise awareness of how we can best improve our wellbeing as individuals and as a community.

The first big wellbeing event this year was Thrive Week in late November, when students had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers, facilitated important conversations on mental health and wellbeing at 蜜桃视频 and enjoyed spending time with some therapy dogs. Our theme this year was social connection, which presented an opportunity for students and faculty to reflect on how they can work to improve their wellbeing by taking advantage of the community support that surrounds them.

Additionally this year, we鈥檝e assembled the Wellbeing Council, which consists of 10 students from Grades 7 to 12 who are working to integrate student voice into wellbeing programming at 蜜桃视频. Whether these council members help plan activities for Thrive Week or gather input from the student body, the Wellbeing Council is an asset to encouraging important conversations on mental health and wellbeing at our school.

Message from Admissions

Emily Simms-Brown, Executive Director of Strategic Enrolment Management

The 2022-23 school year is already well underway and off to a fantastic start at 蜜桃视频鈥攁nd with the return to school has also come the return to many of our traditions and events that connect our community. We were particularly thrilled to host Celebration Saturday last month鈥攁 hallmark 蜜桃视频 event filled with energy, spirit and fun鈥攚hich helped to set the tone for the year ahead.

Even though our school year has just begun for our staff and students, in the Admission Office, we are already looking ahead to next September. Connecting with our applicants and prospective families through the return of in-person events has been a wonderful way to start the year. We have hosted two very busy Open Houses, continue to offer weekly Group Tours and have started our interview process for our Entry Years.

In this edition of 蜜桃视频 Highlights, you will learn about the many ways we are connecting, learning and celebrating as a community鈥攆rom the return of comprehensive co-curriculars in the Junior School, to the debut of our new empowering advertising campaign, to the re-launch of the Forum for Change in the Upper School鈥攖here is a lot happening here worth celebrating!

We look forward to getting to know you and your family during these months ahead. 

Emily

Principal鈥檚 Message

Dr. Katrina Samson

We are so pleased that you are interested in learning more about becoming a part of the 蜜桃视频 community!

I鈥檓 energized when I contemplate the future we鈥檙e building at the school, which includes relaunching the Forum for Change this year, a program that highlights global citizenship. Programs through the Forum for Change help our students understand what it means to be strong, ethical, global leaders who can work cross-culturally, across languages and geographies. 

蜜桃视频 is known for our traditions, which create bonds in the community; I鈥檝e seen alumni across the world find connections by reminiscing about their 蜜桃视频 experiences and finding common ground. Recently we celebrated Reunion Weekend, where hundreds of Old Girls/Alums returned to 蜜桃视频 to reconnect, reflect and reminisce. The sentiment I heard repeated throughout Reunion Weekend was how the values learned at 蜜桃视频鈥攊nquiry, integrity, compassion and courage鈥攈ave shaped the lives of 蜜桃视频ians, enabling them to make a positive difference in the world moving forward. 

As we look ahead to a successful school year I鈥檓 energized to see our girls exploring everything from artificial intelligence and contemporary finance through our HC-X Micro-Credential Program, to learning life lessons on leadership and developing friendship through the study of Shakespeare in our Theatre Program. We hope you learn a lot about the 蜜桃视频 experience this fall and I encourage you to reach out to our Admissions Team if you have any questions or you鈥檇 like to book another tour. 

Katrina

Discover HC-X, 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Centre for Innovation

The letter 鈥淴鈥� has long evoked a sense of wonder, exploring the unknown and intersecting ideas. For 蜜桃视频, the 鈥淴鈥� represents the mindsets, strategies and learning experiences that will be a differentiator for 蜜桃视频 students and faculty.

Guided by research from within and beyond the educational sector, HC-X designs and experiments with learning experiences and programs that promote, provoke and allow our girls to practise these future-ready skills. Digital Wisdom, our first major project, is now in its third year, engaging students from Grade 5 to 8 in examining, questioning and critically thinking about their identity and relationships in a digitally mediated world. HC-X continues to lead the development of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 distinguished Blended Learning Model that prioritizes student agency. In this model, faculty intentionally use digital tools to present developmentally appropriate choices to our students in how, when and where they learn. Students make these choices, learn to take responsibility for their learning and reflect deeply on who they are developing as a learner.

Most recently, we launched our Digital Micro-Credentialing Program. This is a distinctive, unique-to-蜜桃视频 offering for students in the Upper School to pursue a new learning pathway in areas outside of traditional offerings. Partnering with Old Girls/Alums, current parents, Harvard Student Agencies and Inspire AI, we are offering 20-hour courses on Contemporary Finance, Pre-Med studies and Artificial Intelligence, respectively. Each of these courses have 鈥渟old out鈥� for this first term and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, both from our students and from our partners.

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Exploring Global Learning Through the Forum for Change

The Forum for Change (F4C) is the global heartbeat of 蜜桃视频. It serves as the hub of global learning, community partnership programming and social innovation work. The F4C supports students in learning different service approaches to making a difference in their world locally and globally.

This dynamic department builds bridges and networks to support incredible opportunities for our girls to learn new perspectives, meet people and discover their cultures. This sense of exploration is reflected in our new branding. One of our newest partnerships to highlight is with . Round Square values are captured in their IDEALS (Internationalism, Democracy, Environmental stewardship, Adventure, Leadership and Service); this alignment means more opportunities for our students to engage in global projects, conferences and connections beyond our ivy walls.

The F4C stretches and challenges our students in ways that support their academic learning, development of identity and sense of self, with a disposition to action. Global Exchanges, International Learning Service Trips, our Community Partnership Program and the Global Learning & Leading Diploma (GLLD), equip students to make a positive difference in the world with a focus on global mindedness; these programs provoke students to broaden their cultural fluency, and make an impact through deep and meaningful learning experiences.

Personal Development Beyond Academics Through the Junior School Co-Curricular Program

The Junior School鈥檚 passion for learning goes far beyond the walls of our classrooms. Students in Grades 1 to 6 are encouraged to explore new interests through the Junior School Co-Curricular Program as a way to develop skills in a variety of fields, make friends outside of the classroom and build confidence in a supportive environment.

Designed to meet the interests of every student in Grades 1 to 6, the Junior School Co-Curricular Program aims to enrich the 蜜桃视频 experience and provide students with new activities and pursuits they may not have considered otherwise. Our students are encouraged to explore, investigate and develop new passions through a variety of clubs, athletics and the performing arts. 鈥淎 robust co-curricular program is a fundamental component of a liberal arts education,鈥� says Head of Junior School Kate White. 鈥淭hese opportunities are carefully designed to complement what students are learning in class while providing a plethora of opportunities to further enhance their intellectual, social, moral, creative and physical development.鈥�

Co-curriculars are run after school by 蜜桃视频 faculty and staff, as well as by outside coaches for athletics and instructors for clubs. We encourage all students to get involved in something outside of their academics, whether it be dance, cooking, discovery lab, soccer, strings, chess or choir; there鈥檚 something for everyone! It鈥檚 just another way the Junior School faculty and staff instill and encourage lifelong learning as a part of personal development.

Alexandra Zourntos

Associate Director of Admissions, Senior School 

Alexandra is passionate about the intricacies of our education system and finding ways in which they can best serve our students. Her excellent understanding of the industry was developed through her previous work as a teacher, counsellor and principal at both international and domestic private schools. She solidified her place in admissions and recruitment while managing experiential education programs throughout South America, Europe and Oceania. Having studied various educational methods around the world, Alexandra always looks to bring a celebration of culture and diversity within her practice at 蜜桃视频.

Now serving as the Associate Director of Admissions, Alexandra ensures that both students and parents who are new to 蜜桃视频 are well supported before, during and after the onboarding process. She believes that an open mind, a strong work ethic and the ability to navigate a healthy support system will yield success for a 蜜桃视频ian. “The mark of a successful school year is when both parties are involved,” she says. “蜜桃视频 takes pride in providing both guided and meaningful opportunities, which is the very platform that allows our students to drive those opportunities forward.” Alexandra takes great care when working with prospective families during the admission season and looks forward to her international recruitment travel throughout the year. 

Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology from Western University, a postgraduate certificate in Public Relations from Humber College and a Masters of Education from Canisius College.