Students converse in the Simpson Family Quilted Garden.

PROGRESS UPDATES

Key highlights and milestones from our first year of Empowering Excellence. 

PILLAR 1: CONNECTION, WELLBEING & BELONGING

  • Implemented social-emotional and digital citizenship learning programs such as RULER, Second Step and WinAtSocial for our Junior and Middle School students. Continued focus on social-emotional learning in our TA and Grade programming in the Senior School.
  • Launched the Wellbeing Speakers Series for students, parents and employees.
  • Supported student and employee wellbeing with access to a Strength & Conditioning Coach and an Athletic Therapist.
  • Developed architectural plans enhancing Learning Support and Wellbeing spaces at our Junior School.
  • Invested in Guidance and University Counselling with the addition of new expertise and additional people resources; restructured student support so that students have only one transition in the Upper School between counsellors, ensuring the academic and personal counselling they receive is highly personalized.
  • Delivered professional development sessions in:
    • Unconscious Bias to faculty and staff;
    • Cultivating Connections Series for faculty;
    • Restorative Discipline Practices for Heads of School working with students;
    • Collaborative Problem Solving for full-school Student Support team.
  • Conducted constituency surveys (e.g. parent satisfaction survey) to collect feedback to help enrich our programs and learning environment.
  • Launched a Parents as Partners speaker series and implemented a new parent engagement strategy.
  • Articulated Havergal’s vision and purpose in integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing, in consultation with members of the Indigenous community.
  • Conducted an assessment of Havergal’s EDIB maturity model via industry models and collaboration with an expert EDIB strategist and practitioner in Canada.
  • Developed and implemented EDIB programming for Grade 7 and 10 students, in alignment with grade-level learning themes; developed and supported the establishment of Community Agreements for Grades 7 to 9.

PILLAR 2: FUTURE READY

  • Announced the Centre for Learning Research to focus on innovation, inquiry and best practices in teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the unique aspects of girls’ education.
  • Launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot program for Grades 7 to 12, allowing educators to personalize learning through Flint.
  • Introduced two new Digital Microcredentials in Pre-Law and Architecture, adding to the existing suite of microcredentials and learning experiences for students.
  • Prepared a Futures & Foresight program for Grade 10 students, in partnership with OCAD University’s OCAD U CO.
  • Re-launched our Global Experiences Program, offering a wider variety of destinations, price points and travel windows, allowing additional flexibility and accessibility for students.
  • Achieved Round Square Global School status and participated in global and regional student conferences and professional learning opportunities, including those in Kenya, Colombia, the US, the UK and Canada.
  • Readied the HC Design Lab course to launch in the 2025-26 academic year.
  • Incorporated student voice and reflection into our formal reporting process, including at parent-teacher conferences, school-wide, and the introduction of student-led conferences in our Junior School.
  • Launched the CoreStrengths psychometric strengths tool with our Grads, providing them with insight and understanding of their unique strengths profile and how to collaborate with others to maximize leadership effectiveness and personal development.
  • Completed mapping of our student leadership opportunities from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12, and embedded our Articulation of Student Leadership into programming.

PILLAR 3: TRANSFORMING TOMORROW

  • Built a new Junior School playscape to support creative play and discovery.
  • Developed a new Campus Master Plan to support the future educational program.
  • Raised to date, $3.65 million in commitments in support of the Ahead of the Game campaign for outdoor athletics and play.
  • Designed and began the construction process on outdoor play and athletic facilities, including redesigned tennis courts, outdoor gathering and spectator space, Junior School playscape, turf field and air-supported seasonal dome.
  • Completed a fundraising feasibility and capacity analysis to fund Havergal’s future strategic priorities.
  • Launched a refined Trip Assistance Program, giving more students access to global and experiential trips through the Forum for Change, HC-X, the arts and athletics programs.
  • Achieved the $1 million mark in commitments to Havergal’s Rowing Endowment, increasing access for student participation and supporting program needs for rowing.
  • Enhanced the curricular and co-curricular use of green space on campus.
  • Developed a long-term financial plan for the school, ensuring future investments support Havergal’s long-term financial sustainability.