The Bishop Strachan School (BSS), (IPA: [strɔ:n]) named after Anglican Bishop John Strachan, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious day and boarding schools for girls in Canada. Located in Toronto (43.6902° N 79.4091° W), it was founded by John Langtry in 1867 as an institution different from most other schools for young women at that time. It was, for one, not Catholic, which was attractive for the many Anglican families in Canada. It was also not a very pricey finishing school, making it affordable enough for middle- and upper-middle-class families. From its beginning, the school educated young women to become accomplished in academics, offering university entrance subjects such as Latin even before most universities admitted women. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters that forms part of a postal address in Canada. ... Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (the ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. ... Education in Canada is provided, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments. ... Canadian English (CaE) is a variety of English used in Canada. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      This article is about a title... John Strachan Dr. John Strachan (April 12, 1778 – November 1, 1867) was an influential figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. ... Langtry, John M.A., D.C.L. (19th century) Renown member of the Anglican Church [1] in Canada and prolific religious writer. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

The school has about 850 day and boarding students; girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (approximately ages 4-17). The boarding program start in grade 7, and boarders come from all over Canada and the world. While the school is still Anglican in tradition, students are from all faiths. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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BSS offers Advanced Placement courses in about 17 subjects and is a top-ranked school in terms of AP success.

The current Head of School is Kim Gordon.

In 2004, the school welcomed the addition of a new Junior School wing, along with an arts centre and new athletic facilities. The construction cost $16 million. A new student centre was completed in April 2007.

Student Life

Students gather in the Chapel every morning for announcements, skits, and a short religious service. About once a month, the prefects hold an Assembly in the gym in place of Chapel. Until the 1970s, students had to wear chapel veils.

Houses: Students are divided into one of twelve day houses. The houses are named after prominent members of the school community, including teachers and leaders in various capacities.

The houses are:
Acres: Black and white (penguin)
Dupont: Purple (purple monkey)
Grier: Red (devil)
Griffith: Brown (moose)
Lamont: Silver and gold (unicorn)
Langtry: Yellow (Big Bird)
Macnaughton: Pink (the Pink Panther)
Marling: Navy/Colbalt blue (Mickey Mouse)
Nation: Pale Blue (hippo)
Pyper: Plaid (dragon)
Rosseter: Orange (tiger)
Walsh: Green (turtle)

These houses are informally paired with UCC "brother" houses.

The present house system was created in the early 1970s to replace the old "team" system of single Greek letters. Eight houses existed until 2002 when an additional two were added (Lamont and Dupont). In 2004, another two houses (Pyper and Griffith) were added for a total of twelve. Each house has a mascot and a representative colour. The houses compete for the Cadbury Bell Cup, which is awarded to the house whose members show the most spirit and involvement in school life. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are also two boarding houses to which boarders belong in addition to their 'day house': St. Monica's and St. Hilda's. Throughout the year, there are various house competitions between the boarding houses.

Academics

BSS offers Advanced Placement courses in: European History, American History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Human Geography, Latin, Spanish Language, French Language, English Language + Composition, English Literature, Calculus, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, and Computer Science.

In addition to the wide range of AP courses available, BSS' Course of Study, available at www.bss.on.ca, shows a vast array of course options for students.

The Junior School is renowned for its unique Reggio-inspired, inquiry-based approach to early childhood learning, and focuses particularly on the learning needs of girls. Recently students from the Junior School participated in Ontario-wide testing (EQAO) for Grades 3 and 6 and scored well above the provincial average in reading, writing and mathematics. The Junior School recently moved into new quarters on campus in a building that was specifically designed for students this age. The bright new facility maximizes the environment as part of the learning process that is integral to the Reggio approach.

The Senior School is a place where girls receive individual attention from qualified teachers and can work with technologies such as Computer Aided Design software and a 3-Dimensional printer used by engineering professionals to create prototypes. The school offers a wide range of courses, both in the more traditional subjects as well as highly developed and very unique credit courses such as Film and Robotics.

BSS offers students beyond the walls an opportunity to take credit courses through its e-academy (www.eacademy.on.ca). BSS students also take these courses allowing them to study with fellow students around the world.

Summer continues the tradition with a Summer Academy offering a multitude of high school credit courses for all students, male or female.

Arts

BSS has recently launched its new Centre for Arts and Design which is located in its former Junior School space, with programs occurring throughout the school. The Centre provides students with an opportunity to work in and among all artistic disciplines drawing on one another in a collaborative, creative community. The student art can be viewed at www.cad.com.

BSS has extensive programs for dance, music, visual arts, dramatic arts, film and media. The school uses professional-grade software in all of its artistic programs including Final Cut Pro for film and Garage Band for music scoring. The photography program has seen student work presented at Toronto's city-wide photography festival, Contact, for two years in a row.

Dance: More than 100 students participate in the dance program. All students of dance perform at the Dance Show, held in May, and many participate in the school musical.

Music: Some ensembles include: Senior Band, Intermediate Band, Stage Band, Intermediate Stage Band and Brass Ensemble for wind players; Senior Strings and Intermediate Strings; Senior Choir and Intermediate Choir. The Senior Band ensembles have participated and achieved gold standard at Kiwanis and MusicFest.

Dramatic Arts: BSS stages a classical production and a musical annually with UCC. Recent classical productions include Macbeth (2007), King Lear (2006), Medea (2005), Hamlet (2004) and Antigone (2003). Recent musical productions include Sweet Charity (2007), Footloose (2006), West Side Story (2005), Blood Brothers (2004), Working (2003) and Cabaret (2002). There are many performance nights throughout the year, showcasing girls of all ages. Canadian actress Sarah Polley has given workshops at BSS. Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is a play by William Shakespeare, considered one of his greatest tragedies, based on the legend of King Lear of Britain. ... Medea is a tragedy written by Euripides, based on the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. Along with the plays Philoctetes, Dictys and Theristai, which were all entered as a group, it won the third prize (out of three) at the Dionysia festival. ... Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... Antigone (play) redirects here. ... Sweet Charity, based on Federico Fellinis screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, is a musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon. ... Footloose was based on a movie of the same name which was released in 1984. ... For The Games song, see Westside Story (song). ... For other uses, see Blood Brothers (disambiguation). ... Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, Susan Birkenhead, Graciela Daniele, and Matt Landers. ... Cabaret is a 1966 Broadway musical, based on John Van Drutens play I Am a Camera, based in its turn on stories by Christopher Isherwood, with book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, produced and directed by Hal Prince and starring Bert Convy... Sarah Polley Sarah Polley (born January 8, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, singer and film director. ...

Athletics

BSS is represented by teams of various age levels in the following sports:

Archery
Badminton
Basketball
Cross country running
Cross country skiing
Curling
Downhill Skiing
Field hockey
Gymnastics
Ice hockey
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Track and Field
Tennis
Volleyball

Many BSS teams compete at OFSAA.

Club teams:

Fencing
Rugby

Athletic Accomplishments

The Archery team won Gold in the Girl's Olympic category at OFSAA for three consecutive years (2005[1] , 2006[2], 2007[3]). OFSAA stands for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, an Ontario, Canada organization of student-athletes, teacher-coaches, teachers, principals, and sport administrators. ...

Interesting facts

• While BSS does many of its activities with the all boys' Upper Canada College (UCC), the boys' school is not BSS's historical brother school. That would be Trinity College School in Port Hope, which became co-ed in the early 1990s.
• The school's current slogan is "Girls Can Do Anything."
• BSS has an intense rivalry with Havergal College. On "Hockey Night" each year, the varsity hockey teams of each school face off for the Foster Hewitt Trophy. This year, BSS won the match and took home the Trophy.
• The 2002 Disney Channel original movie "Get a Clue" starring Lindsay Lohan was filmed at this school.
• Each year, BSS participates in a "Spirit Week" where the grades compete against each other by showing their spirit. Usually, the Graduating Class wins.
• BSS Graduates are called "Old Girls"
• The Grade 12 class is affectionately known as the "Grads"

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See also

• Upper Canada College
• Branksome Hall School
• St. Andrew's College
• St. Clement's School
• De La Salle College (Toronto)
• Havergal College
• St. Michael's Choir School
• Crescent School
• St. Michael's College School
• Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School
• Royal St. George's College
• Trafalgar Castle School
• CISAA
• The York School
• BSS Prefects

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External links

• http://www.bss.on.ca
• The Bishop Strachan School Profile By TopPrivateSchools.ca
• The Bishop Strachan School – Private College Preparatory Boarding & Day School article by Bunting and Lyon Inc.