Category: Boarding

Kate Lane The Maple and Gillin students are eager to enjoy a four-day holiday: with everyone away for off campus adventures this weekend. Many have elected to attend our Ashbury-run trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls which will undoubtedly be a fabulous experience highlighting a number of well-known Canadian destinations. While many activities are planned,...

Brian StoroskoThere are some great photos attached of the many activities from last weekend and this week. Last weekend we had the boys making the Ottawa famous “Beavertails” along with some card games, watching Formula One racing, celebrating the October Birthdays, buying winter clothing, in classes and studying in the residences. Today we were all...

Ashbury appreciates the time and energy our volunteers dedicate to the school, especially with the many challenges we have experienced this year. Our annual volunteer awards recognize the significant contributions from members of our community, and our 2020–2021 award recipients are listed below.  The Jean Teron Award This award was founded in 2013 in honour of the dedicated and...

Mohammad Ghazi Last week, boarding students enjoyed some Halloween activities. On Thursday, boarders in all residences partook in a pumpkin carving competition. There was lots of excitement and competition between the wings and tremendous artistry. On Friday night, the student Boarding Council set up a spooky movie night in the theatre, complete with candy and...

Kate Lane The Gillin and Maple residents enjoyed evening “wing activities” – a chance to bond and get to know one another better. Our student-leaders did an excellent job initiating conversations about where everyone is from, family background, special passions and interests, and ideas for future careers and the types of lives everyone would like...

Eric Lavergne It’s another busy week in our Ashbury boarding community. Tonight, 25 boarders will burn some energy at a local trampoline park called Flying Squirrel. They offer Neon Lights on Friday nights. Look out for photos on our Instagram page. On Saturday morning, 20 boarders will go grocery shopping at T&T Asian Food Market....

Brian Storosko So much great involvement this week. We saw our boys in activities such as the Business and Investment Club that runs every Wednesday. Here the boys are learning about managing portfolios and investing in hot companies such as Tesla, Amazon, etc. We also have some photos from some of our students w2ho participated...

Brian Storosko Attached are some great photos of the boys in classes as well as in the kitchen participating in the pumpkin carving contest that was lead by Miss F. We are always encouraging the boys to come out of their rooms to join the many events that are offered. This week we loaded many...

Eva He Last Saturday, the boarding community went to the Tagwàgi autumn festival. It is a traditionnal indigenous gathering in autumn to celebrate the harvest season. The Tagwàgi autumn festival located at the Mādahòkì (to share land) Farm. There were many small businesses owned by the indigenous community selling a variety of things, from organic...