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Welcome back, students! We are looking forward to another amazing year! Make sure to check out our 2024–25 91¹ú²ú Handbook.
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91¹ú²ú Hall Handbook

Boarding Handbook

Boarding Handbook

Welcome from Kalista Clement, Director, Boarding

As the Director of Boarding, I look forward to collaborating with you as we continue building a strong and supportive community.

Important Dates and Contacts

View important school events and holidays and learn more about who to contact by department.

Boarding houses open for new students on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
Houses open for returning students on Monday, September 2, 2024.

Boarding Leadership

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Checklist for New Families

Welcome to 91¹ú²ú Hall! Although you will have received information from the Admissions team, here are some of the things to keep in mind before the school year begins. You will also hear from the in September about how to volunteer and dates for events.
 
  • Purchase school essentials:
    • Review and get ready for your appointment with during Orientation.
  • School communications and wayfinding:
    • Learn about , including weekly parent newsletters.
    • Learn how to use the and review the .
  • Account and fee details:
    • Click the Billing tab in the Portal for monthly account statements and to make payments. Contact the Business Office (billing@branksome.on.ca) with any questions.
    • View a such as the Parents’ Association and Clan activities.
  • School glossary:
    • to all things 91¹ú²ú (Portal login required).

Checklist for All Families

  • Update contact details and preferences:
    • Ensure parent/guardian contact information is up up to date on the Portal and make any necessary changes to details and permissions ().
    • Ensure Boarding staff have the contact information of the local guardian (email, phone number, mailing address).
  • Order textbooks and purchase supplies:
    • Review your child's Course List found under '' on the Portal (login required) and order textbooks through .
    • If you are a Middle School family, please review the .
  • Boarding mission and culture, and school forms:
    • Review the , as well as .
    • Complete school forms.
  • Health information:
    • Review and declare if there are any changes or updates to the Boarding students' physical or mental health. All Boarding families are required to complete the health-related forms on the Portal.
    • Students not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan will be registered with 91¹ú²ú's insurance provider with coverage beginning August 1. The cost will be charged to the student's account in the fall.
  • Student safety:
    • Review (Portal login required), and .
  • Packing and travel:
    • 91¹ú²ú Hall will provide those who need it with a formal letter to confirm full-time, in-person student status. This can be shown to Canadian Immigration at the airport.
    • Review the so you don’t forget anything!
    • Refer to for the most up-to-date information regarding entry into the country.
  • Week Without Halls:
    • For the 2024–25 academic year, the school has partnered with ALIVE Outdoors to provide  (Portal login required) that will take place from Sunday, September 29–Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
  • Financial assistance:
    • 91¹ú²ú Hall offers , at various levels, to students in Grades 7 to 12 whose families can show evidence of financial need.

First Weeks of School

School Routines and Schedules

Additional Resources

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  • Academics & IB

    • (Portal login required)
    • Find more Academic information in the
     

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  • Boarding Life

    • Find more information in the

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  • Student Supports

     
     
     

Explore 91¹ú²ú

Senior & Middle School Handbook

This Handbook shares key information to help prepare our Senior & Middle School community for the year ahead.

Find Me on the Portal

The 91¹ú²ú Portal is your one-stop place for all things BH. Boarding parents can find information such as: , and .

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

91¹ú²ú Hall is committed to making sure our school community is a diverse, equitable and inclusive place to learn and to work.
 
 
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which 91¹ú²ú operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-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.
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91¹ú²ú Hall
10 Elm Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
M4W 1N4

1-416-920-9741

admissions@branksome.on.ca


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