Boarding schools in Ontario

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Chapters: Upper Canada College, Appleby College, Ashbury College, Ridley College, Grenville Christian College, Columbia International College, Bishop Strachan School, Lakefield College School, Trinity College School, Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute, Havergal College, Trafalgar Castle School, Bronte College of Canada. Excerpt: Upper Canada College (UCC), located in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an independent elementary and secondary school for boys between Senior Kindergarten and Grade Twelve, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The secondary school segment is divided into ten houses; eight are for day students and the remaining two exclusively for boarders. The college also owns and operates a campus in Norval, Ontario, for outdoor education. Founded in 1829 by Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Sir John Colborne, UCC is the oldest independent school in the province of Ontario, the third oldest in the country, and is described as one of Canada's most prestigious preparatory schools, having many of Canada's most powerful and wealthy as graduates. Modelled on the British public schools, throughout the first part of its history the college both influenced and was influenced by government and maintained a reputation as a Tory bastion from its founding. However, UCC is today fully independent and the student and faculty populations are diverse in terms of cultural and economic backgrounds. A link to Canada's royal family is maintained through Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is the college's Official Visitor and a member of the Board of Governors. Sir John Colborne, founder of Upper Canada CollegeFounded in 1829 by Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Major-General Sir John Colborne (later the Lord Seaton) in the hopes that it would serve as a "feeder school" to the newly established King's College (later the University of Toronto), UCC was modelled on the great independent schools of Britain, most notably Eton College. The school began teaching in the original Royal Grammar School; however, within a year it was established on its own campus, known as Russell Square, at the corner of King and Simcoe Streets, to which Colborne brought Cambridge and Oxford educated men from the United Kingdom, attracting them with high salaries. Still, despite ever increasing e