Family Handbook 2025-26

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Health Centre

The Health Centre operates Monday to Friday, on all school days. There is a nurse on duty in the Junior School Health Centre between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm, and in the Upper School Health Centre between 8 am and 4 pm. Whenever possible, students are encouraged to visit the Health Centre before classes start for the day, at breaks and at lunch to reduce interference with their academic schedule. The Health Centre has quiet spaces for students to briefly rest and regroup when feeling unwell. If a Day student is not well and unable to attend classes, their parents will be called and asked to make arrangements for their child to be picked up and taken home. The Health Centre follows the Toronto Public Health guidelines for symptom management and determining when a student must go home from school and when they can return from school following illness. The Nursing Team The Health Centre Nursing Team supports the physical and related social emotional needs of Boarding and Day students alike. The Nursing Team is composed of a Manager of the Health Centre & Lead Nurse and a second Registered Nurse. The Health Centre also employs a consulting Physician, who sees Boarding students once/week or as needed.

Medication at School

Administration of routine prescription and non-prescription medication by a Health Centre nurse may arise in the following scenarios:

●​ The student lives in Boarding and medication dispensation is supported by the Health Centre during school hours and by a Boarding Staff member during the evening and on weekends. ●​ The medication is essential for a Day student to continue to attend school and/or it is necessary that the medication must be taken during school hours. ●​ It is not appropriate for the Day student to self-administer the medication. The medication is administered in the case of a health emergency. The Health Centre keeps a stock of common over-the-counter (OTC) medications, which may be administered after a nursing assessment. Prior to the beginning of the school year, parents have an option to consent for commonly used over-the-counter medications. If parents have consented for these medications, the nurse can give these to the student if assessed that they require them. While on campus during school hours, parents of JK to Grade 8 students are contacted prior to the

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