When Jed Lind considers the concrete foundation currently being poured for iCAST, he can envision the site of the Lind Family Artisan and Craft Studios on the West-side lower level.

Allie Erdody comes from a family of educators. In fact, her mother, Diana Mackenzie Dunlap, taught Grade 6 at Branksome Hall in the 1970s. That’s why, along with husband Anton, she has supported the Opportunity Fund for three years.

When Senior Kindergarten student Anna Sophia was just three years old, on holiday in Florida, her family spent a rainy afternoon in a science museum.

Principal Karen Jurjevich’s final months are upon us. After 26 years, this academic year has been one of many good-byes from so many community members, including a whirlwind “Farewell Tour” to meet with colleagues at Branksome Hall Asia and alums in Seoul and Hong Kong, with the U.K and New York on the horizon. 

Here’s one for the Branksome Hall record books: Elizabeth McKAY Hill’57 has been a generous supporter of Financial Assistance for 64 years! The former boarder attended the school under the tutelage of storied principal Edith Read.

Siena IANNI-PALARCHIO’20 is the daughter of our very own Michael, Head, Innovation & Strategic Projects. The third-year student at the University of Western Ontario’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Program credits Branksome with instilling her love of STEM, and knows iCAST will light that path for even more students.

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As a former entrepreneur and “tech guy” himself, Michael Ianni-Palarchio is acutely aware of Branksome’s need to propel its focus on STEM education to the next level. “Challenges to traditional thinking have never appeared faster. It’s critical to have our students prepared to drive innovation.”

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Reunion and Fundraising Rep Gwyneth RICHARDSON'18 hopes to see most of her class back at Branksome on June 3. Her class raised the largest GY class gift in Branksome history, $100,000 towards a financial assistance bursary. Now, as they celebrate their fifth-year Reunion, Gwyn is galvanizing her class to add to this fund, helping even more students benefit from the gift of a Branksome education.

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A great believer in student financial assistance, Carolyn HELBRONNER'79 established an endowed fund to help deserving students attend Branksome and benefit from all the opportunities and life-changing experiences she had as a student. She credits Branksome for allowing her to believe she could do anything, including thriving as a Bay Street lawyer.

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Kate Chen had been in Senior Kindergarten for four months when Reid and Brenda Chen made a $500,000 gift to iCAST, naming its Robotics Lab. Sometimes it doesn’t take long to know you’re in the right place.

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Branksome students learn to challenge the status quo and change the world. New parents Aida Schwan-von Brasch’s and Axel Schwan’s Annual Fund gift is a vote of confidence that a Branksome education will do just that for Grade 5 student Amelie, her fellow students and generations to come.

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“I’m eternally grateful to attend a school that supports students to such an extent that we’re creating a building specializing in public speaking and entrepreneurship. iCAST is a catalyst to push students and alum forward in innovation.” – 2022–23 Head Prefect Nia

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Thanks to her overwhelming positive experience as a financially assisted Branksome Boarding student, Becca McCORMACK Scarratt’79 is passionate about returning the gift of opportunity to other Branksome students.

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