Traffic Drop Off, Senior and Middle School

Traffic, Drop-Off and Parking, Senior and Middle School

Senior and Middle School Drop-Off

Please drop off your daughter in front of 10 Elm Avenue or, if feasible, on Sherbourne Street, so that she can walk a block to school.

Parking

Parking spaces at Branksome Hall are very limited. There are a few visitor spaces in front of the Senior School at 10 Elm Avenue.

On occasion, additional spaces are reserved for special events. Please do not use these reserved spaces. There are NO spaces for student parking. Unauthorized parked vehicles, including student vehicles, will be subject to ticketing and/or towing. Repeat offenders may be subject to additional disciplinary action. There are several private and city parking lots within a 10-minute walk of the school.

Unfortunately, there is little parking in the Branksome Hall neighbourhood, and many areas have restrictions posted, including along Elm Avenue. The City enforces these restrictions and, on occasion, illegally parked vehicles are ticketed or towed away.

Parking Behind 10 Elm Avenue

Parents, guardians and visitors are reminded that only Branksome Hall employees’ vehicles may enter the parking lot behind 10 Elm Avenue, in front of the Middle School. This lot is for employees only. Extra cars in this small area create a safety issue. This applies at all times of day, even early in the morning or in the evening. Parents who are dropping off or picking up their daughters should do so in front of 10 Elm Avenue.

Transportation

We encourage families to find alternatives to driving students to school whenever possible. Walking, carpooling and public transit may be viable alternatives. The subway stations closest to Branksome Hall are Sherbourne and Bloor/Yonge. To encourage the use of the TTC by Senior and Middle School students, we sell TTC tickets in The Shop.

Traffic

The school has taken measures to minimize traffic congestion at drop-off and pick-up times. Please keep our girls safe by obeying these guidelines:

1.	Please pay attention to pedestrians on campus and on surrounding streets.
2.	No honking or gestures.
3.	Be respectful of our staff members directing traffic.
4.	Consider our neighbours. Don’t block driveways.
5.	Do not arrive more than 10 minutes prior to pick-up.
6.	No drop-off or pick-up in the traffic circle. Pull up to the curb to drop off or pick up your daughter.
7.	Do not use west campus as a turning circle for the east campus.
8.	Senior and Middle School pick-up location is on the east campus only. Do not park on the west campus to pick up Senior & Middle School students as this adds to congestion for Junior School families.
9.	No standing or parking on Elm Avenue. Respect the traffic signs and do not create difficulty for emergency vehicles or our neighbours.
10.	No drop-off on Mount Pleasant. It’s just not safe.