Havergal College is an independent boarding and day school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The school was established in 1894 and named for Frances Ridley Havergal, an outstanding woman of the early Victorian era. A composer, author and humanitarian, her hymns were used by the Church of England and by non-conformist religions. These hymns have survived repeated hymn book revisions and continue to appear in Anglican, United Church and Presbyterian hymnals.
Ellen Knox, who led the school with vision through its first 30 years, often posed the question to her students: “What are you going to do?” This principle still lives in Havergal’s mission statement. For more than a century, Old Girls have answered that challenge to make a difference by leading and contributing to their professions, to their communities and to the world.
Today, the 22-acre (8.9 ha) campus is located 1451 Avenue Road, at the corner of Avenue Road and Lawrence Avenue in midtown Toronto. Facilities include: an Upper School, an athletic centre with a pool and fitness centre, music studios, a theatre, computer labs and a Junior School.
Havergal College established the Institute at Havergal in order to offer students a forum for community involvement, social leadership and global action. This specially designed program has connections to local and international partners and encourages students to become engaged with issues such as the UN Millennium Development Goals and food security.
Students who attend the school from kindergarten or grade 1 to grade 12 (graduation) are known as "survivors". The formal uniform consists of a white blouse with a green and yellow tie, the forest green kilt and knee socks, the forest green blazer, and black Oxfords. For grades 5 and below, students wear a forest green tunic instead of the kilt.
The school offers Advanced Placement courses and the alumni network includes more than 8,000 Havergal "Old Girls".
Havergal's mission is "preparing young women to make a difference."
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