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On the morning of May 18, we welcomed our parent volunteers to the school for our Volunteer Appreciation Event to express our gratitude.

Each year we invite our parent volunteers together to celebrate and honour all that they do for the school throughout the year. The generosity of our parent community results in hundreds of hours of support for fundraising events like Bid Night and the Tiger Party to providing support for their daughters in the classroom and on the field.

We are so thankful to all of our parent volunteers who dedicate time to support the school in so many different ways. As things have begun to open up it has been wonderful to reconnect with parents as they slowly have begun to return to coming into the school. Without you, we simply would not be able to do all that we do!

Our mission at York House is to inspire and enable students’ connection to the world. To help young women thrive now and into the future, we want to expose them to a world of possibilities. To do this, we strive to bring the world to the school and the students to the world in meaningful, relevant, and lively ways. The Career-Life Connections Program (CLC) at YHS is one hub for exploration and experimentation where young women can explore future pathways.

Thank you to Ita Kane-Wilson, Alumnae Relations and Annual Giving Manager, and Jaclyn Murray, the YHS Career-Life Connections and Capstone Coordinator, for coordinating the school’s first Virtual Career Fair for Grade 10 students. Thank you, also, to parents, alumnae, and community members who generously gave of their time, shared their own experiences, and brought careers to life for York House students.

Kara McDonald
Director of Learning

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On Friday, February 5, as a part of the Grade 10 Career-Life Connections Program and in collaboration with the Alumnae Office, YHS hosted its first virtual Career Fair. The purpose and focus of this event was to give students first-hand knowledge and information about careers in six different industries. These included: Business & Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Interior Design, and Medical & Health Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Film & TV, Law & the Music Industry. Students heard from alumnae and parents who are working in these fields and generously offered to explore with students a day in the life of their career.

The Career Fair took place during students’ Career-Life Connections 10 class where students participated in two 30-minute sessions and heard about two different industries of interest. Each online session had two guest speakers who presented to help provide either a complementary or contrasting perspective in a particular field/industry, with an opportunity at the end for students to ask questions.

Thank you to the following YHS Alumnae and Parents for making this event possible. Click on the links for bios:

Business & Entrepreneurship: Meghan Clarke ‘93 & Shauna (Lee-Young) Harper ‘92
Fashion & Interior Design: Julia Molnar ‘76 & Anna Dhillon ‘95
Medicine & Health Sciences: Dr. Erin Smith ‘06 & Dr. Alice Virani
Engineering & Technology: Yeva Yu ‘15 & Devon (Edwards) Leclair ‘10
Film & TV: Karen Tsang ‘07 & Aliza Vellani ‘09
Law (& music industry): Emily Laidlaw ‘95 & Shirin Foroutan ‘94

Students were excited from the outset to hear first-hand from leaders and change-makers in our community. There was a buzz in the hallways in response to the engaging and informative sessions. Our hope is that students felt energized and inspired and took away insights that may inform their decision-making of next steps and future possibilities.

Jaclyn Murray
Career-Life Connections & Capstone Coordinator