Your Contacts at Branksome Hall |
TOPIC | FIRST POINT OF CONTACT | I NEED MORE HELP |
ATTENDANCE | ||
Daily Reporting | Email attendance@branksome.on.ca Or call 416-920-9741 to be connected with the attendance line. If your daughter is in Boarding, contact: Director, Boarding | Siamak Boroomand is responsible for overseeing attendance in Grades 7 – 12 |
Extended/Pre-arranged Absence | Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, Operations and your daughter’s Guidance Counsellor | |
Absences before and after vacation periods | If your daughter is in Boarding, contact: Chevon Cragg If your daughter is a day student, contact: Siamak Boroomand | |
Code of Conduct Issues | Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, Operations and your daughter’s Guidance Counsellor | |
GUIDANCE | ||
Guidance Counsellors liaise with teachers and are available to assist students with social issues, as well as academic, post-secondary and personal planning. Parents may contact their daughter’s Counsellor if they have any questions about her progress, courses of study or future plans. Guidance Counsellors also assist with well-being, attendance and how to keep up with work if your daughter has been or will be away from school for an extended period of time.
Counsellors work closely with teachers, learning strategies, social work, and the school nurse. | Grade 7 – 8 A – E Grade 7 – 8 F – O Grade 7 – 8 P - Z Grade 9 – 10 A- L Grade 9 – 10 M –Z DP1 and DP2 A–H DP1 and DP2 I–S DP1 and DP2 T–Z | Joanne Colwell Director, Guidance and University Relations Jane-Anne Tateishi Head, Student Support |
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER | ||
Our lead Social Worker utilizes evidence-based interventions and approaches to promote student mental health and well-being. This can include assessment, counselling, consultation and coaching, crisis intervention, liaison with and, referral to, community professionals. Students and parents may request a confidential social work consultation at any time. | Lead Social Worker | |
ADVISOR | ||
The Advisor is an adult mentor who supports, guides and assists students to remain accountable to their individual goals. Advisors help students balance their co-curricular and academic commitments. | Your daughter’s Advisor | Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, CAS |
LEARNING STRATEGIES | ||
Learning Strategies Support work with students, their families, Guidance Counsellors and teachers to support the academic success of each student. Students with learning needs have individual Learning Strategies Plans developed collaboratively with the student’s family. Each plan is updated annually, and students are provided with an additional level of support through regularly scheduled meetings with Learning Strategies Teachers as required. | Grade 7–8 Grade 9–10 Grade 11–12 Grade 11–12
| Head, Student Support |
ATHLETICS | ||
Tryouts, practices, game schedules and general concerns and questions | Coach of the team | Director, Athletics |
BOARDING | ||
Evening/weekend schedules, activities, supporting your daughter | For daily matters: Boarding Advisor For on-going matters: Senior Boarding Advisor | Director, Boarding |
TECHNOLOGY | ||
Student laptops, school technology, Portal technical support, student email | Branksome IT Helpdesk | Director, Technology & Innovation |
ACADEMICS | ||
Course Changes – changes may be made until September 11 | Your daughter’s Guidance Counsellor | Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, Academics |
Questions/queries about a specific subject area | Subject teacher | |
General questions about a subject area | Instructional Leaders: Performing Arts English, ESL and Mandarin Individuals and Societies Mathematics Modern Languages Physical and Health Education Science Visual Arts Technology | |
Questions related to: a) Diploma Program and Elite Athletes and Artists | IB Diploma Program Coordinator | |
b) Middle Years Program related questions | Middle Years Program Coordinator | |
Extended Essay or Theory of Knowledge | Diploma Program Core Coordinator | |
Personal Project | Personal Project Coordinator | |
DP2 Midterms or Final Exams | ||
Grade 8 – 11 June Exams | ||
Report Cards | Academics Coordinator | |
STUDENT LIFE | ||
Clubs, Prefects, Student Leadership, Assembly, GLC, Advisor, Spirit Week | Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, CAS | |
Installation, Graduation, and Green Carpet | Judith Friend, Kim Kniaz, or Senior and Middle School Coordinator | |
CAS | CAS Coordinator | |
Debating | MYP Coordinator and Head Debate Coach | |
Fit Friday | ||
Service Learning | Service Learning Coordinator | |
Grade 9 Sunny View Sports Day | Karen Whitaker | |
Student Exchanges, including Costa Rica and South Africa trips | Library and Exchanges Coordinator/Slogan Faculty Advisor | |
Week Without Halls, Holiday Bazaar, Family Formal, Grade 12 Formal, Senior School COSSOT events | ||
Middle School COSSOT events | ||
Model UN | ||
Field Trips | Faculty Trip Organizer | |
Partnership with Branksome Hall Asia | Head, Curriculum Innovation and Professional Learning | |
ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | ||
The Advancement and Community Engagement (ACE) Department helps to nurture Branksome’s special relationship with parents, alumnae, grandparents, past parents, employees and other partners. This may include fostering community involvement and building greater ties between members through unique events, raising philanthropic support from our community for all school programs and promoting Branksome and its mission broadly with the general public and potential families. | Executive Director, Advancement and Community Engagement Director, Campaign and Development Associate Director of Alumnae Relations & Editor of The Read Associate Director, Communications | |
DAY-TO-DAY LOGISTICAL SCHOOL OPERATIONS | ||
Assistant Head, Senior and Middle School, Operations | ||
Revised November 2019