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丝瓜视频 Handbook
Boarding Handbook
Boarding Handbook
Welcome from Kalista Clement, Director, Boarding
As the Director of Boarding, I look forward to collaborating with you as we continue building a strong and supportive community.Important Dates and Contacts
View important school events and holidays and learn more about who to contact by department.
Boarding houses open for new students on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Houses open for returning students on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Boarding houses open for new students on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Houses open for returning students on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Boarding Leadership
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Director, Boarding
Kalista Clement
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Assistant Director, Boarding Program
Sheryl Al Khatib
416-920-6265, ext. 220 -
Boarding Life Coordinator & Learning Strategies Teacher (Grades 11鈥�12)
Victoria Lock
416-920-6265, ext. 501
Checklist for New Families
Welcome to 丝瓜视频! Although you will have received information from the Admissions team, here are some of the things to keep in mind before the school year begins. You will also hear from the 丝瓜视频 Parents' Association in September about how to volunteer and dates for events.
- Purchase school essentials:
- Review and get ready for your appointment with during Orientation.
- Order textbooks and purchase supplies:
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For new students, their 2025–26 Course List can be found on the Portal (login required) under “Files & Forms." Please order textbooks through .
- If you are a new Middle School family, please review the .
- School communications and wayfinding:
- Learn about , including weekly parent newsletters.
- Learn how to use the and review the .
- Account and fee details:
- Click the Billing tab in the Portal for monthly account statements and to make payments. Contact the Business Office (billing@branksome.on.ca) with any questions.
- View a such as the Parents’ Association and Clan activities.
- School glossary:
- to all things Branksome (Portal login required).
Checklist for All Families
- Update contact details and preferences:
- Ensure parent/guardian contact information is up-to-date on the Portal and make any necessary changes to details and permissions ().
- Ensure Boarding staff have the contact information of the local guardian (email, phone number, mailing address).
- Order textbooks and purchase supplies:
- For returning students, their 2025–26 Course List can be found on the Portal (login required) on the student’s Course Request tab under “My requests.” Please order textbooks through .
- If you are a Middle School family, please review the .
- Boarding mission and culture, and school forms:
- Review the Boarding Mission and Values, as well as Building a Healthy and Respectful Boarding Culture.
- Complete school forms.
- Health information:
- Review and declare if there are any changes or updates to the Boarding students' physical or mental health. All Boarding families are required to complete the health-related forms on the Portal.
- Students not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan will be registered with Branksome's insurance provider with coverage beginning August 1. The cost will be charged to the student's account in the fall.
- Student safety:
- Review (Portal login required), and .
- Packing and travel:
- 丝瓜视频 will provide those who need it with a formal letter to confirm full-time, in-person student status. This can be shown to Canadian Immigration at the airport.
- Review the packing checklist so you don’t forget anything!
- Refer to for the most up-to-date information regarding entry into the country.
- Week Without Halls:
- For the 2024–25 academic year, the school has partnered with ALIVE Outdoors to provide (Portal login required) that will take place from Monday, October 6 to Thursday, October 9, 2025.
- Financial assistance:
- 丝瓜视频 offers financial assistance, at various levels, to students in Grades 7 to 12 whose families can show evidence of financial need.
First Weeks of School
School Routines and Schedules
Additional Resources
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Academics & IB
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- Find more Academic information in the Senior & Middle School Handbook
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Boarding Life
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Student Supports
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Senior & Middle School Handbook
This Handbook shares key information to help prepare our Senior & Middle School community for the year ahead.
Find Me on the Portal
The Branksome Portal is your one-stop place for all things BH. Boarding parents can find information such as: , and .
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
丝瓜视频 is committed to making sure our school community is a diverse, equitable and inclusive place to learn and to work.
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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