Inspired Girls. Empowered Women.

From the moment a student enters St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School, a leading independent school for girls in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, she begins a journey of discovery to emerge empowered to challenge and transform the world.
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Experience Our School

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  • Join Us for a Fall Open House

    At the heart of every great neighbourhood, there's a great school, and we would love for you to come visit us. We are school for girls with a rich history, a strong sense of community and a beautiful campus that spans 10 acres in beautiful Olde Town Oakville.

    At our upcoming Open Houses, families will meet our impressive students and hear firsthand how meaningful an SMLS education can be. Our Millies are excited to tell you all about the advantages of a girls’ school education, our countless opportunities, and the many ways we cultivate and nurture a positive, supportive community for our students.

    Come see for yourself!
    • October 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 am
    • October 29 from 9:00 to 11:00 am
    • November 2 from 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
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  • We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

    The SMLS community recently gathered together for our annual Founders Day celebration - an opportunity look-back, acknowledge our past and honour our 133-year history. It was a thrill to welcome back alumnae, to acknowledge our Legacy Families, and to join together as a whole school for a look-back at our remarkable history. 

    SMLS is a place where empowered women emerge and a good part of that is because of our forward-thinking, trailblazing founders, Sister Emily Ayckbowm and Miss Ruth Lightbourn. These two women had visions of a future for girls that was better than what existed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They both had a commitment to progressive and innovative education, social justice and a concern for society, all of which remain hallmarks of an SMLS education today. 

    Today’s Millies enjoy incredible opportunities - workplace experience in a range of industries, global citizenship experiences, leadership development and so much more. These opportunities exist because of the strong women in our history who have, over time, challenged world views, fought for education and for equal rights, and persevered in the face of adversity.

    It is a privilege to celebrate Founders Day - a day to recognize and give thanks to the women who came before us and to celebrate the opportunities we can create for empowered women to keep challenging and transforming the world.

    We extend a very warm thank you to everyone who joined us for this very special occasion!
  • Impact of Giving

    SMLS's 2024 Impact of Giving report is out now! We invite you to read through and see all of the great ways our donors are supporting SMLS's ambitious vision to see more women empowered to challenge and transform the world. 

    Giving plays a very special role at SMLS. Our supporters' gifts make our unique learning environment designed for girls possible. Each day, our students benefit from our community's generosity.  
     
    Within this report are examples of how philanthropic support of SMLS fuels the work we set out to achieve every day on behalf of our Millies. We hope you enjoy reading how gifts are enhancing the educational experience for our Millies, empowering girls and young women, and helping to create a better, more equitable future.
     
    The world needs more empowered women. You make that happen with your support of SMLS. 

    View the 2024 Impact of Giving report here. 
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  • Miss Sagert’s Grade 5-6 Class, Miss Lightbourn’s School 1964

    Century Celebration

    A group of passionate alumnae who attended Miss Lightbourn’s School in the 1960's has invited former students of Miss Lightbourn’s School, a pioneering school for girls, in Oakville, to attend a special 100th anniversary celebration and reunion that will take place at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School on Friday, April 19th at 4:00 pm.
     
    “As far as we know, this is the first reunion of alumnae who attended Miss Lightbourn’s School since the school was founded by Miss Ruth Lightbourn in 1923,” says Debbie Scott, a volunteer Class Representative for the Class of 1965. “We know it’s a moment in history to be celebrated, and have undertaken the challenge to find and contact as many alumnae as possible.”
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