Havergal College Grad Profile 2018

Our Curriculum

Havergal College’s strong liberal arts program meets and exceeds the expectations of the Ontario Ministry of Education. All courses are university- preparatory and are at the advanced level. A credit is granted with the successful completion of a course for which a minimum of 110 hours has been scheduled. Many students elect to write Advanced Placement exams. Upon graduation, students receive the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Educational Philosophy Havergal offers a unique education based on leading instructional methods tailored to the learning needs of our students. Our fluid and adaptive program allows us to select those approaches that best serve our students while reflecting our core values of integrity, inquiry, compassion and courage. A liberal arts foundation fosters an attitude of inquiry and encourages students to be open to new ideas and varied perspectives. It cultivates the curiosity and collaborative mindset that a rapidly changing world demands. It also promotes the leadership qualities needed in this unpredictable global context: adaptability, innovation, courage, comfort with ambiguity and willingness to alter the status quo. Girls are prepared for a life of independence and impact. Our educational philosophy is inspired

Alexandra Jucan

Cassie Reale

McMaster University INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Princeton University  ENGINEERING

Cassie loved leading the Gators as Captain (and goalie) of Havergal’s U20 Hockey team in her graduating year. During her six years at the school, she was involved in a variety of sports including hockey, basketball and softball. “I learned a lot of leadership skills through sports,” she says. She was honoured as Athlete of the Year in Grade 10 and won the Greisman Cup for softball in her graduating year. During her time in the Senior School, she was a member of House Executive and the Junior School Council and was elected as one of the Senior Year Presidents. Cassie is currently studying Engineering at Princeton University, where she is also goalie for the Princeton Tigers Women’s Hockey team. With a passion for the math side of engineering, she hopes to pursue a career in operations, research and financial engineering, developing algorithms for businesses. She looks forward to staying connected with the Havergal community as an Old Girl and hopes to change the status of female athletes by advocating for more equal opportunities.

Alexandra had a good gut feeling about Havergal when she came for her tour. “The school seemed very friendly, open and inclusive,” she says. Coming to Havergal in Grade 7, she was involved in a variety of activities including visual arts, field hockey, tennis, snowboarding, golf, Model UN and AIM camp in the summers. Over the years, her teachers continued to nurture her interests in art and science, which led her to look into different paths of study that combined the two. “I was studying cell generation and tissue engineering in Physics and I realized that this is what I am interested in doing as a career,” she says. “I like medicine and health sciences, but I also enjoy engineering and math. I want to use my creativity to develop the solutions to problems, which is the engineering side of science.” Alexandra is currently studying Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences at McMaster University, which is the perfect fit for her to fully develop her academic interests.