SMLS Health & Safety Plan and COVID-19 Updates for 2020-2021
SMLS welcomes all of our students back to school for the 2020-2021 school year. Our highest priority remains the health and safety of our girls and our school community. In September 2020, all girls from Preschool to SS12 returned to school five days a week to enjoy a robust academic and co-curricular program, while maintaining physical distancing and cohorting. A number of new safety protocols and routines have been developed.
Update: SMLS students return to school on Monday, February 8, 2021.
Update: SMLS students return to school on Monday, February 8, 2021.
Blog
How Mentoring Is Central To The Joy Of Discovery
When you’ve been educating young women for over 125 years, you look back on history with some degree of awe. This is especially true when reviewing our alumnae records and seeing how very many remarkable and empowered women have emerged from SMLS.
Our alumnae are highly-valued and treasured members of our community. Read more...
About Us
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Academic Excellence
Our academic program utilizes the highest standard of proven best practices and innovative approaches. We identify each girl’s academic strengths and challenges, so that we can support her in achieving success and confidence in her own abilities. -
Whole-Girl Development
We focus on the social, emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing of every girl from Preschool to Grade 12. We understand developmental stages of girls and work with each girl to ensure she is known, supported, and challenged to be her best self. -
Experts in Girls' Learning
Our faculty members are experts in their fields, with extensive experience in teaching and learning designed for girls. They get to know each girl and form a personalized connection to help her thrive in her education at SMLS and beyond. -
Real World Learning
Our program integrates academic studies with relevant career and life experiences, allowing students to gain a deeper personal understanding of the world around them and to develop as global citizens and leaders. -
Real World Results
With admittance to their first choice of post-secondary institutions, our grads are poised tobecome women who will challenge and change the world in their own, unique way. Our goal is not only to prepare girls for post-secondary education, but to provide them with the courage and skill to pursue their individual passions.
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All-girls Robotics Team in Canada -
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News
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SMLS Remembrance Day Chapel - Lest We Forget
SMLS students, families, faculty and staff participated in a virtual Remembrance Day Chapel on November 11, sharing stories, poems, art and music, as we remembered the brave men and women who have fought for the freedom we enjoy today. SMLS was also represented with a wreath at the Oakville cenotaph, for our local community service. Lest we forget.Read More
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Millie Alumna Natalie Jenner '87 Tops Best Seller Lists
Congratulations to SMLS alumna Natalie Jenner '87 on the incredible success of her first novel. We are thrilled to see The Jane Austen Society on Canadian and U.S.A. best seller lists! #shesamillie #greatreadRead More
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Excited to Welcome New Students and Families
SMLS is delighted to welcome new students and families who are joining our school community for 2020-2021. Our Admissions Team created fun, personalized packages for girls and families, which they delivered to doorsteps. We look forward to virtual visits with new students in the afternoon on June 16, and our Virtual New Parent Reception in the evening!Read More -
Faculty & Staff Pay Tribute to Graduating Class of 2020
June 11, 2020 - In a Grad Breakfast tribute to the Class of 2020, teachers shared their special memories of graduating students and congratulated all of our graduates on their exceptional accomplishments.Read More -
Graduates Address Class of 2020
Thank you to our three graduating students, Ariana, Jodie and Frances, who spoke at the Virtual Graduation Event on June 11. Their words were thoughtful, inspiring and sincere. Well done, Grads!Read More
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Discover how your daughter will benefit from SMLS's superior academic program, our attention to each girl's social, emotional and physical wellbeing, and student leadership development - all designed for girls.
St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School
1080 Linbrook Road, Oakville, ON L6J 2L1
T: 905-845-2386 | F: 905-845-4799
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"SMLS prepares students to succeed in their post-secondary experiences and life beyond the pillars, through academic challenges such as AP courses, support such as extra help lessons and, most importantly, talented and dedicated teachers and the peers who surround you. I feel excited for what the future holds.”
Melanie Peck '18, former Head Girl