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Celebrating Founder’s Day Bayview Glen’s original home See more photos on page 2

Age 2 to University Entrance | Coeducational | Multicultural | Multi-Denominational | bayviewglen.ca message from the What’s Inside... Head of Board Message 4 Bayview Events Listings 5 School Social & Emotional Learning 6 Glen Read-A-Thon 6 Staff Profiles 7 Celebrates Hitting the Ground Running 8 CISMF 9 Founder’s In the ever-changing world of MoBros 10 education, one of the biggest shifts Beyond Resolutions 10 Day is in the definition of SMART. For Scholarships 11 With Founder’s Day just around the corner, Once In A Lifetime 12 we would like to take this time to celebrate most of our history we all agreed Lois Doreen Hopkins, the founder of Recipe 12 Bayview Glen. During the 1950s, Mrs. that the smartest kid in the class Hopkins began running a nursery school Upper School SEC 12 out of her own home until it grew so large, that she had to move herself and all the had more correct answers on the green team 13 children to Glendon Park Nursery School to accommodate all the students. Together test; they had committed more Technocup 13 she worked with Mr. Baker to remodel the farm until she purchased the property from Robotics News 14 him with her first husband in 1962 and information to memory than any founded Bayview Glen Junior School. Outside the Classroom 15 Her love of children helped to create a of their classmates. warm and nurturing environment for all Coaching Profile 15 the children that attended the school up nter the New Smart. While here. The New Smart is also widely until her death in 1980. the old smart reflected embraced, as we know that the skills accumulation of remembered of the New Smart are learned in Athletics 16 Today, we would like to celebrate Mrs. knowledge, the new smart is childhood and adolescence through Hopkins for all her hard work and dedication about habits of mind. activities such as integrative thinking, Advancement News 17 to the school, its staff, and students. EThese 16 problem-solving skills are problem-based learning, Maker Space Alumni News 18 We would also like to thank her for the time necessary to effectively operate and Design, the Global Ideas Institute, she took to create a safe and healthy space M.I.T. BioBuilders, and Robotics. These successfully in the world today and in Parent Association 24 for students to grow and learn; for the time the future. The New Smart says you activities ask students to take their she spent encouraging and engaging each must define yourself by the quality knowledge and apply it to real world child in the curriculum; and for the time she of your thinking, listening, relating, problems. On the cover: Bayview Glen’s original home, circa September 1974. spent fostering a love of learning promoting and communicating or collaborating intellectual, physical, and emotional growth. with others. Mark Fellin, Schools like Bayview Glen definitely Bayview Glen Archivist teach content and measure results, and the Old Smart is a valued Eileen Daunt component of a child’s education Head of School

*Excerpt - Douglas J. Lyons, Connecticut Association of Independent Schools

2 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca Prep School message from the February 2018 Feb. 1 PS & US Scholarship Applications Available Holiday Programme 1 PS Grade 6 Musicians Evening & Quebec Board of Directors City Trip Information Session BG2 to Grade 8 2 LS & PS Founder’s Day Assemblies Feb. During the Mid-term Break on Friday, February 16 (school is 7 PS Grade 7 Technocup 16 closed on Monday, February February and 7 PS Black History Month Assembly 19 for Family Day), the Holiday Reflections on a “Life” at Bayview Glen 9 PS Winterfest Programme will be available to students It’s been 3 years since our first son The Prep School Years On that note, the idea of a Mentor who supports March Events 13 PS Science Fair in BG2 to Grade 8. Parents must pre- Whole School register by Thursday, February 1st, 2018. graduated as a BVG “Lifer”. This year our Moving along into the Prep School grades, each student throughout their Upper School 15 PS & US Scholarship Applications Due second son will graduate. the focus was clearly on independence, years is a tremendous one. Knowing that there is Feb. 11 PA Family Social 2:00 p.m. Students will be in classes according to I 15 PS Flag Day & Chinese New Year grade level, and will enjoy a variety of We’re often asked if we feel that we made responsibility, self-reliance, leadership, and someone on staff who can provide that first line 12 Re-enrollment Deadline Assemblies academic achievement. Little did we realize, but of support throughout these challenging years, activities, including arts and crafts, gym, the right decision in sending our kids to BVG. 14 Ash Wednesday 23 PS Compassion Month Assembly computers and outdoor play. Clearly, every family, and every child, has their as parents, we were also being coached in letting and who gets to know our children and keeps a 14 Valentine’s Day 26 PS Civvies Day own particular set of hopes and goals. For our children take responsibility for their own watchful eye on them is simply outstanding. As BG and JK students’ timetables will 15 Flag Day our family, we viewed school as more than a education a little bit at a time. parents who are adjusting to letting go, it does 28 PS & US Scholarship Exam include a rest period; they will need a make the transition easier. Mid-Term Break blanket and favourite cuddly toy. If your place for academic achievement. It is a place These were the years where we saw our children 16 Mar. 6 PS & US Career Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. where we hoped our children would absorb the begin to develop into young adults. They took Moving into the final grades, course selection 16 Chinese New Year child is still in diapers, please provide the 7 LS, PS & US Winter Athletic Celebrations staff with an ample supply of diapers, school’s core values of “Respect, Responsibility, responsibility for seeking extra help; they made and university preparation became critically Family Day 19 LS, PS, & US Report Cards Mailed Compassion, Integrity, and Balance” and their own choices on which extracurricular important. Choosing a program and a university 8 wipes and extra clothing. All lunches 21 CISAA Playoffs and Championships become well-rounded adults ready to take on activities interested them; they worked with their is a huge decision. Once again, the support 8 PS Public Speaking and snacks will be provided. Please do 24 CISAA Championships not send any food to school during the life’s challenges. peers in a collaborative way to achieve academic structure and programs were in place to support 27 PS Student-Led Conferences Grade 6 success; and they became comfortable both the student and parents. Whenever we had 28 CISAA Playoffs and Championships Holiday Programme, as we adhere to the As we reflect on the past 17 years, it is clear to us 28 PS Student-Led Conferences Grade 7 same policies as on regular school days. expressing their opinion (sometimes maybe a any questions, the answer was simply a chat, Mar. 1 CISAA Playoffs and Championships that “life at BVG” was the right decision. PS Student-Led Conferences Grade 8 little too comfortable). email, or phone call away. 29 How to Enroll The BG/Lower School Years 2 CISAA Playoffs and Championships This was the time to learn to stand on their Post-BVG Upper School Registration and payment Like many families, we didn’t start out with 3 CISAA Playoffs and Championships own two feet. Sometimes they tried and With our eldest now in third year of university, Feb. 1 PS & US Scholarship Applications will be available Friday the goal of educating our children in the PA Meeting (Shops closed during failed; sometimes they tried and succeeded we truly see the benefits of the BVG experience. 6 Available January 19th, 2018 online at Independent School System. We discovered meeting) 9:00-10:30 a.m. spectacularly. As parents it was, at times, hard He tackles his work with the same degree of 1 US Black History Month Assembly www.bayviewglen.ca/holidayprogramme BVG as we were searching for full-day “child to watch but necessary in their development discipline, enthusiasm, and self-reliance. He 9 March Break Deadline for registration is Thursday, care” that was both nurturing and enriching. We 1 US Grade 12 Photos into young adults. In each instance, they learned took ownership of his education from the very 17 St. Patrick’s Day February 1st, 2018. were thrilled with the BG/JK/SK environment 2 US Grade 12 Photos something. The old adage, “If at first you don’t beginning, just as he’d been taught to do at and our children were clearly thriving and very 26 Classes Resume Payment is by credit card, Visa, succeed, try, try again” comes to mind when I BVG. His ability to adapt to new challenges, 5 US Grade 10-11 Course Selections Due happy. They were thoroughly engaged in a 26 Spring Sports Tryouts Begin Mastercard or American Express. think back on these years. The support system make adjustments as he learned new things and 5 US Founder’s Day Assembly variety of programs that we felt were important Newsletter Sent Home Please fill out the online registration was in place for them to try new things on their developed new interests, balance work and play, 29 to their development in addition to academics: 6 US Canadian Computing Competition form and submit payment. own and develop the confidence that comes and to provide support to his peers are simply a 30 Easter Break art, music, drama, languages, and physical 6 US Grade 10/11 American Math Contest from this experience. continuation of what he learned at BVG. 30 Good Friday For additional information, activity - and all at one place! 7 US Winterfest please contact The Upper School Years Our son is still part of the BVG community. 30 Passover Begins As our first child was moving into Grade 1, we Preschool: Wendy Hillier Moving to the Upper School brought the Teachers are always asking about him and 8 US DECA Provincial Competition Begins looked at our local school. It is an excellent Lower School at [email protected] biggest change for all of us. Our teens were when he is home, he tries to visit his Mentor 10 US Provincial Competition Ends public school, with a reputation that attracts Feb. 2 LS & PS Founder’s Day Assemblies SK to Grade 8: Josephine Limgenco treated, and expected to act, as young adults. and other teachers at the school. His circle of homebuyers to our neighbourhood. In the end, 12 US Valentine’s Day Assembly at [email protected] As parents, we became supporting players. No friends is wide but some of his closest friends 5 Grade 2-4 Ski Day we felt that BVG was a much better fit for both 15 PS & US Scholarship Applications Due longer were we given notice of tests, assignment are BVG Alumni. With each opportunity we’ve 8 Grade 4 Spring Festival moved to April 20 our children and for our family as a whole. 15 US Chinese New Year Assembly due dates, or asked to sign marked work. This had to catch up with other BVG Grads, it is clear 9 Grade 5 Ski Day March Break Holiday The focus on developing self-confidence, was a matter between the student and the that our school community is achieving its US Theatre Matinee & Theatre Night 9 LS Chinese New Year Assembly 22 tolerance, empathy, adaptability, and teacher. Our teens were developing the self- goal of developing adults who are responsible, 23 US Civvies Day Programme inquisitiveness were an extension of what we discipline, responsibility, self-reliance and the productive, and contributing members of the 12 Grade 2-4 Ski Day were trying to do at home. The coeducational LS Valentine’s Day Assembly & Civvies 23 US Theatre Matinee & Theatre Night Preschool (BG2 to JK) organizational skills needed for ongoing success. global community with the confidence and 14 and multicultural nature of the student Day US Grade 11 Outdoor Adventure & That’s not to say that we were no longer involved integrity to meet life’s challenges. 26 The March 2018 Holiday Programme Leadership Breakfast 7:45 a.m. population was very important to us. We were – far from it. We were always free to reach out At the end of the day, whenever we’re asked if 20 BG2-JK Conference Forms Due will be available to students in BG2 thrilled that our children’s circle of friends was as 27 US Pascal, Cayley, Fermat Contests Mar. to any teacher or staff member if we had any we made the right decision to send our kids to 23 Grade 5 Spring Festival to to JK who attend Bayview Glen. The culturally diverse as it could possibly be. 9 23 questions or concerns. With the introduction Bayview Glen, the answer is an emphatic “Yes”. Mar. 1 Grade 1 Spring Festival 28 PS & US Scholarship Exam March Break Programme is only All in all, the Lower School experience available to Preschool students on of Edsby, we could keep tabs on test and 6 LS Spring Concert 7:00 p.m. Mar. 2 PS Nowruz Assembly provided our children with exactly what we assignment schedules as well. We also looked their regularly registered days. Parents 7 LS, PS & US Winter Athletic Celebrations 6 PS & US Career Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. had hoped for: an education beyond reading, forward to our regular “Mentor Update” that kept Frederick Strahle, BVG Board must pre-register by February 20, 2018. writing, and arithmetic. us posted on what was going on with life at BVG. [email protected] 8 LS, PS, & US Report Cards Mailed 7 LS, PS & US Winter Athletic Celebrations The Programme will operate from March 26 SK-Grade 5 PT Conference Forms Due 8 LS Nowruz Assembly 9 to 23, 2018. The children will participate in exciting art projects, gross motor 28 BG2-JK PT Conferences, 5:00-8:00 p.m. 8 LS, PS, & US Report Cards Mailed •Visit us online: bayviewglen.ca •Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/bayviewglen activities, playground time, stories, Connect •Follow us on Twitter: @bayviewglen •Follow us on Instagram: @bayviewglen_toronto 29 LS Easter Assembly 29 US Passover & Easter Assembly games, and free choice activities.

4 February/MarchJanuary 2018 bayviewglen.ca 2018 bayviewglen.ca 5 Watch for 2017 Social and Emotional Learning: Staff Profiles Tax Receipts A Proactive Approach Our excellent faculty members and staff – through their talents, We will be find this program very valuable. It empowers our mailing out students to take ownership over their behaviour dedication and experience – are key to fostering the sense of community, at a very young age, and with consistent Tax Receipts for the language through the formative years, provides independence, self-esteem and respect we value so much at Bayview Glen. 2017 calendar year on students the skillset to put themselves in the February 28, 2018 optimal position to learn. I am originally from Thessaloniki, Greece; it Your family may be eligible In all grades, we want to take a proactive Lila Georgiou Marika Hanou approach to learning about different behaviours. Administrative was a beautiful place to grow up and learn. JK2 Teacher, to receive a tax receipt for Too often in educational settings, social and Assistant, I completed my studies in International and Lower School one or more of the following: emotional lessons come after a student’s Prep School European Economics there. In 2013, I made After an eventful behavior has been an issue. Having a set time to the big decision to start a new life and chose 1. Child Care Expense Hello! My name is year off on t is important for students to understand teach the ZOR curriculum allows the students to Toronto as my new home. All of my previous Receipt • Represents the Lila Georgiou and maternity leave, themselves as learners. Using the Zones develop their emotional and social intelligences employment experience has revolved around portion of tuition that is I am very excited I have happily of Regulation (ZOR) curriculum, the SK to in a positive atmosphere, where students are children. I came to realize early in my career non-academic (recess, I to join the Bayview returned to Lower Grade 2 classes work at developing a universal already in their optimal zone for learning. that I thoroughly enjoy working with young lunch) and will include the Glen community. My experience thus far School teaching Junior Kindergarten. This language to describe their social and emotional people and have had great experiences doing Holiday and After School When conflicts do arise—it is hard for everyone has been great. Coming across smiling marks my 7th year at Bayview Glen. wellbeing. The Zones of Regulation is a social so as a swimming coach, camp programme Programmes. To qualify, to always be in the Green Zone—the Zones of faces is a wonderful way to start each day. and emotional curriculum designed to help coordinator, and administrator in a bustling After living abroad in Greece and your child must be under Regulation have provided an excellent guide I appreciate the warm welcome I have 16 years of age at any time students develop a nuanced understanding Martial Arts centre. completing high school at an International for our teachers to help make conflicts a received from faculty, staff and students. during the taxation year. The of emotions as well as understand their own School, I returned to Toronto to complete learning situation. The bright symbolic colours Everyone has been very helpful during Outside of work, I enjoy travelling and total amount calculated is emotional strengths and areas for improvement. my Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood are excellent tools that allow teachers to aid these first few days as the Administrative spending time with family and friends. I based on the last six months In this curriculum, emotional states are broken Education at Ryerson University and went students. Questions like: “What zone do you Assistant in the Prep School. I am looking also try to nourish my longtime passion of the 2016-2017 academic into four “zones.” Each of the four zones are on to complete my Faculty of Education think you are in?” and “How can you and I forward to getting to know all of the for competitive swimming and, whenever year (January to June 2017), represented by a different colour: red, blue, Degree at York University. I discovered my help you get into the Green Zone?” are often students and parents in the days and possible, participate in Masters Swimming combined with the first four yellow and green. The Zones have lessons that passion for teaching during my time in used within the classroom. In year one of weeks to come. competitions in Ontario. months of the 2017-2018 show students how to use strategies or tools to Greece where I volunteered and worked at the programme, we are excited about all the academic year (September stay in the ideal learning state called, the “green an International School. I knew I wanted to wonderful conversations that are already taking to December 2017). zone” or how to move from out of a negative build my career in teaching and specialize place. This is in line with our goal of developing zone, the “red zone,” to a more positive state in Elementary Education. 2. Advanced Placement the ‘whole child’; socially and emotionally of being. Assigning abstract feelings to colours journey of discovery. We have measured the Course Receipt • These capable students. Murray Working at Bayview Glen has truly been that are easy for students to understand helps courses are offered at a Pengelly, OCT dissolved oxygen levels in the tide pools of an honour. The strong community among Now that the curriculum is in full operation, I post-secondary level and students talk about complex emotions in an Mathematics Atlantic Canada, monitored micro-climates families and children and among staff is often find myself walking past a Grade 1 or 2 are eligible tuition fees that effective manner. This scaffolded curriculum Teacher, in the woods of Dorset Ontario, worked on very special and creates an environment class and asking “Am I in the Green Zone?” can be claimed for the 2017 starts in SK at Bayview Glen and is taught once Upper School improving our service in tennis, predicted of positivity and motivation. The a week throughout the year. As the students population levels using the Lotka-Volterra dedication and talent of my colleges is taxation year (Schedule 11, As long as I can move from SK, to Grade 1 and 2, the curriculum Jesse Denison, Director of Teaching and differential equations, wondered at Pascal’s truly inspirational and is one of the many line 320). The total amount remember, my becomes more developmentally complex. We Learning, Lower School intuition with binomial expansion, created reasons coming to work each day is such a calculated will be based on actions have confidence intervals for the SEC election joy! It has been a wonderful 7 years so far the number of Advanced been constructed to answer the question Placement courses taken outcomes, or marveled at the precision of and I look forward to what the future holds. “Why?” As a child, the world provided the parabolic pathway of a projectile. during the 2017 taxation year. an endless supply of situations which Outside of school, I have 2 little boys, ages Please contact the Business needed explaining. The sense of “wonder” My 39-year professional journey has seen me 5.5 and 1.5. They definitely keep life busy Office with any changes surrounded me. My public school teachers teach and/or administer at Lindsay C. V. I., and I cannot imagine my life without them! in address so that we can The MS and my parents encouraged speculation Mount Forest D. H. S., St. John’s-Kilmarnock We enjoy traveling as much as possible ensure the receipts are about the underlying processes or causes. School, Royal St. George’s College, Rothesay and often spend weekends visiting family mailed to the appropriate The progression of logical thought led Netherwood School and, finally, to Bayview or experiencing something new and location. If you do not me to read other peoples’ ideas and Glen School. Each step along the way has exciting happening in the city. receive a receipt by March 8, Read-A-Thon to conduct testing of my hypotheses stimulated my appetite for inquiry. 2018, please contact Vince whenever possible. Throughout high When I step out of my “teaching shell,” I Haines, Finance Director, at school, my teachers guided my inquiries; spend time managing a small woodlot (the [email protected] or is underway! the aesthetics of a Euclidean proof or the world continues to amaze me). Maintaining 416.386.6603. tudents have been 100% participation. Please support Bayview creative algebraic proofs of Gauss and trails, planting new beech trees, working to enthusiastically reading Glen’s participation in this worthy cause. Pascal provided exemplars of exceptional prevent erosion of paths and enjoying the since the MS Society of thought. I was hopelessly propelled on my passing of the seasons are very pleasing. I also S (*Online donations can be made at Canada kicked off the 2018 MS Read-A-Thon educational journey! www.msreadathon.ca. Please locate our school follow my passion for vocal performance; solo with us January 12th. The reading period under TEAM, click Join and add your child’s or ensemble work have both allowed me to officially ends on February 2nd, and donations In hindsight, it was inevitable that I would name—that way all donations by friends and participate in aesthetically beautiful events. In are gratefully accepted (both cheque and become a teacher to continue the search family will be attributed to your child.) online*) until Wednesday, February 14th. Each of “why?”. Every day my students walk these situations, I simply prefer to enjoy the homeroom class is working towards a goal of Danny Neville, Lower School Teacher Librarian (willingly, some more so that others) on their artistry of the day.

6 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 7 The CISMF concert is just around the corner Prep School Hitting the Ground PRACTICE... PRACTICE... PRACTICE... The musicians selected to participate in the Conference of Independent Schools’ Music Festival continue to rehearse for the upcoming concert on Sunday, April 8 at Roy Thomson Student-Led Hall. Formal rehearsals will take place for the bands, string orchestra, chamber choir, Running—Together Grade 5 Junior Choir, and Intermediate Choir on Monday, February 6th. The performers will be able to meet with their peers from various other independent schools while they rehearse Conferences By Christopher Federico, the repertoire for the concert. We genuinely value providing Director of Teaching and Learning, Prep and Upper Schools Mar. our young people the Rehearsals on the Weekend of the Concert 27-29 opportunity to engage in reflection. It allows them to Rehearsal 1 Rehearsal 2 Concert he first day back at school after the winter Collaboration involves the interplay of the presentations to students in Grades 4-6 and exercise the skill of self-regulation break can often be a pretty sluggish affair; cognitive (including thinking and reasoning), 7-12 with advice on how to legally, safely, and Friday, April 6 Saturday, April 7 Sunday, April 8 that is so pertinent to academic and especially, as it did this year, when it interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies conscientiously navigate the internet and the bus provided provide own transportation provide own transportation personal growth. Prep School students T are currently in the process of creating begins with a snowstorm, students (and teachers necessary to participate effectively and ethically ever-expanding (and often bewildering) field too) are probably more inclined to continue in teams. Ever-increasing versatility and depth of social media. Again, Paul’s presentation individual portfolios that include examples hibernating than jump back into learning. of skill are applied across diverse situations, called upon students to apply key aspects of their work and reflections on their progress. These will be presented during But no frost was allowed to accumulate on roles, groups, and perspectives in order to co- of the competencies to both safeguard construct knowledge, meaning, and content, themselves online and exercise responsible Student-Led Conferences. During these the Prep or Upper Schools as we began 2018 conferences, students, their parents and with a full day of engaging experiences and and learn from, and with, others in physical and digital citizenship. virtual environments; homeroom teachers engage in discussions activities designed to develop and showcase our For the Upper School, the focus on 21st- about academic and co-curricular students’ 21st-Century Global Competencies. Communication involves receiving and Competencies continued with the opportunity development. These discussions conclude Although this phrase can be and has been used expressing meaning (e.g., reading and writing, to work on Self-Directed Learning, as students with all participants identifying strengths, to mean many different things over the past viewing and creating, listening and speaking) in were given the dedicated time to check in goals, and areas of improvement for the couple of decades, a recent document from different contexts and with different audiences with Mentors and reflect on the SMARTER remainder of the school year and beyond. the Ontario Ministry of Education identifies and and purposes. Effective communication goals they set for themselves in the fall. At defines these competencies as follows: increasingly involves understanding both local this midway point in the school year, they are It is a pleasure to partner with you in your children’s education, and we look Critical thinking and problem-solving involve and global perspectives, societal and cultural asked to consider the portfolios of evidence contexts, and adapting and changing using a they have built for themselves to track progress forward to seeing you at the Student Led addressing complex issues and problems by Conferences on the following days: acquiring, processing, analysing and interpreting variety of media appropriately, responsibly, towards their goals and refine and adjust their information to make informed judgments, safely, and with regard to one’s digital footprint; plans to achieve them. Recall that for the first The halls are alive with the sound of music... We have many exciting and challenging experiences for our Bayview Glen Choirs and Grade 6: March 27 decisions and actions. The capacity to engage in and Citizenship involves understanding time this year, Upper School students will diverse worldviews and perspectives in order meet with parents and Mentors in early April Bands in the upcoming terms. Here are some details: cognitive processes to understand and resolve Grade 7: March 28 problems includes the willingness to achieve to address political, ecological, social, and to discuss their goals and their portfolios in Conference Of Independent Kiwanis Festival 2018 one’s potential as a constructive and reflective economic issues that are crucial to living in a Student-Led Conferences. Schools’ Music Festival (CISMF) Upper School and Prep School Concert Grade 8: March 29 contemporary, connected, interdependent, citizen. Learning is deepened when situated in Students in the Prep School rounded Bands will be competing in the Kiwanis and sustainable world. It also includes The Chamber Choir, Intermediate Choir, Grade Homeroom Teachers will send out a link meaningful, real-world, authentic experiences; out their day with a series of activities Festival on the following dates and the acquisition of knowledge, motivation, 5 Junior Choir members, and members of the locations: US Symphonic Band February 27th for online sign-up. addressing Collaboration, Communication, Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship dispositions, and skills required for an ethos of CISMF Bands will have a full day rehearsal on at Lawrence Park C.I. • U.S. Wood Wind and Citizenship. These activities, integrating Monday, February 6. These groups will also involve the ability to turn ideas into action to engaged citizenship, with an appreciation for Quartet March 2nd t. Giles Kingsway Church students and teachers across all three grades, rehearse on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April meet the needs of a community. The capacity the diversity of people, perspectives, and the (Etobicoke) • Prep School Concert Band called on students to work together to solve 7, culminating in a concert on Sunday, April February 22nd at Sir John A. MacDonald SS. • to enhance concepts, ideas, or products to ability to envision and work toward a better group challenges and discuss and develop 8 at Roy Thomson Hall. (Junior choir will not Prep School Jazz Band March 1st at Bayview contribute new-to-the-world solutions to and more sustainable future for all. strategies to build community, challenge rehearse on Saturday, April 7.) Glen (Please keep an eye out for your child’s complex economic, social, and environmental permission form and return it A.S.A.P.) Prep Science Fair problems involves leadership, taking risks, Beginning first thing in the morning, students stereotypes, and to put a stop to bullying and CISMF Ticket Release: On Wednesday, February 14th, independent/unconventional thinking and in both the Prep and Upper Schools were gender-based violence. Special Grade 6 Musicians Night able to see firsthand the incredible results that Thursday, February 15, 10:00 am Grade 8 students will have experimenting with new strategies, techniques, As we continue to consider the kind of world we Feb. can be produced by the application of these Roy Thomson Hall Box Office In our showcase and workshop, their Science Fair Projects on or perspectives, through inquiry research. want, and the kind of citizens we will need to 14 competencies to serious real-world problems 416.872.4255 | 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto Feb. Grade 6 students will be display in the J.T.M. Guest Entrepreneurial mindsets and skills involve a shape it, it becomes more and more clear that when they were treated to demonstrations www.roythomson.com 1 performing and teaching their Theatre from 7:45 a.m. to focus on building and scaling an idea sustainably; technical skill and academic knowledge alone are parents how to play their musical by Bayview Glen’s many Robotics teams of 9:00 a.m. Parents are invited to not sufficient. If we want to build a sustainable At first there is a 2 ticket maximum to instruments. Parents will learn to play Self-directed learning means: becoming their innovative solutions to problems of attend this Science Fair Breakfast to future, we need our students to act ethically ensure everyone gets tickets, and then if a simple tune and the students will play aware and demonstrating agency in one’s sustainable water use around the world. Evident view the projects that the Grade 8 when applying their skills and knowledge to the more become available there will be a 2nd their first full-band arrangement. The event process of learning, including the development in these demonstrations was not just the effort students have been working on since world’s problems and behave with empathy release. Ticket sales code: CISMF418 begins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 1 of dispositions that support motivation, groups had put into the engineering of the in the Bayview Glen J.T.M. Guest Theatre. September. Look for projects that are when interacting with the world’s people. perseverance, resilience, and self-regulation. technical aspects of their solutions—which were trying to find answers to questions Belief in one’s ability to learn (growth mindset), impressive enough—but also the empathy they And to help our students to do just that we want Spring Concerts 2018, In the Bayview Glen J.T.M. Guest Theatre: such as: How does the temperature of combined with strategies for planning, had developed for their target user, an essential to begin, literally, on the first day of school. Lower School Upper School Prep School an electromagnet affect its strength? monitoring and reflecting on one’s past, present, ingredient in the design of sustainable products, 1. Ontario Ministry of Education, Framework of Global Mar. Concert Apr. Concert Apr. Concerts Which dog treat cleans a dog’s teeth and future goals, potential actions and strategies, Competencies (2017) and 21st Century Competencies: enterprises, and policies (and a challenge for 6 March 6 19 April 19 26 April 26 Matinee the best? and Which type of produce and results. Self-reflection and thinking about Framework Document for Discussion (2016) available at many real-world businesses and policymakers). http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/21stCenturyLearning/ @ 7:00 p.m. @ 7:00 p.m. @ 2:00 p.m. should be used to generate methane thinking (metacognition) promote lifelong gas as an alternative fuel source? Next up, Cyber Security and Internet Safety about_learning_in_ontario.html# Grade 2, Primary and Junior More information will April 26 Evening Performance learning, adaptive capacity, well-being, and 2. Find out more about Paul Davis and his work at http:// expert Paul Davis delivered two riveting Choirs, plus Prep School follow in the April @ 7:00 p.m. All Prep School transfer of learning in an ever-changing world; socialnetworkingsafety.net/ Concert Band to perform. newsletter. students to perform.

8 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 9 This March Break, join us for the Beyond Bayview Glen MoThank youB to everyoneros who supported Resolutions - By Dina Astrella, Assistant Head, Prep School Best Co ed Bayview Glen’s Movember efforts in our 12th year! While the official Movember As a faculty, we are always looking at their parents enough to avoid engaging Scholarships charity focusses on men’s health, the ways to improve student life. Often in inappropriate dealings on the devices Prep School’s annual tradition is to discuss times, this includes reflecting on how they have purchased for them. Above The Bayview Glen Scholarships are awarded the health of everyone. We celebrated our to advance programming and how all, he spoke to one of our core values – Day Cam to students who demonstrate excellence in facial growth in an assembly featuring an to expose our students to greater RESPECT. Self and mutual respect need Voted by the Readers of City Parent, 2017p and ongoing commitment to academics, co- official visit by a Movember representative, an award innovation. But one of the areas that is to guide us in all online messaging and for each MoBro, a song by the BVG Mo Bro Band, and a always top of mind is peer relations. So, representation. We hope to have Paul curricular activities, and engagement with conversation about the importance of remaining open to at the Prep School, we spent our first back to speak with our parents. the broader Bayview Glen community. discuss how we are feeling (physically and emotionally) with day of classes in 2018 in character- and Prep Students also engaged in other Students currently in Grades 5, 6, or 7 who earned at the people that are most important in our lives. community-building activities. teamwork and integrity-building least a Level 4- (80%) average on their December 2017 With that, I encourage everyone in our BVG community The morning began as we assembled to activities throughout the day. We split Report Cards are eligible to apply for the Prep School to take a moment the next time you sit down at dinner hear our Robotics Teams present their our students up to discuss gender- Scholarships, which are awarded by the selection together with loved ones, to discuss how everyone is doing. projects (which focussed on developing specific issues as well as bullying, committee on the basis of the quality and content One simple and familiar way to engage in these kinds of products to save water) and share their negative social interactions and faulty of the application package, a review of academic conversations is to list the things that happened in the tremendous learning with their peers. media representations. Together, achievement, and the results of the Scholarship day or week that we are all grateful for. Making it a regular As with our athletics ceremonies and we problem-solved and worked Examination. Two scholarships are awarded in each practice to share and to listen means no one is alone. artistic performances, it was lovely to out resolutions to challenges. We Grade and are tenable in the Bayview Glen Prep School see our students support each other in finished our day back in Homerooms, for the 2018-2019 academic year. Thank you MoBros for growing. Thank you for the many their co-curricular pursuits. This is vital to focussing on empathy and how it donations! We’ll see you again in Movember 2018! peer relations. can build personal integrity and a Students currently in Grades 8, 9, 10, or 11 who earned Chris Hunsburger (Captain Hunsy) Honour Roll standing in June 2017 and a minimum Soon after, we attended presentations stronger community. Empathy is key to 80% average on their December 2017 Report Card are by Mr. Paul Davis on safe social improving peer relations, and exploring eligible for the Upper School Scholarships, which are networking and online security. With ways to stretch this value and exercise it awarded by the selection committee on the basis of more than 25 years of experience in as a skill is something we are dedicated the quality and content of the application package, a technology, his expertise lies in social to as a faculty. review of academic achievement, and the results of the media and online safety. Mr. Davis has I thank the faculty for sharing their Scholarship Examination. Two scholarships are awarded presented to almost 400,000 students, tremendous expertise and insight on in each Grade and are tenable in the Bayview Glen Upper teachers and parents across Canada and a daily basis. We have been working School for the 2018-2019 academic year. the United States. Of special note was towards holding a day like this for some his no nonsense view of cyber-bullying. time – the books, the webinars, the Application packages will be available He made it crystal clear that cyber- podcasts and countless other professional Feb. electronically on Edsby as of Thursday bullying is intentional and pre-mediated development opportunities were certainly 1 February 1st, 2018; a message containing the and that there are no excuses for it. He put to excellent use on January 8, and the complete details will be sent to all students also implored our students to respect discussions won’t stop there. in Grades 5-11 and their parents. Completed application packages are due via e-mail Feb. (not Edsby message) to [email protected] 15 no later than 11:59 pm on Thursday February 15th, 2018. The subject line of the e-mail should read “Scholarship Application” followed by the student’s full name and grade. Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted for any reason. March The Scholarship Examination will be written Feb. during the day on Wednesday, February 28th, 28 2018. The Examination assesses on-grade proficiency in literacy and mathematics and is Break set and evaluated by an external agency. No specific preparation is required and the school is unable to provide Award-winning Canadian author any practice materials in advance of the Examination. Barbara Reid visited Bayview The scholarship recipients will be announced at Glen much to the delight of her closing ceremonies in June. enthusiastic fans. Camp If you have any questions about the Scholarship Read more about her visit on March 12-16 & 19-23 process, please contact Mr. Christopher Federico, the News and Events page on Director of Teaching and Learning for the Prep and our website. Upper Schools, at 416.443.1030 extension 614, or via Bayviewglen.ca/news-and-events #BVG2018 • bayviewglencamp.ca e-mail at [email protected].

10 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 11 Upper School Student Leaders What’s new at Being elected to the Student Executive Council (SEC) is an honour as well as a responsibility. We are proud to have such amazing students representing Green Team the Upper School. Secretary: Once In A Lifetime Justin Tran The Bayview Glen Players are proud to present the lively, satirical comedy As the Student Executive Council by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, Once In A Lifetime. This spectacularly Secretary for 2017-2018, I look hilarious 1920s production is set in the city of stars, Hollywood LA and forward to working with our Head follows the adventures of three performers as they navigate through the Boy and Head Girl, Andrei and chaos of the introduction of talking pictures. Featuring actors and actresses Katherine, both of whom I have from Grades 9 to 12, a hardworking senior production team and fantastic crew, known for a very long time. I am a lifer at expect a fast-paced, humorous show with glamorous sets and superb acting. What Goes Bayview Glen, meaning I have been here since Will the characters be able to find success in the ego-driven, dazzling industry BG. The experiences that Bayview Glen has given me will of the “talkies” or will friendships be lost forever? Join us on February 22 and 23 be with me wherever life takes me, whether it be fun times to see this 1920s film come to life. We can’t wait to see you all there! Where in the classroom, hanging out with my friends, hiking on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, or freezing overnight inside a quinzee at Haliburton. For my final year I am honoured to give back to the school, and I will give my best effort to make this school year a memorable one. I hope i, BVG! My name is Noor Alvi and I am be filmed in January. The most recent project we that one day a few years later, someone will remember me this year’s Head of the Prep Green Team. have planned is to make posters to put around BVG Broccoli Salad as that “Lit Secretary.” HThis year, we have been discussing many the Prep School that will also teach Prep students things. One topic that we have been discussing and teachers about where to put things like Makes 6-8 servings. This recipe for Broccoli Salad is an estimation based on our large Treasurer: is how to teach everyone about “what goes pencil shavings or broken reeds. We think that quantity cooking. Adjust ingredients and spices where”. We want to show everyone which bin addressing these topics is important because of according to your taste. Shayan Shakeri-Nezhad everyday items go into. We are also going to be how much people waste and throw things out in Young Round Square Entering my second year on the SEC doing a class competition in the new year. The the wrong bins. When it comes to doing these Recipe Compliments of: and last year in BVG, I’m proud to Hot Chocolate Sales class competition in January will be a battery things, sometimes we don’t know any better than be serving as this year’s Treasurer. Ingredients: drive. Each class will have a few weeks to collect to throw things away in the closest bin. I hope to Where: Daunt Dining Hall As someone who has attended  2 heads of broccoli, Dressing: batteries, and whichever class donates the most spread awareness and to show the Prep School BVG since their early childhood — When: Every Friday until March or 5-6 cups  4 tablespoons of batteries wins. After the competition, I will be JK— I’ve really become part of the BVG how precious our environment is and why we break, from 8:00-8:30am broccoli florets mayonnaise taking the team to a local Staples to drop them really need to take care of it! community. From school excursions, to extra Cost: Only $1 a cup!  ¼ cup of diced red  3 tablespoons of all off. After, the green team will do a short curricular activities, even to meaningless conversations If you are interested in joining the Prep Green onion olive oil presentation on where batteries go and why. Why: To raise funds for the with friends, I have no doubt that throughout my life, I Team, we have meetings at lunch on Day 1!  ½ cup of diced bell We are also going to be filming short skits about Prince Alexander Fund for Big  1 tablespoons of will remember BVG as my starting point. I hope to do my pepper sour cream recycling. We have so many ideas just waiting to By: Noor Alvi Build Round Square Projects. utmost this year in serving the SEC in all their endeavours;  ½ cup of dried  1 tablespoon of fail or succeed, we’ll do it together. cranberries white wine vinegar  1 tablespoon of  1 tablespoon of chopped curly honey Head of Clubs: On February 7, 2018 Bayview Glen will host the parsley  ¼ teaspoon of Aliqyan Tapia  ¼ cup of grated sea salt & black Hello, my name is Aliqyan Tapia, and mild cheddar pepper to taste I am excited to be this year’s Head of Clubs. During my time at Bayview techno cup : Preparation Glen, I have had the opportunity his is a Bayview Glen created and hosted event. This year will where students have to construct physical structures from various 1. In a large stainless-steel bowl, combine washed to join a wide array of clubs. I have mark the 9th annual competition, and we are inviting 9 other materials. Following the structures unit, all Grade 7 students learned broccoli florets, dried cranberries, diced onion, found that participating in extra-curricular T bell pepper and cheddar cheese. CIS Ontario schools to participate in a bridge building competition how to use the West Point Bridge software in Information and activities is the perfect way to enrich your life, for Grade 7 students. Teams will use their knowledge of Science, Communication class. Stay tuned to the April Newsletter to see how 2. In another bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, olive be that in terms of forming new friendships, exploring Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) to our Bayview Glen team does in competition! oil, sour cream, white wine vinegar and honey. interests, or simply having fun. I aim to replicate my compete against other teams to build a bridge using the West Add salt and pepper to taste. You can tweak the great experience with clubs for every student, by having Point Bridge software on their devices. It is truly a 21st century dressing to your liking at this point. everybody’s interests and passions represented through learning experience, requiring students to apply collaborative skills, 3. Toss the salad and dressing together the clubs available at our school. By the end of the year, I communication skills, critical thinking, and creativity in an authentic with the parsley. Serve immediately or hope that we can all look back with fond memories of the environment. It works incredibly well in deepening the Grade 7 refrigerate until use. times we have had bonding and learning from each other. curriculum too, as there will be a hands-on structure challenge

12 13 embers of Ctrl-Z were invited by Hon. Robotics News Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Outside the Classroom: Saving the Best for MInnovation and Science, to attend Question Period at the Ontario Legislative Assembly on December 11, 2017. Hon. Kathleen Last, The Remarkable Journey of a Playwright Wynne, Premier of Ontario, introduced the team By Karen Horsman, Director of Communications as follows: “There’s a group of students here For an experienced playwright, Norm Reynolds stage in front of you,” Mr. Reynolds tells his students. It was the second hit today from Bayview Glen School in my riding, was convinced one of his pieces wasn’t for Mr. Reynolds in his career. The award-winning play Put Up Your Hand and I want to congratulate them because they working. The Upper School Head of English about life at school from the teacher and student perspective, had a sold won first place out of 32,000 other robotics knew he was on the right track but it wasn’t out run at the inaugural SummerWorks Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival. teams worldwide. The Ctrl-Z student team quite flowing as a good play should. For two (More recently, in 2014, Mr. Reynolds performed the play as a solo show members are Matthew Wong, Harrison Cazzin, years, he tinkered with The Good-bye Play at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto; Upper school staff Mr. and Mrs. Alex Alexiev, Chloe Filice, Trent Rossos, Brianna and was hoping for a stroke of inspiration to get Hitchcock assisted with lighting and stage management). As a Bayview Gonzalez and Daniel Gonzalez. Welcome to unstuck. Little did he know the opportunity that eventually presented Glen drama teacher, we often see Mr. Reynolds on the stage working with Queen’s Park and congratulations.” All the M.P.P.s itself would involve a world- renowned playwright. The Humber School our Upper School students. The perspective he brings to theatre and the collectively clapped and cheered and it was a nice for Writers offers workshops each summer with some of the top talents classroom is from real world experience. “I always share with my students feeling when that happened. The team members in the world. Edward Albee, the prolific playwright best known for “Who’s that dramatic writing can make a real difference,” says Mr. Reynolds. As then watched the proceedings of Question Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” was scheduled to attend a workshop in 2004. for what’s next; “I’d love to do the Fringe Festival again with something Period from the balcony gallery which was Mr. Reynolds applied to the programme and was awarded a spot. It more sustained. I look forward to writing something full length but it’s fascinating. Following Question Period, the team was Albee who presented the solution. “Put the monologue at the end finding the time. That’s the challenge!” Mr. Reynolds’ work can be found members were given an opportunity to speak and you may have something,” said Albee. And that’s exactly what Mr. on the Playwrights Guild of Canada website. with both the Premier and the Minister about Reynolds did. The Good-bye Play became an award-winning one act play https://www.playwrightsguild.ca/playwright/norm-reynolds promoting STEM in the Province. Finally, official and is performed in community theatres to this day. It was most recently Monologues can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/13LPH Promoting STEM at the photographs with the Premier and Minister were staged last fall at a high school in Newmarket. “One of the best parts taken on the Grand Staircase. Ctrl-Z expresses its of playwriting is having an idea and then seeing it come to fruition on a Poster design: Natalia Reis; Photography: Sandra Huh gratitude to Mr. Rambod Afshari for his work in Ontario Legislative Assembly arranging the team’s visit to Queen’s Park. By Harrison Cazzin and Eric Borromeo fitness club, but is now a religious school. This pool is a regulation 25m On the Sideline with Coach Vivian: pool with starting blocks, that is maintained at a temperature consistent with high-level training. Swim Meets are held at Markham Pan Am pool, a A Coaching Profile by Mr. Milligan ten-lane Olympic quality facility built for the Pan Am Games. Mr. Milligan, Assistant Athletic Director: What are some of your hobbies Describe a typical day at a Swim Meet. and interests outside of school? Swim Meet days start well before the actual day, with swimmers RED: Robotics Andrew Vivian, Prep School Teacher: Outside of school, I am interested making choices about what individual events they wish to enter, and the in music and technology. Additionally, there were many years when I coaching staff making decisions about relay team entries. Upon arrival coached community competitive hockey. I have not done so for the past at the site, swimmers warm-up with stretches, gentle laps in the pool Elite Designers few years, however, as the time demands became challenging. Musically, to become acclimatized to the pool temperature, and with one-way I enjoy performing renaissance polyphony, and my interest in technology starts to become comfortable with the starting blocks. Once this is done, The Robotics Elite Designers (RED for short) team. After much can be seen through my involvement with the Comm. Tech. Committee swimmers go to our team area, where helpful coaches and parents write have been an FLL robotics powerhouse debate, team RED in the Prep School. event, heat, and lane numbers on their arms. This helps the swimmers for four years. The team has experienced democratically What sports have you coached at BVG in your 23 years? keep track of their events. So, a busy start, but after that, a Swim Meet intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and has decided on water I have loved coaching all sorts of sports at BVG. In my early years, I tends to be a social event interspersed with quick competitive races. The learned from their experiences. Through filtration. From that coached the U14 Boys Softball Team, and the Junior Swim Team. Then I faster the swimmer, the less time they spend in the pool! the years, the team has won 4 regional point, the group also worked with the U14 Boys Rugby Team, the U15 Girls Soccer Team, competition awards, two regional Champions set out to meet What does your pre-meet pep talk to the swim team sound like? the U14 Cross-Country Team, the U16 Girls Softball Team, and the U14 Awards, two East Provincial Championship with experts in the As this sport is largely about individuals challenging themselves to reach Hockey Club before returning to the swim team about nine years ago. awards, and earned two invitations to the personal bests, there is no big rah-rah speech to the team. Instead, there Bayview Glen parent This year, I also enjoyed coaching the U13 Boys Soccer Team. Ontario Innovation Awards. This year the community, our are many personal conversations with the individual athletes about what team said goodbye to Phillip Miret, who school’s excellent How long have you been coaching the swim team? their goals are for each event. Sometimes, the swimmers are very aware graduated to become an amazing mentor science teachers, In total, I have coached this team for about twelve years, between the of their personal objectives, which means the conversations are short. for teams The Aqua Bots and QWERTY. The and outside water early years and the present. For new swimmers, the conversations tend to be longer, as realistic goal setting also needs to be combined with preparing them for the routines team also took on a wonderful addition engineers. A big Can you tell me a bit about Bayview Glen’s swim programme? of a Swim Meet. in Grade 9 student, Ethan Elbaz. With the thanks goes out Swimming at BVG has many levels of participation. There is a Swim Club dedicated coaching staff of parents Victoria to parents Shayne for students in Grade 4 that serves as in introduction to competitive Favourite swimmer ever? Elbaz and Jahan Malekzadeh as well as Snaiderman, who swimming. The Junior Swim Team is for those in Grades 5 to 8 and the My mom. Not a competitive swimmer, but she taught me a love of student coaches Megan Lai and Imaan Hirji, helped the students design and build the techniques. The team’s next step is to Senior Swim Team is for the swimmers in the Upper School. When I swimming. Her breaststroke was the epitome of relaxed grace, and her the team started the season strong. ceramic filtration system, and Paul Laursen, develop a business relationship with the rejoined this team nine years ago, we had sixteen members in total. This swim cap was made of real rubber with coloured rubber flowers affixed nonprofit organization Potters for Peace in The theme of the robotics tournament was who lent us his robotics shop to build the year, we have about fifty members! to the outside - a classic! order to bring their invention to market. Hydro Dynamics. The team was tasked water cycle innovation: The Fix It Water Our swimmers compete as individuals in freestyle, breaststroke, with identifying a problem with the human Barrow. This wheel barrow filters dirty water Highlights from the season include our three backstroke, fly, and individual medley. As groups of four swimmers, water cycle and create a new and improved through a ceramic filter as it travels to create regional call-back interviews, our award they challenge other schools in medley relays, and freestyle relays. We solution to the problem. This very open- drinkable water. The Fix It Water Barrow is an winning Core Value wheel and presentation, practise at two locations: Shendy’s, a small local pool with three lanes is ended challenge created some great ideas excellent application of co-operation, critical and team RED’s Slime Party. Thanks for designed for younger swimmers, as the water is kept quite warm, and it and dynamic conversations within the thinking, and applying communication another excellent season team RED. is a salt-water pool. We also practise at a pool that used to be part of a

14 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 15 Goal: $10,000 with Let’s Go Gryphons! News from • 100% student and Thank you to all the scholar-athletes who tried out for positions on the Winter 2017/2018 teams. Congratulations to all those who made the family participation. teams. Special praise goes to the coaches for all their time and effort, and to the parents for all their great support this season. Advancement

Darlene Norris, Badminton U12 Basketball | White Team Curling U12 Volleyball | Green Team Coach:Mr. Ganley Coaches: Mr. Conrad, Mr. Sorra, Defne Director of Advancement Junior Badminton Rastin Abbaspour Aidan Jetha Senior Coed Curling Eriskon Coaches: Mme. Kongoli, Mr. Mungwatana Andrew Bettin Armaan Kanji Coaches: Mr. Chapman, Ms. Mills Kiana Aboosaidi Chiara DiSimone [email protected] Safaa Ali Julia Lou Si Yuan (Fred) He Elouan Malek Jack Ballantyne Johnathon Slightham Julia Apitz- Nafisa Juma Kiara Chong Sydney Maxwell Zhongyang (John) Hu Faraaz Quereshy JD Beattie Ethan Wachtel Grossman Natalie Kongkham Erica Chow Anavi Parekh Callum McKinnon Deeyar Sito Emma Kurian Megan Wettlaufer Diana Bahrami Santhiya Kuhan Carla Haddad Chiaki Shuzenji Maran Muruganantha Varun Robert Purcaru Filip Zdravkovic Leela Bhide Miranda Liu Yosra Hashimi Katherine Tom Why does the To date $3,051 has been Arshaun Javanmard Thavarasalingam U14 Coed Curling Isadora Dhillon Eden Silverberg Sanam Ketabchi Danielle Tse • Coaches: Mr. Chapman, Ms. Mills Sydney Leung Lilian Wang U12 Basketball | Green Team U11 Volleyball Nathan Baroni Erica Lai raised to support this Lily Li Joy Zhang Coaches: Mr. Milligan, Jack Pickett Coaches: Mrs. Neville, Mr. Sorra Timothy Bassili Rayhan Mamdani Russell Choe Miles Lauterbach Nevaeh Butany- Tess Holdaway school ask for fantastic initiative! U14 Badminton Matthew Fung Arman Momeni Kaiyan Chu Jacob Mcmullen DeSouza Monika Neville Coaches: Ms. Lanci, Mr. Mungwatana Nicholas Henein Arvin Monavari Elise Cojocari Daniel Narduzzo Edeline Ding Sidney Rae Emaan Ali Kyle Jackson Evan Nordick James Kurian Jillian Deeks Fiona Tsui Sophia Apkarian Emma Quigley Rod Khajehnoori Brandon Tai VOLLEYBALL Sofia Di Paolo Cindy Yang contributions Mirai Chiba Chloe Smith Cooper Lumley Josh Tatters Jaya Dhillon Emily Smith Senior Volleyball | Division I U10 Volleyball Meera Dhillon Tianna Wang U11 Basketball | Green Team Coaches: Mrs. May-Kim, Mr. Wasylik Coaches: Mr. Jones, Mr. Sorra Tiffany Faust Emily Williams Coaches: Mr. Snowdon, Ms. Dunlap, Mr. Defne Eriskon Amy Rigby Mahana Altmid Nikhita Lalloo in addition to Grad Class of Jennifer Freeman Valerie Yeung Prattas, Mr. Hui Courtney Gage Kiera Traianou Meena Bhide Suzy Mao Jacqueline Fung Alicia Zhang Cyrus Abhary Jacob Leggio Gabriella Gerges Julia Wickett Samantha Chuter Beatrice Milasan Tin-Chi Gianotti Ella Zhu Owen Chen Carter Legros Sangkavi Kuhan Megan Wong Juliet DiMenna Arya Nanda Ata Ardakani Fard Jobin Singh Nikita Pasricha Sonia Ghitescu Kiana Perrotta BASKETBALL Ryder Jackson Mattheo Tsebelis Emily Jiang Sara Quigley tuition? 2018 Legacy Gift Dilan Jamil Thomas Zaccak Senior Volleyball | Division III Deeya Johar Jessica Simmons An independent school relies on investments Senior Basketball | Division II Coaches: Ms. Russell and Mr. Wasylik Ronia Karimi Elena Skretas from its community in the form of both Coaches: Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Golbourne U11 Basketball | WHITE Team Roya Aboosaidi Julie Mark Melody Karimi Reese Tatters Babajide Adesiyan Coaches: Mr. Snowdon, Ms. Dunlap, Mr. Tiba Feiz- Honaz Sharestani Sophia Khalil Elina Valaee tuition and donations. BVG strives to set Ethan Atkinson Josh Loblaw Prattas, Mr. Hui Barazandeh Sabrina Silvestre Maya Kuo Amali Wijeysundera tuition as low as possible to maintain the Henrique Baffi Nico Northrup Adam Burrafato Stefan Preiner Kristina Gerges Manjari David Hammond Zac Ricciuti accessibility and competitiveness of the Sebastian Cheng Savva Putilkin Anousha Javanmard Thavarasalingam U9 Volleyball The Graduating Class of 2018 have decided to raise funds for the purchase and installation Trevor Juurlink Justin Tran Jason Dushenski Cameron Woodard Anisha Kapoor Michelle Visaretis Coaches: Ms. Elliott, Mr. Sorra school. While tuition covers the majority of a new water fountain system near the Senior Student Commons Area. Their decision Jay Khosla Neeraj Varma Keibron Fukur Jacob Xu Roxanna Abhary Naomi Kongkham of operating costs, many programs that Athrun Hui Andrew Zaccak Junior Volleyball | Division II Sarya Aygun Chaeni Lee Junior BasketBall | Division II students and families appreciate most was guided by a shared wish to support a legacy gift that fulfilled two criteria: Coaches: Mr. Dewar, Mr. Golbourne Coaches: Mr. Haines, Mr. Wasylik Zayna Bhanji Naomi Leggio U11 Basketball | Burgundy Team Parmis Abdollahi- Maarib Kirmani Mady Cunha Paige Lumley require additional support through Adam Atkinson Amman Nurani The Grad Class of 2018 believes our legacy gift should fulfill two criteria: Coaches: Mr. Snowdon, Ms. Dunlap, Mr. Solb Haseeb Harlow Diehl Daisy Mou Matthew Bryan Jack Pickett philanthropy. Maintaining the lowest Prattas, Mr. Hui Jessica Bensimon Victoria Lee-Valerio Chloe Diehl Catherine Pan tangibility and utility. Our grade hopes to leave a lasting impact in our Luca D’Alessandro Antonio Sanchez Tarun Basra Leslie Gao Christina Denkovski Kaavya Sharma Georgia Fenili Padma Rao possible tuition leads to diverse and strong George Gialelis Jack Simmons community that will improve the lives of future students. Kayden Bhanji Jonathan Kiroff Isabella Dimenna Melissa Valaee Maya Haji Becky Rastogi enrolment at BVG, which strengthens our Ehsan Hirji Eran Thavarasalingam Nate DeVuono Hossein Maleksabet Savannah Dunberry Clara Harrington Adriana Sun -Katherine Tom, Head Girl and Andrei Ivanovic, Head Boy Kyle Ding Ethan Mcmullan community and programs by attracting high- Junior Basketball | Division III Ashley Howell JiaJia Jiang Riya Varia Coaches:Mr. Freeman, Mr. Golbourne Suren Ebrahimzadeh Max Pan Ella Kinnersly Darya Yousefpour achieving students regardless of financial Thank you to the Class of 2018 for your thoughtful selection and lasting support Fakhar Eshan Virani U14 Volleyball | Division I means. The most successful independent Abtin Abbaspour Sean Mehrabnia Coaches: Mdlle. Sabodach, Mr. Wasylik of Bayview Glen’s present and future students. To support the 2018 Grad Class Gift Zahil Choudhery Ben Probst SWIMming U10 Basketball | White Team Hayley Bryan Emma Rigby schools are in fact those with competitive Apratim Debnath Daniel Rad Campaign please visit: www.bayviewglen.ca/giving/grad-class-gift. Donations will Coaches: Ms. Lino, Mr. Campbell, Dr. Kaitlin Bryan Alexis Seaman Senior CoEd Swim Ryan Freeman Danyal Rehman tuition rates and outstanding community th Braga-Mele, Mr. Sialtsis, Ehsan Ghazavi Hui Yin Chan Katrina Stanfield Coaches: Mrs. Mehta, Mr. Ryu, Mrs. Ryu, be collected up until April 30 , 2018. Ryan Hui Chris Vayenas support. Furthermore, tax laws encourage James Cha Albert Laposata Amy Nam Evelyn Tom Ms. Leung Mohammad Victor Vilaghy Evan Du Giulo Niu Sydney Ray-Ellis Kaitlin Au-Yeung Brianna Law donations to education, allowing supporters Questions? Contact Kimberlee Waymann at Maleksabet Even Fukur Kai Patterson Tejah Babber Regan (Gen) Li to deduct their gifts and achieve tax benefits. Musa Gianotti Daniel Stoppard u14 volleyball | Division II Nicolas BP Alexander Lo [email protected] or 416-440-1030 ext. 659 U14 BASKETBALL | Division I Taran Goswami Danny Zhang Coach: Mr. Balodis Zacharia Burrafato Emelia Patterson Coaches:Mr. Meingarten, Mr. Golbourne Coaches: Mr. Balodis and Mr. Wasylik Aaron Davis Konstantin Putilkin Matin Gholampour Paavan Patel U10 Basketball | Green Team Mackenzie Clark Erin Pinkus Ethan Elbaz Thomas Rady- Andrew Hammond Keon Sadremajles Coaches: Ms. Lino, Mr. Campbell, Dr. Christina Laila Maria Remu Jonathan Fung Pentek Andrew Lee-Valerio Gavin Tulloch Braga-Mele, Mr. Sialtsis Drimoussis Sandra Saki Borna Gholampour Evan Tcherbadji Alex Loblaw George Vrachas Joseph Aquino Shervin Kristina Enepekides Isabel Sanchez Aaron Judah Kirill Tregubov Ronan Nordick Matthaios Leonardo Cassin Sadremajeles Eafa Peters Avery Yoo Kristopher Klas Ethan Van Loon Kaylum Jetha Colvin Isiah Smith U14 BASKETBALL | Division III Lucas Mele Altin Mackinnon U13 Volleyball | Division I Junior Swim Team Coaches:Mr. Nagthall, Mr. Golbourne Hudson Pooran Eric Tan Coaches: Ms. Dixon, Mr. Wasylik U14 Swimming Coaches: Mr. Vivian, Daniyal Arfick Philip Rosada Thomas Rae Sydney Oszoli Kessler Knowling Mme. Raouda, Ms. Weissmann, Mr. Rehan Daredia Jaden Rawlins Gifts of Gratitude Ria Vivekanand Madsion Mitchell Ryu, Mrs. Ryu, Ms. Leung, Kaitlin Au- Noah Fremont Jamie Salmonds This past holiday season, Bayview Glen Newsletter. We will send you a receipt for U9 Basketball Jasmine Hew Arietta Vayenas Yeung, Filip Zdravkovic, Aaron Judah Jake Heller Taariq Sayani Coaches: Ms. Dybala, Mrs. Lende, Mr. Natalee Kennedy Sophie Goodman launched its “Gifts of Gratitude” Program. income tax purposes. Neel Kunaratnam Shai Shachar Sialtsis, Ehsan Ghazavi Mizuki Shuzenji Raeka He Micaela Bellini Andrew Lo Ryan Marton Aidan Snaiderman Luke Basiji Matteus Preiner Cameron Berg Rachel Low A “Gift of Gratitude” Thank you to all Jay Persaud Francesco Ketan Rawat U13 Volleyball | Division II Jack Carlson Naomi Low Bonansinga Zaafir Sayani Coaches: Ms. Hooper, Mr. Wasylik Angela Duan Owen Nordick is an opportunity who shared their U13 Basketball | Division I Some of our donors are grateful for: Eason Chen Rehan Shah Sofia Ballon Callie Holdaway Marko Dzepina David Perry to make a donation stories and Gift of Coaches:Mr. Neville, Trevor Juurlink Johnny Dakin Sachin Sharma Alexandra Caduc Kiera Hui Malak El-Adl Matty Rastogi • “our great school community” Araad Alguneh Shaan Jamal and share what Gratitude with us. Stefano Edwards Kainen Singh Elica Eivani Elly Hayakawa Navid Emami Alayna Shah Daniel Ariganello Ryan Juurlink Matthew Elia Arees Somani Helen Gao Caitlin Leung Sofia Giavedoni Lara Sharma you are grateful • “my family, friends and good health.” Aaron Chow John Lian This initiative Velko Gospodinov Jacob Stachula Zain Hirji Chloe Vettese for. Your donation Justin Fung Kabir Singh Tommy Holdaway Niam Tejani U12 Volleyball | White Team Reanna Jetha Nikita Wood • “my children having a happy childhood, will be ongoing Jack Gibson Michael Zammit Kabir Kapoor Christian Coaches: Ms. Malik, Mr. Sorra Mani Ketabchi Henry Xian will be invested in Elizabeth Bekker Veronica Farian educated by wonderful teachers, and throughout the U13 Basketball | Division II Dev Khanna Tokmakjian Adrianna Khalil Yao Xiao the school’s area Marlon Lende Andreas Tsebelis Armina Choudery Iman Jafrani Evan Laursen Ashley Yeung making good friends at Bayview Glen.” year so if you Coaches: Mr. Neville Elizabeth Divya Nakra of greatest need Armin Alavie Leor Kronenfeld Ian Luk James Wood Marie-Elena Liana Yuen would like make a Dekhtulinska Rayya Somani Sebastian Altmid James Simmons Joao Mendes Liam Zane Irwin LeBlanc and your thoughts Isabella Dhillon Jenny Yang “Gift of Gratitude” Trevor Cheung Gregory Tong Gerrad Milligan Ethan Leung of gratitude will Michael Narduzzo Evalyn Du William Lo and share how Bayview Glen has made Matthew Chuter Aaron Van Loon be shared with the BVG community in Shohei Hayakawa Rohaan Vasa a positive impact for your family please Zain Jafrani Luke Wang an upcoming edition of the School’s visit www.bayviewglen.ca/annual-fund.

16 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 17 News from Alumni Relations Message from the Bayview Glen Alumni Association Board On behalf of the some of my most memorable experiences at As leaders and global citizens, it is also Alumni Association BVG were ones that allowed me to develop our responsibility to ‘pay it forward’ to Board, we wish you strong leadership skills, and more importantly, future generations. A key way in which we all a very Happy instilled in me a deep social conscience. can achieve this is through mentorship New Year. May this Many of these moments were turning points opportunities and it was this driving force year bring us more for me and shaped who I would become in which motivated me to join the Alumni BVG Network Regional opportunities to strengthen our network of my life and my career. The Outward Bound Association Board. We believe that the endless distinguished Alumni and continue to grow program was one such pivotal experience. opportunities for growth, as well as new engagement within our community. Although we may not have realized it at friendships, provided by the BVG community Visits to Vancouver and Serving on the Alumni Association Board, the time, we were being given a unique are not limited to the years we spend here I’ve had the opportunity to connect with opportunity to develop resilience and as students. In this spirit, we encourage all many diverse and ambitious BVG Alumni. confidence in our own abilities that would Alumni to join us in our upcoming events. Our Western University What strikes me is that so many of these help us face future challenges head on. As next Alumni events will be a Wine Education individuals are leaders in their respective fields. Head of the Round Square Committee, I Workshop on March 1, 2018 and a Networking he hosting of regional network visits Columbia was the site for other visits with • Shivani Pradhan ’16 (Social Sciences) Finance Speaker Series on April 18, 2018 (stay In speaking with them, the resounding theme then had the opportunity to lead my fellow with Bayview Glen alumni continued Michele Warner ‘14 (Kinesiology), Madeleine • Sara Matsuba ’17 (Kinesiology) tuned for details). Let us continue to learn has been that the experiences gained during students as we expanded our world-view T with Mr. Hammond, Director of Yeskoo ‘15 (Engineering), Jessica Wickett ‘16 • Tyler Nagano ’17 (Medical Sciences) their time at BVG have been instrumental and inspired one another to lead our lives from the leaders within our community, just University Counselling, meeting with former (Kinesiology) and Diana Purcaru ‘17 (Arts). as we continue to watch future generations of • Victoria Peng ’17 (Media, Information & in their success. These same sentiments with compassion and a sense of international students in Vancouver in Technoculture) are echoed in our BVG newsletters, which responsibility. Now, in my role as a Manager BVG Alumni become the leaders of tomorrow. mid-November and those • Stephanie Tom ’17 highlight the achievements of our Alumni for a large mechanical contracting company, For more information, please visit the Alumni at Western University on (Foods & Nutrition). after they have left the walls of the school. these foundations laid for me at BVG allow website at bayviewglen.ca/alumni or contact December 8. Excitement The dedication to building strong leaders and me to successfully oversee large scale Mandy Lau, Director of Alumni Relations at over the visits was evident, Mr. Hammond also met global citizens that takes place within these projects, while at the same time ensuring [email protected]. with alumni from both with Samantha Lee ‘08, a walls indeed serves as a strong foundation for that what I do leaves a lasting positive Hussein Remtulla ’04 regions reaching out to Music graduate from Wilfrid individual and community growth. Certainly, impact on the community. ­Bayview Glen Alumni Association Board offer updates and to Laurier University, who is express a desire to stay in working as a professional touch with Bayview Glen. accompanist with the Faculty of Music at Western The Vancouver regional Alumni Spotlight: University. network was established last year and has shown As is often the case at the Daniel Shehori ’93 a propensity for future regional visits, the alumni Daniel Shehori ‘93 spent three years in houses and growth. Not only is the were happy to share stories Australia after graduating from Bayview rave reviews Vancouver-area a post- of their years at Bayview Glen and visited other parts of the world across the secondary destination of Glen, to mention the faculty choice, but it is a major and staff who helped them before coming home Toronto and working country in hub for employment and along the way, and to discuss with the Second City theatre. Daniel is now 2010 and career development. Two the excellent academic Mark Your Calendars: working with his brother Steven Shehori. 2011. The Upcoming Alumni Events brothers of the first visits were preparation they received to Between them, as writers, directors were writers with alum who have since help them meet with post- graduated from university March 1, 2018 and producers, they’ve garnered: for the 2010 secondary success. and are now working there. Victoria Lee This was the first visit for the Western NEW • BVG Alumni Education Event WGC Awards, Our regional visits will continue throughout Series: Wine Education Workshop Four Gemini Award nominations ’08 graduated from the University of University regional network and the response the 2009 & 2010 ACTRA Awards, the this school year. If you have any suggestions Waterloo with a Software Engineering was incredibly positive. April 18, 2018 A Dora nomination 2008 Genie Awards and the 2006, 2007 for those visits, please feel free to contact degree and is applying her skills by leading NEW • BVG L!NK Alumni Networking & 2008 Gemini Awards. They also served Participants included: Ms. Lau at [email protected]. Alumni 16 Canadian Comedy Award projects at Apple, and Brandon Chung ’07 Speaker Series: Finance Professionals as senior writers for The Hour with George are encouraged to keep Ms. Lau updated nominations (and three wins!) graduated from Queen’s University with • C.J. Baker ’15 (Ivey HBA) May 4 and 5, 2018 with their current email addresses and social Stroumboulopoulos, and CBC’s This Hour B.A., M.A. and J.D. degrees and is currently a • Erin Alizadeh ’16 (Kinesiology) BVG Alumni Reunion 2018 Weekend: They’ve worked as producers and writers media contacts so that they can be informed Has 22 minutes. They started their own PR judicial law clerk at the Court of Appeal for • Mereet Hanna ’16 (Medical Sciences) Friday Evening Reception and Saturday for the 2009 Just for Laughs Massey Hall of future regional visits. company in 2002 called Sweat Equity. In British Columbia. The University of British • Justin Lai ’16 (Management) Sports/Networking Day Galas, featuring such comedy legends as September 2017, they released their first Please stay tuned for more details, and Sarah Silverman, David Cross and Louis book “Media Whore” that is now being contact Mandy Lau, Director of Alumni C.K. This was followed up by their original sold worldwide, and covers close to 20 Stay Connected with Website www.bayviewglen.ca/alumni LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/bvgalumni Relations, at [email protected] if you stage production Stephen Harper! The years of their experience working within Email [email protected] Twitter @BVGAlumni have any questions. Musical, a political satire played to packed the entertainment industry. #BVGAlumni Facebook facebook.com/groups/bvgalumni BVG L!NK bvglink.firsthand.co

18 February/March 2018 bayviewglen.ca 19 Parent The Parent Association invites all Parents to Association Parent Games Night News “Monte Carlo Glamour” PA Meeting Recap Bayview Glen’s very own Olympian was the focus of an exciting presentation by our Head of School, Eileen Daunt. At the January 23rd PA meeting, Mrs. Daunt shared a CBC profile of alumnus Len Valjas ’06. The video was shot on location at our school last summer. Lenny is a cross country skier for Team Canada and is participating in his second Olympics at the winter games this month in PyeongChang, South Korea. Jesse Denison, Director of Teaching and Learning, Lower School, gave an informative presentation about digital fluency. BVG’s C-STEM programme Saturday, February 3, 7 - 10 pm • Daunt Dining Hall, focuses on digital citizenship, typing skills, and coding from Kindergarten through Moatfield Campus • 85 Moatfield Dr., Toronto • $65 Grade 5. The goal is to give our students Leave the chill behind for some hot games at our second annual Parent Association the tools to not only receive information Games Night, back by popular demand. Join us for some Monte Carlo themed fun. Hors online, but provide them with the aptitudes d’oeuvres will be served as we enjoy our favourite games with style! Please RSVP & and opportunity to digitally create and purchase your tickets online by visiting bayviewglen.ca/association-events interact in a meaningful and responsible manner. A link to the presentation can be Our second Parents Game Night is just around found on the “News and Events” page at the corner. Sherry Bhide and Amy Chow, PA bayviewglen.ca, and in Edsby. Social convenors, offered a preview of the You’re Invited to our Catherine Sun, PA Treasurer, presented a February 3rd event, which is back by popular financial summary for 2016-2017. Overall demand with a touch of Monte Carlo glamour. Parent Association revenue, inclusive of shop, textbooks and To purchase tickets, please visit the ‘Parent Meeting fundraising, was $566,600 and net income Association Events’ page under the ‘Current was $100,600. Both revenue and net Parents’ section of the website. We look Where: Daunt Dining Hall income were consistent with prior years. forward to seeing you there! When: Tuesday, March 6 @ 9:00 am Please stay tuned for our announcement of the speaker line-up during February. Bayview Glen’s Art Exhibit and Auction Shop Update Thursday, May 24, 2018 success. Volunteers interested in event pre- Promo for February & March is It is almost time to start planning for the Annual planning, on-site decoration, and artwork Art Exhibit and Auction, an event showcasing fundraising are invited to contact James Leung Socks and Tights the collective and individual talents of the at [email protected]. Our Bayview Glen community. planning sessions will begin very soon. Highlights include: Artwork created by each Buy 2 class from BG2 to Grade 5 for online/silent auction, other exciting works from students of all grades on display at both campuses, and get 1 digitally reproduced mementos that will be available for purchase. The Art Show Committee of the PA is once free! again seeking parent volunteers to lend their fundraising, social, and creative expertise in making the Art Exhibit and Auction a big Connect Visit the Current Parents link on the main website at bayviewglen.ca/current-parents, like the Bayview Glen Parent Association Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter at @BVGPA.

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