The Study
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The Study is a Canadian
private education all-girls school in Westmount, Quebec
. Girls can attend from Kindergarten through to grade 11. The school was founded in 1915, by a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne. Today, The Study offers a bilingual education to 360 students from Kindergarten to grade 11. The colors that represent this school are blue, green and yellow. The Study’s mission statement is: “We foster fine scholarship and the love of learning, develop clarity of thought and expression, and instill leadership qualities, all in a diverse environment where both the individual and the community are valued.” and the school has very small classes. Starting in grade 1 each girl works with a laptop. Each classroom is equipped with a SMARTboard. The ousted Tunisian dictator's brother-in-law, Belhassen Trabelsi, has enrolled his three daugthers in the school. The latter was sentenced on September 28th 2011 to 15 years in jail for,among other things, corruption.
Students are divided into four houses: Mu Gamma (blue), Kappa Rho (green), Beta Lambda (white), Delta Beta (yellow).
The Study claims to be the only English independent school in Québec that offers Mandarin as a third language, starting in grade 5.
The school has approximately 360 students total. There are approximately 20 to 40 students in each grade. Each grade is divided into two classes.
class of ‘44
Patricia Claxton
class of ’47
Barbara Birks Wybar, class of ’64
Janina Fialkowska
class of ’67
Marianne McKenna, class of ’68
Carolyn Kerrigan, class of ’68
Susie Cape Ruttan, class of ’69
Judy Elder, class of ‘71
Caroline Rhea
, class of ‘72
Caroline Jo, class of ’08, named as The Globe and Mail’s 2009 Top 20 under 20
Canada
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private education all-girls school in Westmount, Quebec
Westmount, Quebec
Westmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km²....
. Girls can attend from Kindergarten through to grade 11. The school was founded in 1915, by a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne. Today, The Study offers a bilingual education to 360 students from Kindergarten to grade 11. The colors that represent this school are blue, green and yellow. The Study’s mission statement is: “We foster fine scholarship and the love of learning, develop clarity of thought and expression, and instill leadership qualities, all in a diverse environment where both the individual and the community are valued.” and the school has very small classes. Starting in grade 1 each girl works with a laptop. Each classroom is equipped with a SMARTboard. The ousted Tunisian dictator's brother-in-law, Belhassen Trabelsi, has enrolled his three daugthers in the school. The latter was sentenced on September 28th 2011 to 15 years in jail for,among other things, corruption.
Students are divided into four houses: Mu Gamma (blue), Kappa Rho (green), Beta Lambda (white), Delta Beta (yellow).
The Study claims to be the only English independent school in Québec that offers Mandarin as a third language, starting in grade 5.
History
In 1915 a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne opened a school for six students in the study of her home. In 1960 The Study moved to its present location in Westmount, one of Montreal’s prime residential neighbourhoods. In addition to its founder, six dynamic women have led The Study, Margaret Gascoigne (1915-1934), Mary Harvey (1934-1952), Katharine Lamont (1952-1970), Jean Scott (1970-1982), Eve Marshall (1982-1997), Mary Liistro Hebert (1997-2003), Elizabeth Falco, M Ed, MBA (2003- 2010), and Mary Liistro Hebert (2010-present).School organization
The Study is divided into two "schools": junior school (K-grade 6) and senior school (grade 7 - grade 11).The school has approximately 360 students total. There are approximately 20 to 40 students in each grade. Each grade is divided into two classes.
Notable alumnae
Phyllis LambertPhyllis Lambert
Phyllis Barbara Lambert CC, GOQ, OAL, FRAIC, FRSC, RCA is a Canadian philanthropist and member of the Bronfman family....
class of ‘44
Patricia Claxton
Patricia Claxton
Patricia Claxton is an award-winning Canadian translator, primarily of Quebec literature.A native of Kingston, Ontario, Patricia Claxton spent most of her childhood in India. Upon returning to Canada, she has made Montreal, Quebec's largest city, and Canada's second-largest, her permanent residence...
class of ’47
Barbara Birks Wybar, class of ’64
Janina Fialkowska
Janina Fialkowska
Janina Fialkowska, OC is a Canadian-American classical pianist.- Early life :Fialkowska was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a Canadian mother and a Polish father , an engineer and Polish army officer who emigrated to Canada in 1945...
class of ’67
Marianne McKenna, class of ’68
Carolyn Kerrigan, class of ’68
Susie Cape Ruttan, class of ’69
Judy Elder, class of ‘71
Caroline Rhea
Caroline Rhea
Caroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress who was the original host of the reality television show The Biggest Loser on NBC until she was replaced by Alison Sweeney after the end of the third season...
, class of ‘72
Caroline Jo, class of ’08, named as The Globe and Mail’s 2009 Top 20 under 20