Parent Association News

Thank you to all the parents for joining the Parent Association Welcome and Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. The event recording is available for viewing via our post under Edsby news river. To keep up-to-date with PA events, please visit the PA Events webpage, and check your email and Edsby news river for… Read more: Parent Association Welcome and Networking Breakfast 2023

The Reproductive Sciences Research Lab at the Toronto Zoo was Arman Momeni’s home for a month this summer. The Bayview Glen (BVG) student did a co-op education placement at the national research lab, which houses samples from across the country.  Arman was the only BVG student to participate in this unique experiential opportunity.  He reflects… Read more: Summer Co-op Experience Student Reflection: Arman Momeni 

Bayview Glen student Arman Momeni participated in a summer co-op experience at the Toronto Zoo Eye-opening.   That’s one way to summarize a memorable summer for a dozen Bayview Glen (BVG) students, all of them in Grade 11.  Impactful would be another adjective to encapsulate the experience.  “Going into my placement, I expected to be treated… Read more: A Summer to Remember: Co-op Experience Impacts

The final issue of The Writers Block School Year 2022-2023 is here! Follow this link to read the June 2023 edition: Read it online here.

The May/June 2023 edition of The Glen school newsletter is now available! Read it online and watch for a printed copy sent home with your child or in the mail.

The halls are alive with the sound of music at Bayview Glen School (BVG), once again. Actually, they are rarely ever silent!  Months of early morning and after-school practices, dress rehearsals and painstaking preparation by students and music teachers resulted in a series of memorable recent performances.  BVG’s annual tradition of Spring Concerts in the… Read more: Spring Concerts Showcase a Varied Musical Menu 

(Source: Pexels) In the more than 10 years he has been speaking to students, parents, educators and corporations about online safety, the core of Paul Davis’ message has not wavered — resonating even more so now. “The internet never forgets,” says Davis, in advance of his upcoming visit to Bayview Glen School (BVG), as part… Read more: Online Safety and Responsibility: Speaker Series Focus

It is one for the school record books!  “Compared to previous years, this is the highest percentage of medal winners, and the most ‘awards’ as well,” says Andrew Vivian, Science teacher at Bayview Glen School (BVG), describing this year’s results at the Toronto Science Fair.  A contingent of five BVG Prep School students — all in Grade… Read more: BVG Student-Scientists Shine at Regional Competition 

Darren Kennedy was looking forward to a spring evening filled with music, courtesy of his daughter and other Grade 6 students at Bayview Glen (BVG). “I was expecting to file into the auditorium, sit down and listen to a few songs the students had learned, then leave,” says Kennedy.  He had no idea what would… Read more: Parents Face the Music During Grade 6 Music Night 

The journey from concept to canvas featured many strokes. And a few twists and turns. Doris Rose likely wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.  “Creating this painting has reconnected me with the BVG community,” says the Class of 2009 graduate. “Collaborating with staff and the alumni team has been a wonderful experience!”  An accomplished figurative… Read more: Portrait of an Artist and Alumnae  

Each of their career pathways has been filled with multiple twists and turns — and one constant — key lessons learned during their time as students at Bayview Glen School (BVG).  “It is always great to have the chance to contribute back to the community that I benefited from when I was young,” says Daniel… Read more: Charting Their Own Course: Final Career Breakfast Highlights Innovation

A popular, decades-long tradition at Bayview Glen School (BVG) took on a new look, feel and in one case — a new name — this year.  “This was the first iteration of the Prep [School]’s ‘Snow Much Fun’ day, says Greg Ryerson, Director of Teaching and Learning, Prep School. The event was “reimagined and renamed”… Read more: New Immersive Experiences Highlight Annual Winter Fun Day

We are excited to invite you to in-person performances of The Play That Goes Wrong (High School Edition) running in the J.T.M Guest Theatre for two nights only. Our Upper School students have had a lot of fun working on this production and are really looking forward to sharing it with you!

It was an eye-opening learning experience for Helen Gao.  “I was very surprised about the intensity of being on air while having so many people listening,” says the Grade 12 Bayview Glen School (BVG) student.  A recent visit to a radio station by the Grade 11 and 12 Communication Technology classes, gave Gao deeper insight… Read more: Tuned in: Upper School Students Deliver Radio Broadcast 

Together, they took a bite out of the ‘big apple’ in what was a Bayview Glen School (BVG) first!  A group of BVG alumni, admin and teachers met in New York recently for the inaugural Alumni Chapter visit in the city.  “Living in New York, I’ve never been able to make it back to Toronto for… Read more: First Alumni Chapter Visit to New York Sets the Stage  

Her interest was captured early. “It all started with a one-week summer camp I attended when I was 10 years old,” says Samantha Sedran, Grade 12 student at Bayview Glen School (BVG). “From the very first design session, I knew I wanted to pursue competitive robotics.”  And she has been on a mission ever since,… Read more: Girls in Science: BVG Student on a Mission to Inspire 

When L. Doreen Hopkins began teaching young children in her home in the early 1960’s, little could she have imagined that the seed she planted is still growing — more than six decades later.  On February 4, 2023, Hopkins’ bold vision and enduring legacy will be remembered as part of Founder’s Day when Bayview Glen… Read more: Legacy of Learning: Founder’s Day 2023  

The threads of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) are woven through every grade at Bayview Glen School (BVG), inside and outside the classroom, starting in Junior Kindergarten.  Focused five-year-olds, hunched over laptops in the Lower School Library is a common sight.  It’s part of STEM Learning class, foundational to 21st century learning skills… Read more: <strong>Full STEAM Ahead: Shaping 21^st Century Learners at BVG</strong>

Halima Mubaligh, Program Manager of Better Beginnings Now with Leah Kanary, Lower School teacher and BVG lead coordinator of the annual community outreach campaign. “The impact is great. There is no other word to explain it.”  Halima Mubaligh sums up Bayview Glen School’s annual effort to support children, parents and families in need in a… Read more: <strong>Helping Hands Unite: BVG Community Gives for 20^th Year</strong> 

The opportunity was unique on multiple fronts for members of the Model United Nations (UN) Club at Bayview Glen School (BVG). “The club has traditionally gone on one big trip per year (usually Montreal) while attending smaller events in Toronto,” says Tom Osborne, one of two staff advisors to the club. “This year, we wanted… Read more: A Window on the World: Model United Nations Club Travels to New York

Their Unit on government has already included field trip visits to City Hall and Queen’s Park, prior to the holidays. In mid-January, Grade 5 students at Bayview Glen School (BVG) had their learning further deepened by a guest speaker.  “I always find it interesting because you always get a new question, something that you haven’t… Read more: Political Perspectives: Federal MP Visits Lower School Students 

The sounds of music — holiday-style — filled the J.T.M Guest Theatre at Bayview Glen School (BVG) once again this month, for a trio of memorable shows.  Performances by musicians and singers in the Lower School, Prep School and Upper School made a triumphant return — after a three-year forced absence.  “For myself, concerts and… Read more: Hitting all the Right Notes

Grace and her sister Madelyn, Grade 8 student at BVG display the school supplies collected from various sources. Inspiration can come from anywhere at any time.  When it makes a meaningful, lasting difference, it can become a gift that keeps giving.  Just ask the Cunha family.  “Our journey started with one single, broken pencil,” says… Read more: Year-Round Giving: A Family and School Community Inspired to Impact 

Lower School – Watch Here Prep School – Watch Here Upper School – Watch Here

ConnecTech Team in action! The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program at Bayview Glen (BVG) is on the cusp of making history!  “It is so amazing to see a large group of students engaged and inspired to explore, discover, design and problem solve at such a high level,” says James Lee, Head of School.… Read more: History in the Making: BVG Robotics Teams earn Provincials Berth

The joy and anticipation of the upcoming holiday season was on full display this evening during the Bayview Glen Upper School Holiday Concert! If you were able to attend, we hope you enjoyed our talented musicians and singers, as well as the behind-the-scenes efforts of our students, faculty and staff. This annual celebration is always… Read more: Annual Fund 2022 – Thank You!

There was plenty on the line as she navigated the winding terrain over six kilometres at the 2022 Canadian Cross Country Championships in Ottawa in late November.  Still, Muriel Lovshin, a Grade11 student at Bayview Glen took it all in stride.  “My mindset for this race was to give it my all and race every… Read more: Reaching New Heights: Bayview Glen Student sets sights on The Worlds 

Their paths were distinctly different following high school and none of them was a straight line to their current roles. Those were among the perspectives shared by three Bayview Glen (BVG) alumni invited to speak at the second Career Breakfast of the school year.  The commonality? The impact of their BVG experience on their life… Read more: Pathways to Professional Life: Career Breakfast Spotlights Media 

We are overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who participated in Giving Tuesday at Bayview Glen! Your gift will further enhance the world-class education we provide. From all of our students and staff, THANK YOU for making an impact!

On the final two days of Bullying Awareness and Prevention Weeks at Bayview Glen, students and staff across much of the school welcomed a guest speaker with an informed lens on the subject. “To be generous, to be a good teammate, a good friend, to get people to follow you, you have to first invest… Read more: Storyteller and Sports Broadcaster Addresses Bullying