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Boarding Handbook
Student Leadership in Boarding
Student Leadership in Boarding
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.
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 Boarding Life Coordinator all participate in the Boarding Council.
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.