Bayview Glen School

Bayview Glen School
File:Bayview glen logo.png
Address
275 Duncan Mill Road Toronto , Ontario , M3B 3H9 Canada
Coordinates	43°45′40.5″N 79°21′03.5″W
Information
School type	Independent, Elementary School and High School
Motto	Whole Child. Whole Life. Whole World.
Founded	1962
School number	887188
Principal	Eileen Daunt
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	1019 (2011–2012)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Green, gold, grey, navy, white and burgundy
Mascot	Gryphon
Website	www.bayviewglen.ca

Bayview Glen School (also known as Bayview Glen or BVG) is a private school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada established in 1962. It is Toronto's academically invigorating, internationally connected, coeducational Preschool-through-Grade-12 independent school. The school is located in North York on Duncan Mill Road near the intersection of Don Mills Road and York Mills Road.

Thriving on two closely connected campuses, the preschool (age 2 to Junior Kindergarten) and lower school (Senior Kindergarten to Grade 5) are on the campus located on Duncan Mill Road. Across the street is the Moatfield Drive campus, which houses the Prep School (Grades 6 to 8) and the Upper School (Grades 9 to 12). Bayview Glen is a member of Round Square and CISAA.

History

Bayview Glen was founded in 1962 by L. Doreen (née Barwick) Hopkins as a nursery school and day camp housed in a barn in the Don River Valley located north of York University's Glendon College Campus on Bayview Avenue at Lawrence Avenue East near Crescent School. It was also where Crestwood School is currently located.

By 1964, Bayview Glen had expanded to include students from age two to Grade 1, and an adjoining property was acquired. By 1969, new buildings had been added and the school grew to include students through to Grade 6.

In 1980, Hopkins died, and the L. Doreen Hopkins Foundation took control in overseeing the furtherance of the founder's dream. The barn was closed and a permanent facility was built in its place. There was still no room for an Upper School so space was leased from an engineering firm at 275 Duncan Mill Road. In 1985, four teachers, and a grade 7 and 8 class made the move into the renovated office space. Through the rest of the decade, one grade per year was added. In 1989, the valley property was sold and the Lower School moved to the Duncan Mill Campus.

In 1991, The Doreen Hopkins Foundation was taken over by the Macmarmon Foundation and Terry Guest was appointed Headmaster. Also in 1991, Bayview Glen had its first graduating class. In 1998, Bayview Glen acquired the Upper School Campus located on Moatfield Drive.

In September 2000, the Upper School was opened by HRH The Duke of York. The site was complete with a double gymnasium and theatre complex. In 2001, Terry Guest left Bayview Glen and took up the position of Executive Director of Round Square, of which the school is a member. He was succeeded by Stuart Grainger, who was Headmaster until 2003. He is currently the Headmaster of Trinity College School in Port Hope.

Eileen Daunt was appointed Head of School in 2003. In 2007, Bayview Glen celebrated its 45th birthday.

Bayview Glen celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2011-12 academic year.

In 2012-2014, Bayview Glen underwent renovations and the construction of a brand new building that would bring the Prep School and Upper School together. In the Spring of 2014, the new Moatfield Campus was reopened by Prince Andrew, on his second visit to the school. The new campus holds a wide range of facilities, such as a double gym, an expanded dining hall, a theatre gallery, an alumni hall, new classrooms for specific areas of study, and lounge areas for students and faculty.

Athletics

Bayview Glen's varied programmes provide unlimited opportunities for the aspiring athlete. The School mascot, the mighty Gryphon – representing speed and majesty with its body of a lion and head of an eagle – symbolizes the combining of intelligence with strength and a positive attitude.

Bayview Glen is home to sports events attended by multiple CISAA schools across Ontario. In addition to the new double-gymnasium, students at Upper and Prep school have access to workout facilities, and a gymnasium complemented by a rock climbing wall. Also available is a field located adjacent to the Lower School and an artificial turf field at the back of the Upper School. In 2005, Paul Slovenski became the Director of Athletics. He was succeeded by Heather Woodard in 2017.

All students from Grades 3 to 12 are encouraged to try out and participate on a Gryphon team. In the 2016-2017 academic year, Bayview Glen sports teams won 31 CISAA Championships, surpassing the old record of 16 plaques achieved during the 2012-2013 academic year. Every age group from Under-11 to Under-20 was represented in the roster of championship teams.

Sports

Fall

• Basketball (Girls)
• Soccer
• Field hockey
• Cross-country
• Volleyball (Boys)

Winter

• Basketball (Boys)
• Badminton
• Swimming
• Volleyball (Girls)
• Curling

Spring

• Softball
• Tennis
• Badminton
• Track and field
• Ultimate frisbee

House system

Bayview Glen has four houses, named after Canadian Prime Ministers. Every student is placed in one of these houses.

• MacDonald (Green)
• Laurier (Red)
• Trudeau (Purple)
• Mackenzie (Blue)

Notable alumni

• J. Miles Dale 1968 - Film producer
• Eric Perez 1995 - Owner and founder Toronto Wolfpack
• Zubin Surkari 1995 - Canadian National Cricketer
• Bree Williamson 1998 - Actress
• Moez Kassam 1999 - Hedge fund manager
• Garen Boyajian 2005 - Actor
• Len Väljas 2006 - Cross-country skier
• Sarah Fisher 2011 - Actress best known for her role on Degrassi: The Next Generation

References

• Our Kids Profile

External links

• Official web site
• Profile at the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) website