The Study
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Westmount, Quebec Canada |
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| School type | All girls primary and secondary |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Founder | Margaret Gascoigne |
| Headmistress | Nancy Lewis Sweer |
| Grades | Kindergarten – Grade 11 |
| Enrollment | 365 (2016–2017) |
| Language | English and French (also Mandarin and Spanish) |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Green, Yellow & White |
| Mascot | Boomer |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/TheStudyMontreal |
The Study is a leading Canadian private education all-girls school in Westmount, Quebec. Girls can attend from Kindergarten through to grade 11. The school was founded in 1915 by a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne. As of 2016[update], The Study offers a bilingual mother tongue education to 365 students from Kindergarten to grade 11. Certificate of Eligibility for English instruction is not required (K- grade 11) as The Study no longer receives government subsidies. The Study’s mission statement is: “We guide each Study girl towards reaching her fullest potential by fostering fine scholarship, instilling the love of learning, and developing well-rounded leadership qualities in a global-minded, diverse environment where both the individual and the community are valued.”
Students are divided into four houses: Mu Gamma (blue), Kappa Rho (green), Beta Lambda (white), Delta Beta (yellow).
The Study offers both Mandarin and Spanish as a third language, starting in grade 5.
Visit our 2016 Open House, Wednesday, October 5 8:30 - 10:00am and 5 - 8:30pm.
In 1915 a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne opened a school for six students in the study of her home. In 1960 The Study moved to its present location in Westmount, one of Montreal’s prime residential neighborhoods. In addition to its founder, seven women have led The Study: Margaret Gascoigne (1915–1934), Mary Harvey (1934–1952), Katharine Lamont (1952–1970), Jean Scott (1970-1982), Eve Marshall (1982–1997), Mary Liistro Hebert (1997–2003), Elizabeth Falco (2003–2010), Mary Liistro Hebert (2010-2011), and Nancy Lewis Sweer (2011 – present).
McGill Queen's University Press published in 2015 No Ordinary School; The Study 1915-2015 a 168-page hard cover commemorative 100th anniversary book about The Study School.
The Study is divided into two "schools": elementary school (K – grade 6) and senior school (grade 7 – grade 11).
The school has approximately 365 students total. Each grade is divided into two classes.
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