Reflections of Havergal: 1994-2019

OVERVIEW

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STRATEGIC PLANS

Junior Kindergarten to Grade 4: Breaking the Marble Spell The key strategy at this stage is sparking excitement to learn through exploration and self-discovery. The approach draws on Michelangelo’s provocative image of a sculpture waiting within the stone to be freed in order to emphasize the creative energy in young children that need only be released and directed in meaningful ways. Grades 5 to 8: Minds Set Free The key strategy at this second stage is encouraging self-directed learning and resourcefulness. The executive function skills that students develop during these years will help them see compelling patterns and connections in their personal experience and in the larger world, learning that will be supported by the inter- and transdisciplinary experiences the school will provide. Junior Kindergarten to Grade 4 Students

Havergal 2020: Our Vision is Limitless Torch Spring 2016

Throughout the planning process, members of the broader school community expressed a keen desire to share their resources with students and help them forge partnerships in the larger world. The plan also recognizes the importance of developing “environmentally sustainable facilities that inspire learning and support innovative programming,” and the school has created a master plan to ensure its campus does just that. As the website devoted to the school’s latest capital campaign reveals: Havergal College has embarked on the most ambitious fundraising endeavour in our school’s history. The Limitless Campaign will help create spaces that inspire learning and support our tradition of excellence in educating young women. With a fundraising goal of $21 million, our campus enhancements will be dedicated to art, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), music, health and well-being, and environmental sustainability, offering our students interdisciplinary opportunities that will shape their journeys beyond the ivy. There is no doubt that Havergal’s newest Strategic Plan will broaden the canopy of the Havergal experience, and that the Havergal tree will continue to grow and flourish. John Naisbitt, renowned author and futurist, made the following observation: “Strategic planning is worthless—unless there is first a strategic vision.” Havergal’s impressive past speaks to the vision of its community, to its deep desire to help girls and young

Grades 5 to 8 Students

Grades 9 to 12: Exploring the Brink of the Known As students become more and more independent and begin to envision a future beyond the ivy, Havergal will provide not only opportunities for active cross- disciplinary thinking, but also for mentorship and networking.

women forge an even better future. All eyes are on the Havergal tree.

Grades 9 to 12 Students

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