Hawthorn School for Girls
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Hawthorn School for Girls is a private all girls school located in Toronto, Canada, that includes the spiritual guidance of Opus Dei. It was established in 1989 by a small group of parents looking to create a school that could help students become successful, virtuous and well rounded individuals. Hawthorn encourages the participation of parents within the school as well as leadership skills among the students. The founders dreamed of a school that would recognize parents as the first and most important educators in their children’s lives. They envisioned a school that would accept its responsibility to educate both the intellect and the will of each student—giving equal priority to the pursuit of academic excellence and personal development of character. The dream that became a reality born of these convictions is Hawthorn School for Girls.
- Hawthorn's Mission Statement
- "To assist parents in the integral education of their daughters to become free and responsible women who know and love the truth."
Hawthorn goes from preschool all the way up to grade 12. Hawthorn School for Girls is dedicated to character development of its students. Each student at Hawthorn has an advisor, who is a teacher or other staff member which helps the student in her social, academic and spiritual life.
Hawthorn's academics are challenging and engaging. Reach-ahead courses allow students to take more courses in the later grades. The small class sizes do not exceed a 20:1 student teacher ratio giving each student the attention she needs.
Hawthorn helps its students with their leadership and spirit of service by having them participate in service projects (i.e. a trip to a home for the elderly). These projects involve the students from the Lower and High Schools. Along with the service projects, the High School students must work towards achieving their Service Hours. 40 Service Hours are required to graduate from high school, but Hawthorn requires its High School students to achieve 20 hours per high school year.
Hawthorn School for Girls continues to grow. An addition to the front of the school was added recently and plans are being made for the remodelling of the back portion of the school.
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