UPPER CANADA COLLEGE BACKGROUNDER To ignite boys’ curiosity, imagination and passion. To support diligence, innovation and excellence in all they pursue. To encourage compassion and integrity throughout their lives. To challenge them to make a difference. This is our mission. We believe in boys. 1 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 The UCC experience 4 UCC: 186 years of history 6 Campus and facilities 7 UCC-at-a-glance 10 A decade of achievement 12 UCC makes news 14 Illustrious UCC alumni 18 Role profile 2 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College On the list of familiar Canadian institutions, Upper The UCC Canada College has a longstanding entry, known for our commitment to educating boys and unlocking their experience potential, our teachers and staff who inspire and support, and our globally connected alumni. Upper Canada College is recognized AT A GLANCE nationally and globally as one of Enrolment: 1,169 North America’s foremost boys’ Boarding: 88 Day: 1,081 schools. Educating tomorrow’s Grades: Senior Kindergarten through Grade 5 (International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme); Grade 6 through leaders since 1829, UCC is an Foundation Year (preparation for IB Diploma Programme); Grades International Baccalaureate World 11 and 12 (IB1 and IB2); one of Canada’s broadest programs, scores are generally four points higher than the world average School for 1,169 students in Senior Faculty: 150 (full-time) — Prep: 60 and Upper School: 90 Kindergarten through Grade 12, Student/Faculty Ratio: 8:1 including 88 boarders. With 100 Average Class Size: 18 per cent university placement, UCC offers award-winning faculty and state-of-the-art educational and sports facilities. A central Toronto location offers easy access to a city The Economist voted “most liveable” in 2015. Its alumni network of 8,000 includes political leaders, actors and Olympians. (UCC has graduated six lieutenant governors, four premiers, seven chief justices and four Toronto mayors). With an $87-million endowment fund, we are committed to ensuring that 20 per cent of students receive financial assistance. 3 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College Where are they now? UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE DESTINATIONS OF UCC GRADS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS Canada Cornell University University of Minnesota Carleton University Davidson College University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Concordia University Dickinson College University of Notre Dame Dalhousie University Duke University University of Pennsylvania HEC Montreal Emerson College University of Rochester Lakehead University Emory University University of Southern California McGill University Flagler College University of Virginia McMaster University George Washington University University of Washington Polytechnique Montreal Georgetown University Vanderbilt University Queen’s University Georgia Tech University Wake Forest University Ryerson University Hamilton College Washington University in St. Louis Sheridan College Harvard University Wesleyan University Saint Mary’s University The Juilliard School Williams College Université Laval Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yale University University of British Columbia Miami University, Ohio University of Guelph Middlebury College International University of King’s College New York University Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem (HU) University of New Brunswick Northeastern University Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Ontario Institute of Technology Northwestern University Czech Technical University (CZ) University of Ottawa Palm Beach Atlantic University Durham University (UK) University of Toronto Parsons The New School for Design Eberhard-Karls-Universität (DE) University of Victoria Pennsylvania State University Imperial College (UK) University of Waterloo Pepperdine University James Cook University (AU) Western University Princeton University The London School of Economics Wilfrid Laurier University Quinnipiac University and Political Science (UK) York University Rhode Island School of Design Queen Mary University of London (UK) Rollins College Royal College of Surgeons (IE) U.S.A. Santa Clara University Sciences Po (FR) Babson College School of the Art Institute of Chicago St. George’s, University of London (UK) Bard College St. Bonaventure University Università Bocconi (IT) Bates College St. Lawrence University University College Dublin (IE) Berklee College of Music Skidmore College University of Bristol (UK) Boston University Stanford University University of Cambridge (UK) Bowdoin College Trinity College University of Edinburgh (UK) Brown University Tufts University University of Exeter (UK) Buffalo State Union College University of Kent (UK) Calvin College University of California, Berkeley University of Leeds (UK) Canisius College University of California, Los Angeles University of Manchester (UK) Carleton College University of Chicago University of Oxford (UK) Carnegie Mellon University of Denver University of Sheffield (UK) Colby College University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of St Andrews (UK) Columbia University University of Miami Yale-NUS College (SG) The Cooper Union University of Michigan 4 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College UCC: 186 years of history Old Upper School building condemned Last day at the Russell Square site and rebuilt in downtown Toronto and campus officially moved to Deer Park Years: 1958–60 Year: 1891 Norval Outdoor School UCC founded by property purchased; Sir John Colborne first Norval picnic Year: 1829 Year: 1913 1829 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 5 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College With respect for almost 200 years of tradition and history, kept intentionally low at the outset, to attract a range of Upper Canada College is also a future-facing innovator in boys with the character and potential to contribute to their Canadian boys’ school education. UCC was founded in communities upon graduation. UCC was modelled after 1829 by the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Sir John Britain’s top all-boys schools, most notably Eton College. The Colborne, as a non-denominational feeder school for the newly original campus was located downtown in Russell Square founded King’s College (later the University of Toronto). His before it moved to its current site in 1891. The Ontario intention was to make a difference in the lives of boys who government stopped funding UCC in 1900; it is the oldest would go on to make a difference to society. Fees were independent school in Ontario. PAST PRINCIPALS First International Think Ahead campaign OF UCC Baccalaureate launched; the largest in Canadian diplomas introduced independent school history Rev. Joseph Harris Year: 1998 Year: 2012 1829–38 Rev. John McCaul 1838–43 Frederick Barron Richard Wernham and 1843–56 Julia West Centre for Learning opened Rev. Walter Stennett Year: 2001 1856–61 George Cockburn 1861–81 John Milne Buchan Jim Power became the 18th principal 1881–85 of UCC George Dickson Year: 2004 1885–95 Sir George Parkin 1895–1902 Henry Auden William Wilder ’40 Arena & Sports 1902–17 Complex opened William Grant Year: 2008 1917–35 Terence MacDermot 1935–42 Lorne McKenzie 1943–48 Rev. C.W. Sowby 1949–65 Patrick Johnson 1965–74 Richard Sadleir 1975–88 Eric Barton 1988–91 J. Douglas Blakey 1991–2004 Dr. James Power 2004–16 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 6 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College Campus & Facilities From a world-renowned learning centre to a skating complex that’s second to none, UCC’s facilities inspire fun, learning and resilience in our boys’ every pursuit. Learning Grounds Natural elements like a William P. Wilder ’40 Arena & Sports David Chu Theatre This intimate performance recovered tree, log teepee and climbing rope Complex This facility features both NHL- and space has seating for 250 on two levels and is enhance our adventure-style playground. Olympic-sized ice rinks. used for musical and theatre performances. Laidlaw Hall This dignified room is where Student and Creativity Centre This facility Norval Our 450-acre nature sanctuary along Upper School assemblies and some was built to expand creative thinking the Credit River is a 45-minute drive away performances are held. in a way that’s dynamic, integrated and and fosters lifelong environmental values. comprehensive. Boarding Our 88 boarders from 22 Swimming Pool This 18-metre pool in the George Weston Hall This 350-seat space is countries thrive in recently renovated Upper School has shallow and deep ends used for assemblies, musical and theatrical buildings. and four lanes for racing. performances. 7 / Backgrounder // Upper Canada College UCC- at-a-glance A picture’s worth a thousand words. Not sure if anyone’s figured out yet what an “infogram” is worth. But it’s a fun way to share a lot of great things about UCC. 3 88 + BOARDING PRO STUDENTS 642 186 RECORDING FROM DAY STUDENTS & EDITING YEARS OLD STUDIOS 40 AT THE UPPER ACRES IN 450 SCHOOL TENNIS THE HEART ACRES OF COURTS OF TORONTO PROTECTED (THAT’S 22 WOODLAND 22 8,000 SOCCER 45 MINUTES OLD BOYS LIVING DIFFERENT IN 77 DIFFERENT 6 FIELDS!) AWAY COUNTRIES COUNTRIES 42 2015 GRADS HEADED TO U.S. 400 OR INTERNATIONAL 150 SCHOOLS $4.5M METRE OVAL TRACK IN FINANCIAL FACULTY ASSISTANCE MEMBERS AVAILABLE (57 WITH PLAYING TO CANADIAN ICE HOCKEY RINKS ADVANCED DEGREES) 5 FIELDS STUDENTS ANNUALLY 2 (1 NHL, 1 OLYMPIC) IB SCORES 4 POINTS ABOVE 15 THE WORLD 4 AVERAGE CISAA INTER- 18 NATIONAL SERVICE 60+ 5 CO-ED STUDENT CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIPS A CLUBS AND THEATRICAL DIFFERENT IN 2014–2015 YEAR ORGANIZATIONS