Branksome Hall:
Now in our 101st year, Branksome Hall is a non-denominational day and boarding school for girls from Junior Kindergarten through to Grade 12, located in the heart of Toronto, Ontario. Our century old traditions are rooted in a Scottish heritage, and we go forward into our second century keenly devoted to preparing young women to be robust citizens of a complex and diverse world. Branksome is a school with an appetite for excellence. We provide a challenging curriculum and wide-ranging co-curriculum.
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Junior S
chool
Using the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate as our framework, we have an articulated curriculum based on the five essential PYP elements that direct the program: concepts, skills, knowledge, attitudes and action. Branksome Hall is proud of how our teachers and students integrate all aspects of the PYP in their approach to teaching and learning.
PYP pedagogy is embedded in best practices for teaching young children, following an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary and holistic approach to learning. Using six internationally set guiding themes, students learn globally relevant, challenging and significant concepts. The PYP provides a consistent and coherent framework from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 6 that matches our beliefs and educational research about how children learn best.
Within the context of our increasingly global communities, the PYP challenges students to think critically, research dee
ply and develop internationally-minded perspectives on a broad range of issues.
Middle & Senior School
The years from Grade 7 to 12 are years of immense growth and change for young women. The Middle and Senior School programs, exciting and demanding both inside the classroom and out, are created to help our students reach their full potential as learners and leaders at the school, and as accomplished citizens of their wider community.
The Middle Years Program (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate and the well-known Diploma Program (DP) are the cornerstones of the learning experience at this level. Pedagogy is organized to meet the learning styles and strengths of young women, and continues to be inquiry-based. Counseling and academic support for each girl, as she approaches university admission, is tailored to her goals, needs and strengths. Opportunities abound for girls to become involved in athletics, arts, leadership and community service.
As is true everywhere at Branksome, the Middle and Senior School experience is a partnership among students, teachers and families, so that our graduates leave us able to contribute with confidence and compassion to their ever-changing, complex world.
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