There’s Nothing a Trafalgar Girl Can’t Handle at Trafalgar Castle School

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There’s Nothing a Trafalgar Girl Can’t Handle at Trafalgar Castle School

Welcome to Trafalgar Castle School, an independent day and boarding school for girls in Grades 4 through 12 just outside of Toronto. With a 150-year legacy of educating and empowering girls, the school prides itself on providing exceptional academics within a warm and progressive community, preparing young women to succeed and make significant impacts in the real world.

SMALL SCHOOL, BIG RESULTS

Trafalgar Castle School is small by design, which means every student is seen, known, and empowered to reach their full potential. In addition to its 1:6 teacher-to-student ratio, Trafalgar offers unique learning support programs, including its Advisor Program, Take Time Thursdays, High Performing Athletes and Artists program, and more. While Trafalgar Castle is small, the opportunities for students to gain global perspectives are vast as day and international boarding students from various cultures, backgrounds, and interests learn and grow together.

BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS

When the top athlete, the highest achiever in class, and the robotics team captain are girls, it sends a powerful message that there’s “Nothing a Trafalgar girl can’t handle.” Trafalgar builds a solid foundation for courage and tenacity inside and outside of its Castle walls, focusing on devel oping future-ready competencies and design thinking and fostering confidence at every turn.

Students at Trafalgar Castle School feel confident taking on any challenge and strive for greatness because they’ve been given no reason to believe they can’t. Students are surrounded and empowered by driven girls and women excelling in science, technology, engineering, math, the arts and athletics every day. Whether by fellow students, teachers, community partners or alumnae leading careers in engineering, medicine, law, entertainment, marketing and more, Trafalgar students are inspired to think freely, step out of their comfort zones and take risks.

A STRONG FOUNDATION

Trafalgar fosters a culture of creativity, collaboration, and design thinking. It starts in Grade 4 when Junior students code Sphero robots and continues through the grades with Middle School and Senior School students working with robots, including Lego, Spike, Vex, VR5, microprocessors like Arduinos and Microbits, and other technology that enables them to imagine and create, including 3D printers.

Experiential learning is an essential part of the Trafalgar Castle School experience. The school’s unique “Beyond the Castle” program offers students in Grades 4-12 the opportunity to engage in real-world learning experiences across Ontario. This year, Grade 9 students participated in hands-on STEM and engineering workshops at the University of Waterloo. Grade 10 students engaged in Chemistry and Physics workshops at Toronto Metropolitan University with Deloitte, while Grade 11 students dove into networking and career-focused workshops.

The School’s community partnerships also enrich the learning experience. The school’s partnership with Ontario Tech University (OTU) provides students access to advanced technology and competitive coding events. Grade 9 Trafalgar students spend an entire day every year in OTU’s Maker’s Lab, enhancing their skills with green screens, creating video games, and building remote controls. Additionally, Grade 11 and 12 students compete in OTU’s “Capture the Flag” coding competitions, a fun and engaging way to hone their technical skills among their peers.

For 150 years, Trafalgar Castle School has been shaping leaders and innovators, creating a legacy of confident, empowered women. Trafalgar girls leave with more than a diploma—they leave with a preparedness for today’s dynamic world and a world yet to be imagined.