Anonymous Gift Enhances Trafalgar Castle School’s Music Program
Trafalgar Castle School’s music program received a generous anonymous donation of $10,000, bringing excitement and renewed energy to the school’s musical community. The unexpected gift has already made a tangible impact, funding the purchase of a brand-new intermediate bass clarinet, along with improvements to the school’s chapel performance space. The new bass clarinet, valued […]
Steering The Ship Out of Your Comfort Zone
There’s a saying that growth starts at the end of your comfort zone, and few know this better than the Head of Trafalgar Castle School, Melissa Knight-Johnson. The Head of this day and boarding school for girls in Grades 4 through 12 has exemplified this sentiment throughout her career at the School and even […]
Call for Applications for Trafalgar’s Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Directors
The Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Directors of Trafalgar Castle School are a hard-working and committed group of volunteers working for the best interests of the School. The Board is focused on having a membership that is representative of all its stakeholders and is therefore comprised of parents, alumnae and external […]
Alumnae Spotlight: Stephanie Summers
Embracing Opportunities at Trafalgar Castle School: Stephanie Summers and Daughter Victoria At Trafalgar Castle School, we celebrate the remarkable journeys of our alumnae and the legacies they create. Stephanie Summers, Class of 1995, is one such alumna whose path from reluctant student to Head Prefect serves as an inspiring story of growth, leadership, and opportunity. […]
Parents Enrich the School Experience for Students
It’s a research-backed fact that parent involvement in school benefits students. When students see the entire school community working together to help them achieve their personal best, they achieve more, set higher aspirations, and feel more positive about school overall. At Trafalgar Castle School, a day and boarding school for girls in grades 4 […]
Alumnae Spotlight: Kaylee Davidson
Kaylee Davidson, Class of 2023: Connections Spanning Generations From her time at Trafalgar Castle School to her current studies at Dalhousie University, Kaylee Davidson has embraced every opportunity that came her way. As a Class of 2023 alumnae, Kaylee is now pursuing a major in Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Science at Dalhousie […]
Cultivating Student Kindness Through Liberal Arts and Humanities
When empathy, understanding, and compassion are given a space to develop within the classroom, it directly results in the action of kindness in students outside of the classroom. Trafalgar Castle School puts an emphasis on the importance of this kindness, as studies prove that kindness results in stronger emotional well-being, and increased academic motivation. […]
Alumnae Spotlight: Meghan Patrick
Meghan Patrick: Her Journey from Trafalgar Castle School to Pursuing Music Dreams Since graduating from Trafalgar Castle School in 2005, Meghan Patrick has forged a remarkable career in music, embodying resilience, authenticity, and determination. As a 2020 Juno Award-winning musician for Best Country album and a back-to-back CCMA Female Artist of the Year with 18 […]
Unblurring the Lens of AI in Social Science
At its heart, the social sciences, which, at Trafalgar, includes humanities courses, are about understanding human society through many different lenses, the events, patterns, behaviours, and discoveries that have made our societies what they are today. They cover a wide range of disciplines, from History and Law to Geography, Anthropology, Psychology, and more, and […]
Alumnae Spotlight: Elaine Godwin
Fitness and Well-Being Centre: Staying Active and Healthy Ontario Ladies’ College (OLC) was the place where Class of 1958 alumna Elaine (Westheuser) Godwin (pictured left with her son David) tried a variety of sports and activities. “OLC offered so many sports for students to experience, and I tried everything from gymnastics to ballet to badminton […]