Head of School's Report

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S REPORT

We want the world to know that this is not an ordinary school, and it is not for ordinary girls.

Balmoral Hall School is for girls who do not accept the status quo.

We want them here, regardless of their circumstance, because we know they are going to do something tremendous in this world.

We are building a community that will help girls acquire the skills they need to pursue their purpose no matter what it is or where it takes them.

This is the objective of our strategic framework, which will guide us into the future.

A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND TRUSTED BRAND

Parents trust us to personalize the educational experience of each girl, to care for each girl, to challenge her to grow, to build a supportive community around her, and – most importantly – to prepare her for the future.

AN UNLIMITED LEARNING COMMUNITY

Balmoral Hall School fully prepares girls for that future by offering the most innovative educational experience.

A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

It’s a bold future, one that our school community supports through their generosity.

With your support, all of this is possible.

Tell your BH story, whether you are a student, alumna, parent, grandparent, or teacher. Support girls’ education by getting involved in our associations, mentoring a student, or attending school events. Help us offer a personalized education to every girl of promise by giving to one of our fundraising areas.

If you want to know what that really looks like, you do not need to look far. It’s right here, and it has been here since 1901.

We take teaching and learning personally. Balmoral Hall School has personalized learning since 1901. We always will. Today, in our 117th school year, the field of personalized learning continues to evolve, and so will we.

Fall is a wonderful time for reflection. After all, this is the start of a new chapter in Balmoral Hall School’s story. There are some skills you can’t learn in a classroom. That’s why BH girls need a new space to be curious and creative, solve problems, and build confidence.

We will complete our Centre for Arts & Design in a few months’ time, and thanks to you they will try new things, fail, and learn from it.

According to National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS), girls’ school graduates are six times more likely to consider majoring in science, technology, and mathematics, and three times more likely to consider careers in engineering, than their peers at coed schools.

This research tells us that girls’ schools foster interest in historically male-dominated STEM subjects. By introducing girls to these underrepresented subjects, while integrating arts, they experience the fulfilment of a rigorous education. Visit us to see for yourself that girls’ learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) is a strategic priority.

For example, our Grade 3 students are using Osmo kits to draw their self-portraits, and their enthusiasm for bridging the digital and physical worlds from an iPad to a sketchpad is awe-inspiring.

This is how we prepare BH girls for careers that have yet to be invented! Their competence, their confidence, and their connectedness is evident. I believe that, together, they will excel, they will reach, they will lead, and they will care.

As they begin to see how they fit into a future where creativity will be one of their greatest assets, they need us, all of us, to continue pursuing excellence, together.

Let’s inspire greatness, shall we?

Their future awaits.

Photo by Jennifer Pawluk, Communications Specialist