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Celebrate 100 years PreParing to - collaboration & créativité - The Study
the study magazine

                     Preparing to
                     celebrate 100 years
                            embracing         collaboration women of
                     2015

                            multilingualism   & créativité  character
Celebrate 100 years PreParing to - collaboration & créativité - The Study
100
         years!
   We want you to be part of our
celebration as you have already been
 part of our success. Please join us
  at one of our Centennial Events.

       A sneak peak at just
     some of the special events

          Book Launch
        September 17, 2015
   Founder’s Day Homecoming
       Reunion Weekend
      October 23 & 24, 2015
   Gala Centennial Celebration
          May 6, 2016
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2015
 in this issue
                       THE STUDY AT 100

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 Message from the                    The ART Room
 Chair of the Board                  a Magical Place
 of Governors
                                     with distinction
 3
 Message from                        20
 the Head of School                  Young faces of
                                     philanthropy
 in the classroom

 4                                   22
                                     Ivy League University
 Early Literacy
                                     Tour
 and Numeracy

 6                                   23
 Collaboration                       Congratulations to
 et créativité                       the Class of ’14

 being active                        alumnae events

 8                                   24
 Boundless energy…                   HOMECOMING 2014
 hard work and
 much fun                            alumnae profiles

 in the classroom                    27
                                     WOMEN OF CHARACTER
 10
 Embracing                           class notes
 Multilingualism
                                     30
 12                                  In a class of their own
 Advanced Placement
 (AP) Chemistry stream
                                     foundation

 13                                  34
 Career Education                    Annual Giving VS.
 at The Study – 2015                 Endowment Giving

 feature                             35
                                     6th Annual Builder’s
 14                                  Reception
 the study at 100

                                     36
 the arts                            Get. Guard. Grow.
 18
 Creating the Magic
 of Theatre

               “There is no creation without tradition;
            the ‘new’ is an inflection on a preceding form;
              novelty is always a variation on the past.”
                            - Carlos Fuentes
Celebrate 100 years PreParing to - collaboration & créativité - The Study
chair of the board of governors

                    G
                                         ood schools are forward looking entities constantly         Les bonnes écoles qui ont une perspective à long terme, cherchent
                                         setting ambitious goals. Thoughtful strategic               constamment à se fixer des objectifs ambitieux. Une planification
                                         planning is critical, particularly during these             stratégique rigoureuse s’avère indispensable tout particulièrement
                                         somewhat tumultuous times in education in                   dans le contexte quelque peu tumultueux de l’éducation au Québec.
                                         Quebec. It strengthens our vitality and prepares us         Cette planification renforce notre vitalité et nous prépare à l’avenir
                   for the exciting future taking shape at The Study, allowing our school            prometteur qui prend forme à The Study.
                   to capitalize on its potential, all the while remaining steadfast true            Cela permet à l’école de tirer profit de son
                   to its mission.                                                                   potentiel tout en restant résolument fidèle
                       The upcoming focus for the Board in the coming months will                    à sa mission.
                   be the completion of the 2015-18 Strategic Plan: reaffirming our                     Au cours des prochains mois, le Conseil
                   strengths, embracing our future and honouring our legacy. The timing              va se consacrer essentiellement à la mise
                   is terrific, as there are few provocations for reflection more pronounced         au point du plan stratégique 2015-2018:
                   than a centennial. We are fortunate to be guided by a century of                  réaffirmation de nos forces, anticipation de
                                                 experience, a school-wide commitment to             l’avenir et perpétuation de notre héritage.
                                                 excellence and a very supportive community.         Le moment est bien choisi, car la célébration
                The Study of                        Today, our Board envisions a bold new            d’un centenaire constitue une occasion
                tomorrow:                        future for The Study, one that will give            comme nulle autre de faire le point. Nous
                Our Strategic                    our girls the most stimulating learning             avons la chance de compter sur une expérience qui s’étend sur un
                Plan                             environment possible and will keep us at the        siècle, sur une volonté d’excellence de la part de toute l’école et sur
                                                 forefront of independent schools in Canada.         le soutien très fort de la collectivité.
                                                 I would like to sincerely thank all the parents,       À l’heure actuelle, notre Conseil envisage un brillant avenir pour
                   alumnae, faculty, administrators and students who are contributing                The Study. Un futur qui apportera aux élèves un milieu éducatif le plus
                   to the strategic planning process, your input is essential. I also want to        stimulant qui soit et qui nous permettra de nous maintenir au premier
                   emphasize how much I appreciate the efforts of those who will help                rang des écoles privées au Canada. Je tiens à remercier sincèrement
                   us realize this optimistic and enthusiastic vision of the future, in              toutes les familles, les anciennes élèves, le corps enseignant, les
                   particular our Head of School, Nancy Sweer. We are looking forward to             administrateurs et les élèves pour leur contribution lors du processus
                   sharing this vision with our community shortly. I am convinced that               de planification stratégique, leurs propositions sont essentielles.
                   together we will succeed in planning today, The Study of tomorrow.                J’aimerais également rappeler à quel point j’apprécie les efforts de ceux
                                                                                                     qui nous aident à concrétiser cette vision optimiste et enthousiaste du
                                                                                                     futur, en particulier, la directrice de l’école, Mme Nancy Sweer. Nous
                                                                                                     sommes impatients de faire partager cette vision à notre collectivité.
                                                                                                     Je suis convaincu que, tous ensemble, nous parviendrons à façonner
                                                                                                     aujourd’hui The Study de demain.
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                                                                                                     James McDonald
                                                                                                     Chair, Board of Governors
                                                                                                     Président, Conseil des gouverneurs
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head of school

                                                                               Je suis très heureuse d’être la directrice de The Study à un moment
                                                                               charnière entre son passé et son avenir. La célébration du centenaire
                                                                               de l’école et l’élaboration de notre nouveau plan stratégique
                                                                               constituent une occasion de faire une pause dans le temps présent
                                                                               pour réfléchir aux traditions du passé et à la vision d’avenir. Le passé
                                                                               du Study sert de formidable tremplin pour avoir des idées créatrices,
                                                                               pour innover et pour approfondir les possibilités d’apprentissage

I
                                                                               de nos filles.
         am fortunate to be the Head of School at the crossroads of               Pour aller de l’avant et nous distancier du milieu éducatif
         The Study’s past and future. The celebration of our Centennial        traditionnel, nous continuons à nous concentrer sur les stratégies
         year, and the development of our new strategic plan, afford           pédagogiques destinées à combler les besoins de nos « filles
         us with an opportunity to pause in the present moment and             formidables », alors qu’elles occupent fièrement les fonctions de leaders,
         reflect on the traditions of the past and our vision of the           d’auteures, de philosophes, de scientifiques, de mathématiciennes et
future. The Study’s past is a fortified springboard for envisioning creative   d’artistes. Grâce à l’apprentissage hybride, à l’enseignement axé sur
ideas, innovation, and deeper learning opportunities for our girls.            l’expérience, à l’utilisation d’outils technologiques en temps réel, et à
   Moving forward, out of the traditional learning environment,                un approfondissement de la compréhension du monde global, nous
we continue to focus upon educational strategies that will meet the            disposons des étapes nécessaires à l’élaboration de notre nouveau
needs of our “great women”, as they unabashedly take their position            programme pédagogique.
as leaders, writers, philosophers, scientists, mathematicians and
artists. Blended learning, experiential educational opportunities,             nous concentrer sur les stratégies
the employment of technology for real-time learning, and the                   pédagogiques destinées à combler les
development of a deeper understanding of the global world currently            besoins de nos « filles formidables »
provide us with our first steps as we mold our new educational plan.
   Our students have been immersed in The Study’s roots for a                     Durant un siècle, nos élèves se sont solidement enracinées dans
century. Our outstanding staff and faculty continue to provide                 les traditions de l’école. Notre corps enseignant et notre personnel
opportunities for our students to confidently create and innovate,             exceptionnel continuent à leur offrir des occasions de créer et
developing resilience as they forge ahead into an exciting future.             d’innover en toute confiance et de faire preuve de résilience alors
   This issue of Trillium provides the perfect medium to stop, ever            qu’elles s’élancent vers un avenir prometteur.
so briefly, to reflect on our outstanding accomplishments as a school
and spring, by light years, into the next era of The Study.

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                                                                               Nancy Lewis Sweer
                                                                               Head of School
                                                                               Directrice de l’école
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Joseph D’Intino
                                                                     M.ED., Enrichment Specialist

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                                                        Building the Base for Years to Come
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in the classroom

                                                                                                               PRE-K MILESTONES
                                                                                                               NUMERACY

W
          hen building a business, a stadium,
          or even a Lego-tower, a strong base                                                                     Shape recognition
          allows for better growth and development.                                                              Experimenting with
This principle is true for academic learning as                                                                 quantities, structures,
well. The stronger the base, the better the growth.                                                                 and patterns
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that
stronger literacy and phonological awareness                                                                     Learning how things
skills during early academic levels predict better                                                             relate to each other in a
reading scores later on. The same is true for                                                                   physical environment
numeracy awareness and mathematics scores.                                                                         Learns to count
There are several things that teachers and parents                                                              backwards from 5 and
can keep in mind as they guide students onto a                                                                      then from 10
strong academic path.
                                                                                                                Understands and uses
AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES                                                                                 ordinal terms (1st, 2nd…)
As children begin school and find their way                                                                    Begins to learn how to
through their first few years, they will develop the   for stronger reasoning and calculation skills           write and use numbers
fundamentals for literacy and numeracy. There is       to develop. Moreover, most types of play and                   up to 10.
no doubt that children will experience the typical     multisensory activities can further add to
routines of counting, tracing letters, and engaging    authentic learning experience and opportunities         PRE-K MILESTONES
in similarly highly structured early literacy and      to apply knowledge to new experiences.                  L I T E R AC Y
numeracy activities. However, the long-lasting
                                                                                                               Expressive and receptive
learning, and the factor that will set some            EARLY INTERVENTION
                                                                                                                 language should be
students ahead of others, is the opportunity for       As with anything, there will certainly be hiccups
                                                                                                                   well-developed
transfer or generalization of these skills. Simply     along the way, including reversals of letters and
stated, those students who are encouraged to           numbers, misspellings, and miscalculations,                   Beginning of
apply their knowledge of numbers and letters to        among others. If teachers or parents notice that        phonological awareness
authentic learning situations will develop stronger    the child’s development is not where it should           (letter-sound match)
reading and arithmetic skills and over time they       be, early intervention is always recommended.
                                                                                                                  Pre-reading skills
will learn to generalize their skills to a multitude   Intervention and remediation at an early age
                                                                                                               (handling books, turning
of situations.                                         is more effective than later on in a child’s
                                                                                                               pages, following a story)
    Authentic learning experiences are those           development.
in which someone learns a skill or information                                                                  Recognizing the initial
through engagement in an activity that reflects        HAVE FUN WITH IT!                                          sounds of words
a real-life event. Most language development           Children are curious and they have an innate
                                                                                                               Basic rhyming with one
takes place through these types of experiences. In     need to explore their environments. The period
                                                                                                                or two syllable words.
fact, children benefit from having conversations       of language, literacy, and numeracy development
with people who are more advanced than they            is one full of opportunities for learning. Every
are, whether it is by a few months, or many            trip to the grocery store, every walk to the park,
years. They learn from the interaction and the         and every book read together allows for some new
experience. Similarly, encouraging students to         exploration of language or numbers. The larger          above all around excitement
                                                                                                               as kindergarten girls priya
apply their understanding of quantity, addition,       the input, the larger the output. More time spent       kennedy AND EVA-ROSE VARIN
                                                                                                               (both ’26) explore relative
subtraction, and geometry to everyday situations       on learning new words together or exploring             numeracy
in tandem with multi-sensory projects allow            new concepts leads to more automaticity and
                                                       transfer of skills in unfamiliar environments.
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                                                       Most importantly, positive learning experiences
                                                       foster a love of learning. As teachers, educators, or
                                                       parents, we can teach children to have fun with
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                                                       their learning and to find an opportunity to learn
                                                       something new in any context.
Celebrate 100 years PreParing to - collaboration & créativité - The Study
Collaboration
                En les préparant
                pour leurs
                carièrres de
                demain

                                                                                                                                         et créativité
                Sylvie Lafleur, Directice de l’école primaire

                À
                               l’école primaire The Study, nous
                               avons nettement emboité le pas à
                               l’éducation qui doit être dispensée
                               au 21e siècle. Les élèves mettent
                en pratique collaboration et créativité afin de
                solutionner des problèmes de toutes sortes. Dans
                le processus, par le fait même, elles peaufinent
                leurs notions de leadership.                           que les filles seront demain. Dans ces trois
                    Peu importe la matière enseignée, les élèves ont   disciplines, elles se retrouvent en mode résolution
                le goût d’apprendre. Les approches pédagogiques        de problème. Elles apprennent effectivement,
                préconisées, comme les classes inversées au 3e         par l’expérimentation, à trouver des solutions à
                cycle du primaire, appellent à la collaboration.       des situations qu’elles rencontrent. Tout comme
                En effet, les élèves apprennent la théorie de          dans le nouveau “Makerspace”, laboratoire de
                façon indépendante et arrivent en classe prêtes à      technologie et de robotique, les élèves développent
                partager le fruit de leur écoute et outillées pour     leur créativité tout en réfléchissant à des façons
                faire la mise en pratique de ce qu’elles ont appris.   originales de remédier à des problèmes, que ce
                L’utilisation de la technologie est un élément         soit en arts, en science ou en technologie. Cette
                clé de cette approche. L’enseignant devient un         habileté à solutionner des problèmes se transpose
                guide permettant aux élèves d’atteindre leur           sur le plan social, domaine où les filles mettent
                                                                                                                                ABOVE Isabella
                plein potentiel de façon autonome. Les filles          à profit leur créativité pour résoudre des conflits.     Michel-Decker,
                                                                                                                                Florence Stewart
                peuvent ainsi s’approprier leurs apprentissages        En effet, lorsque les filles travaillent à des projets   (both ’22), enjoying
                                                                                                                                collaborating in
                qui deviennent mieux adaptés aux styles                mettant de l’avant leur créativité, elle apprennent      elementary science
                d’apprenantes.                                         aussi l’auto-régulation et le contrôle d’elle-même.      lab TOP RIGHT
                                                                                                                                Sofia Charmand,
                    Le bilinguisme et l’apprentissage des langues      Lors de travaux d’équipes, elles développent leur        Alexa Bichar, Emma
                                                                                                                                Asheghian (all ’21)
                est toujours au centre des préoccupations de           habiletés de négociatrices, ce qui contribue à en        happy to be creating
                                                                                                                                in the new L’Espace
                l’école. Nous avons le soucis d’exposer les élèves     faire d’excellentes communicatrices.                     Français. RIGHT Model
                                                                                                                                drawing of the new
                à une panoplie d’expériences en français, en               Il est bon de se rappeler la mission de l’école      L’Espace Français
                                                                                                                                once completed.
                anglais et dans une langue tierce. Nous voulons        qui est de: “Guider les élèves de The Study pour
                instiguer l’amour de l’apprentissage des langues.      qu’elles atteignent leur plein potentiel en prônant
                Cette fluidité en français et en anglais, en plus      un enseignement de qualité propre à faire naître le
                d’apprendre les rudiments de l’espagnol et du          goût d’apprendre, afin de développer un bon sens
                mandarin, permet aux filles d’être ouvertes sur        de leadership dans un environnement diversifié
                la diversité du monde d’aujourd’hui, tout en les       et ouvert sur le monde où la personne comme
                préparant pour leurs carièrres de demain. La           le groupe sont pris en compte”. Cette mission
                fluidité de la communication est primordiale à la      table sur nos valeurs profondes. Notre but est de
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                compréhension de l’environnement dans lequel           construire l’assurance et l’estime de soi des filles.
                elles évolueront.                                      Si elles croient en leurs capacités, elle prendront
                    Les cours d’arts, de science et de technologie     les rênes de leur destinée. N’est-ce pas le plus beau
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                contribuent tout autant à construire les adultes       legs que nous puissions leur faire?
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in the classroom

                                         Avez-vous
                                         déjà rêvé en
                                         français?
                                         France Gauthier, Enseignante et coordonnatrice
                                         du département de français au primaire

                                   Dans l’intention de permettre à leurs élèves de
                                   rêver à un avenir qui reflète leur vie bilingue à
                                   The Study, les enseignantes du département de
                                   français ont eu l’idée de créer un espace, à la
                                   fois ludique et créatif, qui permettrait aux élèves
                                   de tisser des liens avec la francophonie des
                                   Amériques et d’ailleurs. Grâce à Skype ou
                                   FaceTime, elles voyageraient en français de
                                   façon virtuelle.
                                        De plus, cet espace servirait à la vente
                                   de collations santé et d’articles scolaires de
                                   dépannage (crayons, gommes à effacer, règles).
                                   Ce service serait entièrement géré par
                                                        les élèves du 3e cycle
                                                        dans le cadre d’un projet
                   GRÂCE À SKYPE OU FACETIME,           d’entrepreneuriat favorisant
                   ELLES VOYAGERAIENT EN                l’application de différents
                   FRANÇAIS DE FAÇON VIRTUELLE. concepts étudiés en
                                                        mathématiques.
                                        Voyant tout le potentiel de cette idée, Mrs.
                                   Sweer a su dénicher un espace parfait, qui pourra
                                   accueillir deux classes d’un même niveau; ce qui
                                   facilitera les rencontres avec différents invités:
                                   auteurs, comédiens, chanteurs, cuisiniers. Ces
                                   rencontres permettront aux élèves de découvrir
                                   ce que la culture francophone a à leur offrir; car
                                   il faut bien l’avouer, le français, c’est bien plus que
                                   des dictées ou l’art de conjuguer.
                                        Cela fait maintenant un peu plus d’un an que
                                   les enseignantes travaillent à ce projet, qui a
                                   nécessité entre autres de la recherche, un plan
                                   d’aménagement et la création d’une bibliothèque
                                   musicale francophone. Certains travaux de
                                   rénovation ont même été réalisés.
                                        Cet espace ludique et créatif, où il fera bon vivre
                                   en français, n’a pas encore de nom; nous avions
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                                   pensé à L’Espace français, La Francosphère ou
                                   Le Francolab, alors si vous avez des suggestions,
                                   n’hésitez pas à les partager avec nous.
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Notable
quotes
from our esteemed
and dedicated Athletic
Director, Laurie Traylen

“Players—trust your
 teammate to do
 her job well”

                                                                    …
“Remember—you are

                                                                   y
 who you are when

                                                                  g
 no one is looking”

                                                                 r
“Thank you for

                                                                e
 representing The

                                                               n
 Study so well ...you

                                                              e
 impress me everyday”

                                       s
“Whatever you do
 Study PE staff and

                                      s
 coaches...do it in the

                                     e
 best interest of the
 player”

                                   dl
“The other team is

                                  n
 not the enemy, they

                                 u
 are the opponent,
 without them, we                                         n

                                o
 do not have a game”                                    fu
                                                    h

                               B
                                                  uc
                                                 m
RIGHT (l to r) Zoe Wong and                  &
Alexandra Kouri (both ‘17)               k
doing basketball drills in
                                       or
the gym all while displaying
                                      w
                                 rd
that boundless energy

                               ha
being active

CATHERINE BOISVERT, SPORTS CAPTAIN                     ROWING Expert and novice
                                                       rowers, sports captain
                                                       Catherine Boisvert’15,
                                                       Ellen Kharlanov’19 and

“T        he world needs great women,” a phrase
          so important to us at The Study; yet, do
we know the full meaning of it? We all resort
                                                       Marisa Dariotis’15 enjoy
                                                       practice time on the
                                                       water at the Olympic Basin
                                                       TOP Center Rawan Jamal
                                                       Alhashemi & Charlotte
                                                       Lebon (both ’22) having fun
to the same answer: academics, knowledge and           while learning to catch
                                                       MIDDLE CENTER elite
perseverance are only some of the qualities that       tennis player Erica Di
                                                       Battista’19 and physical
make great women. But to me, it’s more than that.      education teacher and
It is also having the ability to try new things, to    sports FLEX facilitator,
                                                       Rikki Bowles, helping Erica
integrate, to adapt, to be positive, to be there for   manage her upcoming
                                                       academic and athletic
others, and to be a team player.                       commitments TOP RIGHT
                                                       enthusiastic Terry Fox run
    Believe it or not, it was only after joining a     partICIPAnts, Adélaïde Hugé
                                                       and Violette Lumbroso
sports team at The Study that I truly found the        (both ’24) in background
                                                       Audrey Kaine’23 Grades 5
answer to my question. In The Study’s athletics,       & 6 Soccer team; Top (l
                                                       to r) Sofia Darmo-CAVALLÉ,
these important factors that make up great             Sarah Picciola, Gloria
women are found everywhere. I got to try rowing,       paraschivoiu, Julia MARIE
                                                       Malus, Tessa Hason, Filipa
for example, a sport I never thought I would try,      Alloul, Ana Gordon, Ana
                                                       Shi, Rose Brisebois, Sophie
and now it’s a passion of mine. When there was         Higgins, Alessia Mellati,
                                                       Amel Melanson, Millie
no one to be goalie for our hockey team, I adapted     Penner Center (l to r)
                                                       Lora MacDonald-Palmer,
to our team’s needs and stepped up to be the           Talia Trottenberg, Emma
                                                       Bedjaoui, Melina Mellati,
goalie, a decision I will never regret.                Victoria Petrecca-
                                                       Berthelet, Mia Calandriello,
    Athletics at The Study have taught me that         Chiara Ferri, Bianca
being a good leader is not always about being on       Maselli, Sophia Creaghan
                                                       Front (l to r) Victoria
top, but instead about being part of a unit. Yes,      Hason, Julia Capolicchio
                                                       and Emma Goucher
the world needs great women, and thanks to our                                                 Gym C
                                                                                                     lass
                                                                                      1960’s
athletics program, we are that much greater.
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EMBRACING
                                                                         Multilingualism
                                                                         AN ESSENTIAL PART OF BEING A GLOBAL CITIZEN
                Patricia Briand, Senior School Director

                W
                                 alking through the halls of
                                 The Study, it is common to hear
                                 students chatting with one
                                 another, switching effortlessly
                from French to English and back again. This
                feature of bilingualism and multilingualism,
                known as “translanguaging”, allows speakers to
                access different features of various languages to
                maximize their communicative potential. Study
                students probably don’t think much about this
                ability, but as we plan our curriculum and look
                to the future, educators and parents alike
                understand that in an increasingly multicultural
                society, language skills and intercultural
                understanding are no longer a luxury—they
                are an essential part of being a global citizen.

                IF YOU TALK TO A MAN IN A LANGUAGE HE
                UNDERSTANDS, THAT GOES TO HIS HEAD. IF
                YOU TALK TO HIM IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE,
                THAT GOES TO HIS HEART. - NELSON MANDELA

                    Language is integral to the human experience.
                It contributes to the cultural richness of society, to
                personal fulfillment and to mutual understanding.
                Living in Québec, our students have a unique             KEY CONCLUSIONS OF RECENT LANGUAGE RESEARCH
                opportunity to experience two languages and
                cultures on a daily basis. The Study’s third             Multi-linguals’ brains are more efficient   Children who have studied a foreign
                language program (Spanish & Mandarin) further            when multitasking and reasoning.            language show greater cognitive
                encourages students to engage themselves as                                                          development in such areas as mental
                                                                         Children who have studied a foreign
                global citizens, increasing their cultural                                                           flexibility, creativity, divergent thinking,
                                                                         language achieve higher scores on
                intelligence. However, research is showing us that                                                   and higher-order thinking skills.
                                                                         standardized tests in reading, language
                the benefits of multilingualism extend far beyond
                                                                         arts, and mathematics than those who        Being proficient in a foreign language
                global citizenship. Whether they are speaking
                                                                         have not.                                   provides students with a much greater
                French, English, Mandarin, or Spanish, Study
                                                                                                                     skill set upon graduation from high
                Girls are looking toward the future with open            Studying a foreign language helps
                                                                                                                     school, hence greater opportunities,
                minds and hearts, and an increased awareness             students increase their sensitivity to
                                                                                                                     professionally and personally.
                that in the 21st Century, the world may be flat,         and understanding of the language,
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                but it is richer than ever.                              values, customs, and traditions of          Multilingualism may delay the onset
                                                                         others, fostering a sense of humanity,      of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
                                                                         friendship, and diversity awareness.
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                                                                                                                     Top (l to r) Victoria Sebag & Sarah Petrecca (both
                                                                                                                     ’16) in an animated discussion about the classic
                                                                                                                     thought-provoking novel “L’étranger” by Nobel
                                                                                                                     Prize winning author Albert Camus (1957)
in the classroom

                                      Chère Marie,
Julie Caron,                           Avant de commencer, je dois
                                                                           te demander de ne pas ressen
                                       de ma condamnation. La mo                                                 tir de peine au sujet
Senior School French teacher
                                                                          rt est inévitable, et tu dois sav
                                       ne changera pas mon destin.                                              oir   que ton malheur
                                                                          Cela dit, l ’emprisonnement off
En 1942,                              beaucoup de temps pour penser
                                                                              à la vie, à la mort et à tout
                                                                                                               re à l ’homme
                                                                                                                   ce qui se retrouve
les lecteurs français                 entre les deux, et j’aimerais par
                                                                             tager quelques-unes de mes pen
découvraient un                           Commençons par toi. Le jour                                                sées.
                                                                                 où tu m’as demandé si je t ’aim
                                      répondu avec honnêteté : je ne                                                     ais, j’ai
livre troublant du                                                         t’aime pas. J ’aime la compag
                                      Mes souvenirs de toi sont liés                                           nie    que tu m’offres.
jeune philosophe                                                              aux plaisirs de la vie : on alla
                                     restaurant… Te rappelles-tu la                                                 it à la plage, au
algérien Albert Camus:                                                     journée où l ’on a entendu Ra
                                     battre sa maîtresse? Juste ava                                           ymond, mon voisin,
“L’étranger”. Dans ce                                                     nt, tu portais un de mes pyja
                                     tu voulais qu’on intervienne, qu’                                         mas et tu riais. Puis
livre aux consonances                                                    on appelle un agent. Mais je
                                         Marie, avant d’être emprisonn                                       n’aime pas les agents.
absurdes, le personnage                                                       é, je vivais un bonheur incons
                                     suis pleinement heureux, car                                               cient. Maintenant, je
principal, Meursault,                                                je comprends ma réalité. Oui,
                                    la plage. Pourtant, j ’aurais pu                                      j ’ai   tué un Arabe sur
semble indifférent aux                                                   ignorer sa provocation. Pourqu
                                    Pourquoi ai-je tiré quatre balles                                        oi    ne l’ai-je pas fait?
normes sociales et aux                                                     supplémentaires sur son corps
                                    la chaleur? On ne le saura jam                                                 inerte? Le soleil,
notions de bien et de                                                     ais. D ’après la justice, je suis
                                    criminel haï qui sera tué « au                                               un meurtrier, un
mal. Meursault tue un                                                     nom de la France ». Mais, en
                                   crime?                                                                         vérité, pour quel
Arabe et subit un procès
                                        La société dicte que la réactio
qui mettra en lumière                                                         n appropriée, suite à la mort
                                   la tristesse et le deuil. Or, à                                                  de sa mère, est
un système de justice                                                 la mort de maman, le jour apr
                                  je suis allé me baigner avec                                                ès les funérailles,
tordu, jugeant non son                                             toi. On est allé au cinéma. On
                                  à ne rien faire. Les juges en                                            a passé des journées
crime réel, mais plutôt                                                 ont déduit que je détestais ma
                                  souhaitais sa mort. Comme si                                                man et que je
                                                                         la mort affectait chaque hum
son absence de foi et
                                  de la même façon.                                                         ain exactement
de moralité. Ce grand
                                       Les gens effrayés par la réa
                                                                            lité se réconfortent avec l ’idée
classique de Camus (Prix
                                  Ils prient afin d ’assurer leur                                                  de Dieu.
                                                                       place au paradis. Moi, je ne
Nobel de littérature
                                 Dieu. Le juge d ’instruction et                                           cro  is pas en
                                                                      l ’aumônier m’ont menacé d ’enf
1957) provoque des               insensible. Je représente un dan                                            er, mais j’y reste
                                                                        ger pour l’ordre, car la société
questionnements                  contrôler les êtres comme mo                                                    ne peut pas
                                                                    i. Mon temps en prison ne m’a
déroutants qui restent           en homme de « bonnes » vale                                                    pas transformé
                                                                   urs.
d’actualité. Les élèves de            Vers la fin de mon emprisonn
                                                                            ement, j ’ai compris que l ’espoir
la quatrième secondaire         me donnait la fausse illusion                                                        d ’un pourvoi
                                                                    que j ’avais le pouvoir de change
ont tenté de saisir cet         je pouvais éviter ma mort. No                                               r mon futur, que
                                                                  us sommes tous condamnés
univers, en rédigeant la        de rêver d ’échapper à mon exéc                                        à la mort. Au lieu
                                                                    ution, je l ’ai acceptée, et je res
lettre d’un personnage se      paix et sérénité.                                                          sens maintenant
confiant à un autre. Chloë           J’ai simplement envie de com
                                                                       pagnie. Et j ’accepte que cette
Maas a imaginé une             présentera sous la forme d ’une                                            compagnie se
                                                                        population remplie de haine le
conversation épistolaire       exécution.                                                                     jour de mon
entre Meursault, le
                               Merci, Marie, pour ton réconf
meurtrier, et sa petite                                     ort,

                               Meursaul t
amie, Marie...
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       L ’étr
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                               above ChlOË Maas’ 16 writes an epistolary
                               conversation between the main character in the
                               book “L’étranger,” Meursault, the murderer, and
                               his dear friend Marie
Advanced Placement (AP)
                                                                                                                                                  in the classroom

                Chemistry stream –
                Unique and challenging
                                               Sarah Howard, Department Head, Senior School Science

                                               A
                                                             t the start of the 2014-2015 academic         years. This then allows them to enroll in the AP
                                                             year, seven Grade 9 students embarked         Chemistry course during their last year at The Study.
                                                             on a journey that will allow them to              Students in AP Chemistry will foster their
                                                             pursue college-level chemistry in their       understanding of chemistry and science practices
                                               final year at The Study. The Advanced Placement             through inquiry-based learning of fundamental
                                               (AP) Chemistry stream will allow these students,            concepts. While examining topics such as atomic
                                               who are highly motivated and who enjoy being                structure, intermolecular forces and bonding,
                                               academically challenged, not only to earn college           chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics
                                               credit, advanced placement, or both, but also to            and equilibrium, students will further develop
                                               gain a foundation to support future advanced                critical thinking and reasoning skills along with
                                               studies in chemistry.                                       an ability to express ideas with clarity and logic,
                                                   The AP Chemistry program is designed to be              both orally and in writing.
                                               taken only after the successful completion of a
                                               first year course in high school chemistry. For             HANDS-ON LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS
                                                        students at The Study, this means that             It is mandatory that students in the AP Chemistry
                                                            they need to condense three years of           course devote a minimum of 25 percent of
                                                               science courses (Grade 9 Science            the instructional time engaged in laboratory
                                                                    and Technology, Grade 10               investigations. While engaged in hands-on
                                                                            Science and Technology         laboratory work, students are encouraged to ask
                                                                                and the Grade 10           questions, make observations and predictions,
                                                                                  option course,           design and carry out experiments, analyze data
                                                                                   Environmental           and draw conclusions. Laboratory investigations
                                                                                    Science and            not only allow the learning of chemical concepts
                                                                                      Technology,          through direct experience and observations but
                                                                                       as well as          also lead to enduring understanding.
                                                                                       the Grade 11             It is clear that the AP Chemistry stream is a
                                                                                       Chemistry           rich, unique learning experience for students who
                                                                                         option)           want to challenge themselves while experiencing
                                                                                          into two         first-hand the joy that is chemistry.

                                                      WHY I LOVE AP SCIENCE - MORGANE DACKIW, GRADE 9

                                                 “
                                                      First of all, we are only seven girls and we are in a big science lab. Therefore, it’s more of a one-to-one
                                                      learning experience with the teacher. We all learn together, almost as one. Second of all, we are
                                                      learning at a faster pace and even though that means more homework, it also means that we can
                                                      learn more and have more time to delve deeper into things that we are curious about. Lastly, we
                                                      have no boundaries in what we learn. We have a minimum but we don’t have a maximum. We
                      1930’s SCIENCE                  are encouraged to bring in articles or interesting facts that we found to discuss in class.
                                       CLASS
                                                          Recently, we have been learning about all the different systems that make up our bodies. We
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                                                      have looked at how a bite of an apple gets broken down with different enzymes into its simplest
                  TOP (l to r) Science
                  Department head Sarah               structures and gets absorbed into different parts of the body for different reasons and finally how
                  Howard, Lindsay Mazliach,

                                                                                                                                                ”
                  Morgane Dackiw (both                the waste gets delivered out of the body. At one point, you don’t think of AP science as
                  ’17) completing an
                  engaging hands-on                   a class, you think of it as a discussion and a discovery of things that matter.
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                  biology laboratory
                  investigation.
fostering independence

Career Education                                                                            2015
                                                                                    At The Study

Antonia Zannis, Deputy Head

P
           reparing our students for the future       students do not even realize that they have a            ABOVE Deputy Head of School,
                                                                                                               Antonia Zannis at the 2014
           has always been of utmost importance       tremendous advantage because of the skills that          graduation with Julia Cohen,
                                                                                                               currently enrolled in Dawson
           at The Study. In our Centennial year,      they have, because they take those skills for            first choice pure and applied
                                                                                                               science
           we reminisce about many things about       granted in an environment where everyone at
the early years at The Study, but one of Margaret     The Study is immersed in technology.
Gascoigne’s statements is the one that has been,
and continues to be, a guiding light for me—we        HAVE A PLAN BUT BE FLEXIBLE
must teach things that really matter.                 Another factor that plays a role in helping
    That statement seems simple, but one must         students with Career planning in 2015, is the
consider the complexities of knowing what really      fact that the students have to be encouraged,
matters, and being prepared to change with the        as always, to have a plan, but, at the same time,
times, as what really mattered in 1915 is very        to be prepared to be flexible. Students may have
different in 2015. That being said, with a view to    a general path or career in mind, and upon
planning for the future, the values inherent in       graduation and further studies, may change that
personal success include strong people skills, good   plan. Once in a career, graduates may find that
manners and taking pride in one’s appearance are      they need to modify or change plans yet again,
as important now as they were in 1915. There are      as careers, themselves, are changing very quickly.
also, however, many differences.                      In preparation for a chosen path, students require
    Our students are moving forward in a world        many specific skills, and for some careers, may
where technological skills are crucial and            need to be highly skilled in one area, and, in
constantly changing. The students learn, through      2015, in addition to being highly skilled in one
Career Education, and, of course, in each of          area, employers are looking for candidates with a
                                                                                                                                                         2014
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their classes, that technology is key to so many      broad general skill level as well. All of this results
careers, be it medicine, environmental studies        in students having to know about and, most
or marketing. Study students have the benefit of      importantly, feel comfortable with, flexibility.
working with technology in a variety of capacities
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and from an early age. In fact, sometimes our
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                                      a rich past
                                   a bright future

                       FROM SLATE CHALKBOARDS TO LAPTOP COMPUTERS
                       AND WRITABLE DESKTOPS, FROM ROWS OF LIBRARY
                       SHELVES TO THE VAST RESOURCES OF THE INTERNET,
                      THE STUDY HAS INDEED COME A LONG WAY OVER THE
                      PAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS. NOW, AS THE SCHOOL
                      PREPARES TO MARK ITS CENTENNIAL WITH A SERIES
                     OF EVENTS THAT LOOK BACK AND CELEBRATE ITS RICH
                     HISTORY, IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR LOOKING FORWARD.

                          Despite modest beginnings in 1915—just six children
                      seated at folding tables in a single room in a home on
                      Drummond Street—The Study expanded steadily over the
                     next few years, relocating first to a house on Sherbrooke
                     Street and then up to Seaforth Avenue in 1921, where it
                    would remain until it moved into its present location on
                    The Boulevard in 1960. But through it all, the basic values
                    and mission set out by founder Margaret Gascoigne have
                   changed very little—only adapted to fit the needs of a
                   rapidly evolving, technology-driven society.
                     “The Study was started as a school that taught things
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                  that really mattered,” says Nancy Lewis Sweer, now in her
                 fourth year as Head of School. “When you look at what
                 was occurring in 1915, the idea of wanting to start a school
                 with that philosophy was what really catapulted The Study
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                forward. The forward-thinking vision was there from the
                beginning.”
INSIDE A FUTURISTIC
    CLASSROOM OF
TODAY AT THE STUDY,
  THE MAKERSPACE,
  WITH 3D PRINTERS
 AND DRILL PRESSES
  (IN BACKGROUND)
 AND JOYCE CHOI ’21
 AND HER MINI LEGO
 ROBOTIC HEADSET.

  “If you can
imagine it—you
 can build it.”

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                    GLOBAL MINDSET for                            Not only do we have 3D printers and           the modern role of the teacher. “There
                    THE COMING DECADES                            drill presses in the Makerspace, laptop       will always be a need for a mentor or
                    Mrs. Sweer asserts that today a big part      computers and iPads have all but              coach who is there to encourage curiosity,
                    of what really matters at The Study is the    replaced traditional notebooks. The           to help students reflect and answer
                    need to look forward. “When you’re            students of 1915, who were strictly           questions, ” she proudly adds, “we are
                    focused on teaching the things that really    forbidden to write on their wooden desk       fortunate to have exceptional teachers.”
                    matter, you ask visionary questions like,     surfaces, would be shocked to learn that
                    What will our world look like 50 years        it’s actually encouraged today—the            ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY—
                    from now? What will our girls need to         advent of writable desktops means             THE GATEKEEPER
                    know so that they can be effective in that    students can now jot down notes, draw,        to INNOVATION
                    world? Considering that the girls who are     or work out equations right on their desks,   Mrs. Sweer has moved away from the
                    now in kindergarten will be entering the      where the teacher can easily see them.        formal stereotype of her position and
                    work force in 2035, you really have to be                                                   aimed to make it more friendly and
                    forward thinking.”                            “OUR STUDENTS HAVE                            accessible. During this year’s opening
                       This forward-thinking outlook helps
                    prepare The Study’s students for their
                                                                  CONNECTIONS WITH                              day assembly, the introduction of the
                                                                                                                student council suddenly morphed into
                    roles as the leaders of tomorrow, both        GIRLS ALL OVER THE                            an elaborately choreographed hip-hop
                    locally and around the world. “We think
                    of ourselves as global citizens,” Mrs.
                                                                  WORLD”                                        dance led by Mrs. Sweer herself. That
                                                                                                                performance, which was posted on The
                    Sweer says proudly. “Our students have            Along with the high-tech look of the      Study’s YouTube channel for all to see,
                    connections with girls all over the world;    classroom come equally innovative ways        is just one of the ways she encourages
                    students travel to our sister school in       of teaching. Mrs. Sweer is enthusiastic       creative thinking. “I open each year with
                    Nicaragua every other year, we have           about how rapidly advancing technology        something different,” she says. “ I like to
                    student exchange programs with schools        is propelling The Study’s students into new   convey to students that the Head is willing
                    in Australia, England and France, and on      ways of learning. While the memorization      to be creative and try different things—
                    any day you can find students participating   of facts, dates and theories remains an       and so they can, too! I say, ‘we are great
                    in a video conference with a faraway          important aspect of the process, the          women, and great women innovate.’
                    school as technology plays a key role in      modern classroom now places more                  Echoing the noted educationalist Sir
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                    facilitating students’ connections with       emphasis on critical thinking, whereby        Kenneth Robinson’s call for increased
                    their peers in other countries.”              students are encouraged to discuss and        creativity in both learning and teaching,
                       Accordingly, the look of today’s           analyse the concepts being taught in          Mrs. Sweer encourages creativity in all
                    classrooms would seem like the stuff of       a collaborative atmosphere.                   aspects of the curriculum. “Creativity is
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                    science fiction to Miss Gascoigne’s pupils.       Mrs. Sweer is also quick to underline     the gatekeeper to innovation,” she says.
“MARGARET
    While the perceived importance of                                                         says of the much-anticipated annual
certain subjects has changed over the          GASCOIGNE’S                                    event. “We highly value the importance
years, the philosophy behind the              FORWARD-LOOKING                                 of a variety of philanthropic efforts.
founder’s vision has not. One subject                                                         Each year our student council chooses
that has remained very strong at The          PHILOSOPHY OF A                                 organizations that are in need of support,
Study since the beginning is music. Miss       CENTURY AGO IS JUST                            and the proceeds from various
Gascoigne was also a musician, and she                                                        fundraising events throughout the year
instilled that passion in her students.
                                               AS RELEVANT TODAY”                             are donated to those organizations.”
Today, Mrs Sweer, a classical pianist who         Each of the girls will receive a                While next year will have a special
has taught music and whose academic           centennial tie to mark the occasion. Mrs.       meaning for The Study, Mrs. Sweer is
background consists of graduate degrees       Sweer cannot help but chuckle when she          especially happy to be in exactly the right
in music performance and music                recalls how the design was chosen. “We          place at the right time, which allows her
education, carries on the tradition.          found one of the original ties the girls        to see in two different directions. “I’m
   “You cannot have education without         wore, and a small committee of students         very fortunate because I represent the
the arts because true education is all-       without hesitation said, ‘It’s a cool tie,      here and now of The Study and I’m able
encompassing. Of course we want our girls     miss. I’d wear it in this decade!” A major      to move it forward—but I’m also able to
to be very strong in French, and in math      highlight of The Study’s centennial year        immerse myself in the traditions of the
and science—but also in the arts.” Learning   will be the launch of a commemorative           past.” From this unique vantage point,
is a tapestry, woven together by strands of   book that traces the school’s history. Each     Mrs. Sweer is quick to point out that the
arts, sciences, math, technology and          student will receive a complimentary copy       rich past serves as a foundation to build
engineering “STEAM,” adds Mrs. Sweer.         at the Book Launch on September 17, 2015.       upon, and Margaret Gascoigne’s
                                                                                              forward-looking philosophy of a century
                                                                                              ago is just as relevant today as The Study
                                                                                              prepares its students for the future.
                                                                                                 “After all,” she adds, “we are
                                                                                              developing the girls that will have the
                                                                                              confidence and the skills to be the
                                                                                              leaders of tomorrow and to have their
                                                                                              voices heard.”

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CELEBRATING our                                                                    1930’s CLASSRoo
                                                                                                   m

CENTENNIAL
These days, The Study community is                                                            Photo 1 Head of School, Mrs. Nancy Sweer, friendly

busy preparing for the school’s one-          AN UNWAVERING                                   and accessible to all, meets with student council
                                                                                              (l to r) Camille Zeitouni, Secretary, Samantha
hundredth birthday. Our Centennial            TRADITION of                                    Sambrook, Entertainment Prefect, Megan Kouri, Head
                                                                                              Girl, Rachel Kwong, Treasurer, ChlÖe Shahinian,
Steering Committee has met for the last       PHILANTHROPY                                    Sub-Head Girl, FrÉdÉrique Cannon, Elementary School
                                                                                              Prefect, and Catherine Boisvert, Sports Captain (all
two years,” says Mrs. Sweer. “We’ve            Looking back over the school’s history, it     ’15) Photo 2 (Back to front, l to r) 1920 Class
                                                                                              Prefects Gerda Parsons, Margaret Stairs, Rita
already begun our centennial activities        appears that a consistent quality among        Hutchison, Dolly Davidson; Kathleen Rosamund, The
                                                                                              Study’s Founder and Head of School Ms. Margaret
as students prepare retrospectives that        the students is their dedication to            Gascoigne with her beloved dog Sweep, and Beatrice
                                                                                              Lyman. Photo 3 Dedicated teachers mentor, coach and
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depicts life in every decade of The            philanthropy. In the early 1940s, the girls    continuously encourage curiosity as students
                                                                                              discover online solutions in today’s modern
Study’s existence. We’ll also be having        inaugurated their annual Fall Bazaar as        classroom with SMART boards, writable surfaces,
                                                                                              iPads and wireless laptops. (l to r) grade 6 French
a Gala next spring, along with other           a means of raising money for the war           teacher, Sarah Ostiguy WITH LÉa Monty and Amel
                                                                                              Melanson.
alumnae events, and a special                  effort, and the tradition has carried on.
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Homecoming weekend.”                          “It has continued for decades,” Mrs. Sweer
RECENTLY APPLAUDED STUDY DRAMA PRODUCTIONS
                                                                                                                                                            the arts

                                                                                          2015                                     2014
                                                                                          LE CONCOURS DE CHOUX                     La quête d’Opaline
                Creating the                                                              starring students in 5A                  & La Lune de Baltadine
                                                                                                                                   starring students in 5A/6A

                Magic of Theatre
                                                                                          La visite mystérieuse
                                                                                          starring students in 6A                  Caroline, reporter étoile
                                                                                                                                   & Les lunettes de Bonheur
                                                                                          To Art & Beyond
                                                                                                                                   starring students in 5B & 6B
                Live theater does not include replays; you cannot                         starring students in grades 7 & 8
                                                                                          directed by Victoria Beaulé              The Murder Mystery
                rewind to recapture that comedic ad lib, revisit
                                                                                          & Catherine Boisvert                     at the Murder Mystery
                that misstep or find the missed cue. At the heart                                                                  starring students in grades 7 & 8
                                                                                          Pride & Prejudice *
                of the theatre experience is the performer-                                                                        directed by Julia Cohen
                                                                                          to be performed on May 7th and 8th
                audience relationship; there is an immediate                                                                       & Victoria Hayman (both ’14)
                                                                                          starring students in grades 9, 10 & 11
                exchange of energy, emotion and magic that                                                                         The Music Man
                                                                                                                                   starring students in grades 9, 10, 11
                occurs when actors take the stage and audience
                members take their seats in The Study’s Mary
                Liistro-Hebert 200-seat Performance Hall.
                    “There are many reasons why I love drama,”
                said Victoria Beaulé ´15, who thoroughly enjoyed
                playing Amaryllis in last year’s much appreciated
                sold-out performance of THE MUSIC MAN.
                “The rush of losing yourself completely to another
                person is exhilarating – and so is the camaraderie
                among the cast.”
                    When asked what is the quality that makes
                a performance electric, Nancy Sweer, Head of
                School, replies, “the performer clearly loves giving
                a performance, she is putting her heart and soul
                into it.” “Everyone present is transported to a
                different time and place – this is what happens
                in our wonderful little theatre at The Study,” she
                proudly adds.

                RIGHT (l to r) Noella Alexander Young’14 as Marian, the prim
                librarian and piano teacher and Victoria Beaulé ’15 as Amaryllis, one
                of Marian’s students in The Study’s production of The Music Man
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the arts

                                  grade 4 (BELOW L to R)
                                  “blind drawing” of birds

                                                               Blind Drawing
                                  by Isabella Michel-Decker,
                                  Jacqueline Hayes-Babczak

                                                               learning how to draw from observation
                                                               These ink works by students in grade 4, are
                                                               inspired by the work of naturalist John James
                                                               Audubon (1785-1851). After drawing the birds
                                                               from observation (blind drawing), the girls used
                                                               inks to paint the composition, using their
                                                               imaginations when they added paint to their            Save the Date!
                                                               compositions.                                        Celebration of the ARTS
                                                                                                                        Please join us on
                                                                                                                     Tuesday, May 19, 2015
                                                                                                                  Veuillez vous joinder à nous
                                                                                                                      le mardi 19 mai 2015

The ART Room
a Magical Place
The door to the art room is like a portal to a
magic place – says Cynthia Van Frank, The Study’s
art teacher, as she describes what goes on in The
Study’s much-loved art room. “They can walk
in and can express themselves and that’s what
I encourage. I teach them about painting in
ways that are two-dimensional and three-
dimensional, you never know where their
interest and ability lies. Only through art are
these girls able to innovate in a very unique
and individual way.”

Teaching painting—a vivid history continues
This year each student in grade 9 is working on
her own contemporary version of a painting by
Ethel Seath. Miss Seath was a very well known
painter who taught at The Study. She began
teaching in 1917 and taught painting to Study
girls for over forty years. The Study is fortunate
to have several of her paintings around the school.                ABOVE young
                                                                   Study girls inside
                                                                   art room in the                                Inside the
                                                                   30’s BELOW Head
                                                                   of School Nancy                                Art Room—
                                                                   Sweer, a classical                             a magical
                                                                   pianist—a lover
                                                                   of The ARTS                                    place
                                                                                                                  Take a sneak
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                                                                                                                  peak inside
                                                                                                                  The Study’s
                                                                                                                  much loved
                                                                                                                  art room.
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Young faces of                                                  We salute all Study                with distinction

                                                                          students and your
                                                                          very many different

          philanthropy                                                    ways of making a
                                                                          difference

                                                        Study students combine their keen
                                                        interest in health sciences and
                                                        willingness to help as four grade 11
                                                        students spent a number of
                                                        evenings as volunteer hostesses
                                                        and keen learners at “Mini-Psy”
                                                        school at the Douglas Mental
                                                        Health University Institute. (L to R)
                                                        Marisa Dariotis, Bridget
                                                        Zicha, Amanda Morgan,
                                                        Samantha Sambrook (all
                                                        ’15) and Mme Suzanne
                                                        BÉlanger, Executive Director of
                                                        the Douglas Institute Foundation.

                Girls from The Study again did                                                  Jamie Shore ‘19 Helping Hands
                an awesome job supporting an                                                    4 Nicaragua - Jamie’s commitment
                amazing fundraising event, the                                                  to the Diriá Institute in Nicaragua
                20th annual Girls for the Cure.                                                 continues, now in grade 7 she
                Over 2,000 students from five                                                   again organized a booth at the
                Montreal-area independent girls’                                                Bazaar with all the proceeds going
                schools walked up Mount-Royal in                                                to support the students and the
                a gesture of solidarity and support                                             teachers of our sister school in
                in the fight against women-related                                              Diriá, Nicaragua. Unlike in previous
                cancers. Girls for the Cure raises                                              years where the proceeds were
                money for cancer treatments and                                                 going to support the students and
                services at St. Mary’s Hospital                                                 teachers in the form of shoes and
                Center, and heightens the awareness                                             music education, this year Jamie
                of the toll this disease takes on the                                           has committed to raising $1,000
                health and wellness of women in                                                 each year for the next five years to
                our community. Thank you to all                                                 support one University scholarship
                of our fellow participating girls’                                              for an outstanding student at the
                schools, the sponsors and the                                                   Diriá Institute.
                parents. (L to R) Study students
                                                                                                Jamie is planning on going on The
                Danae Christopoulos,
                                                                                                Study’s senior school community
                Chiara Ferri (both ’21) enjoy
                                                                                                service trip to the Diriá Institute.
                ice cream treats sponsored by
                                                                                                She has a few more years to wait,
                Bilboquet after the walk up to
                                                                                                in the meantime she becomes
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                the mountain.
                                                                                                more and more committed to the
                                                                                                improvement of the education of
                                                                                                children in Nicaragua, as does the
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                                                                                                commitment of her classmates,
                                                                                                friends and family in their support
                                                                                                of Jamie’s philanthropic efforts.
SHOUT OUT FOR CHLÖE
                                   CHLÖE SHAHINIAN ’15, SUB-HEAD GIRL

                                   W
                                              hen I first entered The Study senior school five years ago, I was
ChlÖe Shahinian ‘15, receiving                looking forward to all of the community service opportunities.
a commemorative plaque in                     When I heard about Splash & Dash, the Montreal Children’s Hospital
recognition of her many years      Foundation flagship event, benefiting Sarah’s Floor and the Cedars Cancer
of volunteering at Splash & Dash   Foundation, I knew that I had hit the jackpot. This event, a run-swim-run
from Sarah Cook’s mother (on       athletic relay, raises funds for pediatric cancer patients in the hematology and
left) and Mrs. Frances Szeto,      oncology wards of the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
chair of the event.                   For the last several years, I have had the chance to be the in school coordinator
                                   for this event. It has been a true privilege to take on this role and I have seen
                                   participation increase exponentially. Now, junior school students can participate
                                   and several stellar staff teams have been formed. Even parents come out on the
                                   day of to cheer on The Study community. I am so thankful for all of the students
                                   who have decided to dedicate their time to this cause. I remind all those
                                   involved that, even though they are only giving one day out of the year, the
                                   impact they have on the children they help is life changing.

                                   SPLASH & DASH
                                   GREAT EVENT - GREAT CAUSE
                                   The Study was there this year with 17 student teams and two teacher teams
                                   competing in the 1km run/200m swim/1km run fun-filled afternoon event at
                                   The McGill University Sports Complex. Not only did we raise close to $5,000
                                   but we also had a fabulous time! We took home gold in both Junior and Senior
                                   School’s Challenge Girls category.
                                      “The Study has shown me that courage, kindness and passion can make all
                                   the difference,” said Chlöe. She quickly added that should she stay in Montréal
                                   for her post secondary studies next year, she fully intends to again participate
                                   in Splash & Dash.

TOP: Victoria Robinson,
Yasmine Elaimani, Emilia
Harasymowycz, Sabrina
Dedeyan (all ’20) BOTTOM:
Sophie Higgins, Sara Cohen,
Isabella Rutenberg (all ’20)
with Study teacher and Splash &
Dash participant Lisa Jacobsen
in back.
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