The Study is an English-language private education all-girls school in Westmount, Quebec. The school was founded in 1915 by a young Englishwoman named Margaret Gascoigne. The Study offers a bilingual mother tongue education to 386 students from Kindergarten to grade 11. As of 2016, a certificate of eligibility for English instruction is no longer required for any grade as The Study does not receive government subsidies. 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.

History

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, eight 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 – 2020) and Kim McInnes (2020–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.

School organization

The Study is divided into two "schools": elementary school (K – grade 6) and senior school (grade 7 – grade 11). The school has approximately 385 students total. Each grade is divided into two classes.

Notable alumnae and faculty

Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard (; french: Eugénie Bouchard, ; born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian tennis player. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the final of a Grand Slam t ...

, class of 2011, was the first Canadian ever to win a match in a Grand Slam tournament in singles after her win at Wimbledon as a junior. In 2013, Eugenie won against the 12th seed Ana Ivanovic in two sets at Wimbledon, in 2016 she represented Canada in the Olympics held in Rio. * Patricia Claxton class of 1947, is a Canadian translator, primarily of Quebec literature. *

Marian Dale Scott Marian Mildred Dale Scott (; 1906–1993) was a Canadian painter. Life She was born Marian Mildred Dale in Montreal on 26 June 1906.https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marian-mildred-dale-scott She showed talent at an early age: he ...

, painter *

Joan Dougherty Joan Dougherty (2 March 1927 – 18 December 2020) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, to Edward Mason, a physician, and Loretta O'Reilly, Dougherty studied at The Study, a private girls' sch ...

, Liberal MNA *

Janina Fialkowska Janina Fialkowska, (born May 7, 1951) is a Canadian classical pianist. A specialist of the Classic and Romantic repertoires, for more than thirty years she has appeared regularly with professional orchestras around the world, often performing the ...

class of 1967, named a 2012 Governor General Performing Arts award winner. She received a 2012 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (Classical Music) in 2012. *

Phyllis Lambert Phyllis Barbara Lambert, (née Bronfman; born January 24, 1927) is a Canadian architect, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. Life Born in Montreal, Quebec, she studied at The Study, a premier independent school for girls, and wa ...

(Bronfman) class of 1944, founder of the

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, Member of the

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, Knight of the

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Marianne McKenna Marianne McKenna, OC, FRAIC, OAA, OAQ, AIA, RIBA (born September 25, 1950) is a Canadian architect and a founding partner of KPMB Architects, a Toronto-based practice established in 1987. She is an invested Officer of The Order of Canada "for her ...

, class of 1968, is a founding partner of the practice of

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. She is an invested Officer of the Order of Canada "for her contributions as an architect, designing structures that enrich the public realm". *

Andréanne Morin Andréanne Morin (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian rower and Olympian. Career Morin was an integral part of Canada's women's eights rowing team. She won medals at three world championships, a bronze medal at the 2003 World Rowing Championship ...

, class of 1998 and founding member of The Study's Sports Hall of Fame, silver medalist at the London 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the women’s 8 rowing team. Andréanne is a 3-time Olympian and 8-time National Team athlete. *

Caroline Rhea Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (; born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. She has performed numerous comedy specials, including t ...

, class of 1981, Canadian stand-up comedian and actress, known for her role as

Hilda Spellman Hildegarde Antoinette "Hilda" Spellman is a character featured in the Archie comic book ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. Hilda is a full witch (as opposed to half or fully mortal) who lives in the fictional town of Greendale (in the 1990s live-ac ...

on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and for replacing Rosie O'Donnell as the hostess of her syndicated talk show, renamed

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. * Ethel Seath, was an art teacher at The Study from 1917 to 1962. Seath was a founding member of the Beaver Hall Group and was also a member of the Canadian Group of Painters. Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

References

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