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Youth supporting youth!

Last week, the entire Grade 10 cohort gathered to hear presentations from the 6 finalists in this year’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). YPI is an award-winning international education program that provides high school students with hands-on experience assessing and advocating for local social needs, and making grants to community-based charitable organizations. This project gives students the opportunity to research, visit, advocate for and present on a local grassroots organization of their choice. This is the eighth year that BSS has participated in YPI. 

After several rounds of presentations, one group was selected as the YPI winner for the School and received a $5000 grant for donation to their chosen organization. Congratulations go out to everyone involved in making this year's decision so difficult. The 2013 BSS winners of YPI are Somerset Jarvis, Jessica Eldridge and Lauren Adolphe for their creative presentation on behalf of Pelletier Youth in Transition. 

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BSS Moral Courage Project with Irshad Manji

In November, a group of 12 BSS girls travelled to NYC to participate in one of Irshad Manji's classes at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where they pondered questions such as, "What does it mean to be impactful?" and considered the challenge of risking offense to bing about positive change.

Back at BSS, with the help of Irshad, author, journalist and activists, the students have embarked on a journey to raise awareness by starting new conversations about mental illness, diversity, academic integrity, and gender equity. In short, the message here is to be brave, be truthful, and speak up! 

Join author Irshad Manji as she and BSS student participants present learnings from this year's Moral Courage Project.

Monday, May 6

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

BSS Theatre, enter Russell Hill Road doors

    There is no charge for this event. Space is limited.

RSVP now

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Reggio-inspired learning for educators.

Register now for a chance to extend your thinking and your practice by considering a responsive, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. Work with members of our Junior School Team in hands-on Investigations & Expressions sessions and workshops, July 3 to 5, 2013. Learn more about the Investigations & Expressions Summer Symposium.

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On April 16, BSS students in both the Middle and Senior School were visited by Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Sharmeen's talks were thought provoking, hopeful and insightful, stressing the importance of education and human rights for girls and women around the world.

Conversations throughout the day focused on 'taking action', telling the stories of those who are affected by issues and leading change. As a young, investigative journalist, Sharmeen was the victim of bullying. Instead of bowing to the pressures of society, she uses this experience to identify with the subjects of her films and fuel her passion. To this day, she draws inspiration from that situation and her father's encouragement, "If you speak the truth, I will stand with you ... and so will the world." 

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Join the BSS community at Heritage Dinner 2013, as we celebrate the arts in Canada and in education with Leah PINSENT ’83 and her father, Gordon Pinsent. We will also present the Distinguished Old Girl Award to Phyllis MANNING Creighton ’47. Thursday, April 18.

Learn more about this event and buy your tickets now.

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Get your tickets for Boeing-Boeing now.

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It has been an exciting year for Shruti KOTHARI '07. She starred in Avenue Q and will be playing Mimi in the upcoming production of RENT at the Lower Ossington Theatre. See Shruti in RENT from March 28, onwards. 

Want to catch up with classmates and other talented Alumnae like Shruti?

You should register for this year's BSS Reunion, May 1 to 4, 2013. Celebrating graduating years ending in 2 and 3 and 7 and 8. Learn more.  

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BSS Hockey Day photos are up on SNAP newspaper’s website. Check out the action, here.