Children Around the World

Written by: Whitney Miller Whitney Miller is in Grade 12 and her role at Leap Camp this past summer was as a volunteer, helping out in one of the classes. She discovered Leap through her involvement with the Leacock Foundation and her previous volunteering at Rose Avenue’s Reading Buddies program and Saturday Club. “Children Around […]

My Experience at Get Ahead by Lara Snucins

Lara Snucins travelled to the Get Ahead Project (QGAP) school in Queenstown in 2006, along with 8 other students and 3 teachers from Branksome Hall. She graduated from Queen’s University in 2011 before going on to complete her Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto. She is currently employed as a teacher, and considers […]

My March Break at QGAP- A Reflection from Lauren Bradeen

Lauren Bradeen traveled to South Africa with 11 girls and 3 teachers from Branksome Hall in 2008. The Queenstown Get Ahead Project School was a remarkable experience for her.  She graduated from The University of Western Ontario in 2013 and is now working in marketing at Scotiabank.  In 2008, 14 of us traveled to South Africa where we […]