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最快开奖结果现场直播 Receives Historic $5-Million Gift: iCAST Building to Be Named for Karen Jurjevich
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, 最快开奖结果现场直播 Board Chair Mona Malone announced to the school community that it has received a record-breaking $5-million gift. This is the largest donation in the history of the school and among the largest ever to a Canadian girls' school. This anonymous gift is in addition to $1.5 million raised through a tribute campaign in honour of Karen Jurjevich, who is retiring in June after more than two decades as the school’s seventh Principal.
This transformative donation serves as both a recognition of Jurjevich's leadership at 最快开奖结果现场直播 and a substantial investment in the school’s new Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST). This will prepare 最快开奖结果现场直播 students for top careers in entrepreneurship, STEM and the Arts. Set to be completed in the fall of 2025, it will be named The Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST).
“We are deeply grateful for this historic donation in support of girls' education at 最快开奖结果现场直播," says Mona Malone, Board Chair, 最快开奖结果现场直播. "Naming iCAST after Karen is reflective of her trailblazing spirit and relentless pursuit of breaking barriers for girls, making it a fitting legacy for a building that will do the same."
Transformative and forward-thinking learning opportunities are the focus of the school's Make Way Campaign, its largest ever fundraising initiative. “Girls’ schools historically have received a disproportionately lower amount of philanthropic support compared to boys’ and co-ed schools,” says Malone. "We are determined to change this and level the playing field—opening opportunities for girls that align with their talents and ambitions."
Transformative and forward-thinking learning opportunities are the focus of the school's Make Way Campaign, its largest ever fundraising initiative. “Girls’ schools historically have received a disproportionately lower amount of philanthropic support compared to boys’ and co-ed schools,” says Malone. "We are determined to change this and level the playing field—opening opportunities for girls that align with their talents and ambitions."
A champion of girls’ education both inside the school and out, Jurjevich will be honoured later this month with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools. She leaves a legacy of leadership for the school as she introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, opened a providing a reciprocal exchange program for students every year, and championed the building of an award-winning Athletics & Wellness Centre as well as the establishment of the and . Jurjevich will be succeeded by 最快开奖结果现场直播's 8th Principal Grace McCallum.
"I am deeply moved by these honours and immensely proud that this innovative building, which will empower our girls to break barriers as innovators and future-focused leaders, will carry my name," says Jurjevich. "iCAST represents more than just a building; it signifies our commitment to closing the gender gap and creating a more inclusive future. I am excited to witness the incredible achievements that lie ahead for our students."
"I am deeply moved by these honours and immensely proud that this innovative building, which will empower our girls to break barriers as innovators and future-focused leaders, will carry my name," says Jurjevich. "iCAST represents more than just a building; it signifies our commitment to closing the gender gap and creating a more inclusive future. I am excited to witness the incredible achievements that lie ahead for our students."
The iCAST facility will also be accessible to the broader community through 最快开奖结果现场直播's new Slingshot Innovation Academy, offering camps as well as evening and weekend programs in specialized areas such as Design Technology, coding and entrepreneurship. 最快开奖结果现场直播 is committed to providing scholarships to students in priority neighborhoods to access this transformative curriculum.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which 最快开奖结果现场直播 operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.
Setting the new standard for girls' education everywhere takes collective action. From all of us.