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Ashbury College has plenty to celebrate during this year’s Homecoming Weekend Sept. 23-26, including the school’s 125th anniversary and the release of a new book about the Ottawa landmark’s founder.
G.P. Woollcombe created the independent school in 1891 across from Parliament Hill. At the time, Ashbury was a one-classroom school for just 17 boys, but has since grown into an internationally recognized institution, said the founder’s grandson, Stephen Woollcombe, a Class of 1957 alumnus.
His new book about those formative years, The Life and Times of George Penrose Woollcombe: Educator, will be officially launched during the weekend celebration.
After its initial years of growth, in 1910 Ashbury College moved to its current 13-acre campus in Rockcliffe Park, and has since evolved into a leading centre for personalized coed study with 700 students from 60 countries.
“The school grew in character and expanded and has become one of Canada’s top international schools,” said Stephen Woollcombe, a career diplomat whose daughter Dharini also attended Ashbury.
Woollcombe said the school’s beginnings came during “the heyday of the British Empire” when his grandfather moved to Canada as part of the “opening up of the country.”
“I think he would be thrilled that the school has grown and changed greatly – in the ’80s it became coed and grew in numbers and facilities and so on. Ashbury is about far more than just academics today.”
The one-time all-boys’ school today has a near 50-50 gender split and is the province’s oldest International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.
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Ashbury teaches day students from Grades 4 to 8, and has both day and boarding students from Grades 9 to 12 in classes that average 17 students.
Senior Ashbury students Karina Wang and Scott Graham are both School Captains and will be part of Ashbury’s 125th graduation class of 2017. They agree the school’s atmosphere and programming make for a well-rounded education.
“One of the most unique parts about Ashbury is the dynamic in each classroom – students are motivated and driven, and that really shows in different projects and group work,” said Wang, who at 16, is a Grade 12 IB Diploma student in her sixth year at Ashbury.
“Everybody wants to achieve great things. We have great facilities, which also contributes to collaborative leaning and keeps everybody involved at the school.”
Wang encourages prospective students to attend an upcoming admissions session (Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.) to see what the school has to offer.
“The student body is very involved, whether it’s in sports or in clubs, and it really shows,” she said, adding that being a student has given her access to trips and educational experiences she would not have received elsewhere.
Graham noted the diversity of the student body gives students a greater perspective.
“With the number of boarding students and international students we have here, it really makes for a unique culture,” said Graham, a former Vancouver resident now in his fourth year at Ashbury.
“There’s an opportunity to meet new and diverse people, and there are so many opportunities that the school provides such as clubs and sports teams,” he said.
Both student representatives said the school’s rich traditions and code of conduct for students promote good citizenship and make for a well-rounded education.
“Those core values are still there today,” said Graham.
Norman Southward, Ashbury’s Head of School, is the man charged with continuing the school’s growth and tradition.
“For 15 years, there has been significant facility development,” said Southward. “Our current direction focuses on the ever-important development of our culture of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, and ensuring those high standards are ever-present.
“The experience doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Students are fully engaged in a variety of activities that are linked to the school and right into summer experiential programs. And for some of our international boarding students, this is their foothold into Canada.”
Southward said Ashbury College is also a vibrant part of the National Capital Region. “We continue to work with partners in the community to continue to strengthen the student experience, and we are expanding access to an Ashbury education through a more enhanced financial assistance program.”
Southward said access to that program is a priority area for the school, with more than $500,000 in financial aid offered to students annually.
Ashbury’s Homecoming Weekend includes a number of events, including an alumni art show, a welcome barbecue, the launch of Woollcombe’s book, an anniversary dinner and activities on campus including a football game and musical parade featuring the Governor General’s Foot Guards. The school’s campus will play host to alumni and families from around the world on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Ashbury College is located at 362 Mariposa Ave. in the heart of Rockcliffe Park. For more on the school’s history and to view the full Homecoming Weekend calendar of events, please visit ashbury125.ca
Ashbury’s Timeline:
1891 – Mr. Woollcombe’s School, founded by George Penrose Woollcombe, opens on Sept. 16
1894 – School moves to larger quarters at 186 Wellington St.; renamed Ashbury House School
1900 – School moves to 70 Argyle Ave.; renamed Ashbury College
1910 – Ashbury College moves to present location in Rockcliffe Park
1940 – Ashbury offers refuge to 55 boys from Abinger Hill in England, who were evacuated to spend the war years in Canada
1982 – Girls enrolled for the first time in the senior school
2004 – A new dining room, a double gymnasium and four new classrooms open
2015 – Ashbury marks 40 years as an IB World School
2016 – Ashbury College celebrates its 125th anniversary
Ashbury College Admissions Information Session:
October 19, 7 p.m.
362 Mariposa Ave.
ashbury.ca/infosession
For more information on the 125th anniversary of Ashbury College, visit ashbury125.ca
This story was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Ashbury College.
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G.P. Woollcombe created the independent school in 1891 across from Parliament Hill. At the time, Ashbury was a one-classroom school for just 17 boys, but has since grown into an internationally recognized institution, said the founder’s grandson, Stephen Woollcombe, a Class of 1957 alumnus.
His new book about those formative years, The Life and Times of George Penrose Woollcombe: Educator, will be officially launched during the weekend celebration.
After its initial years of growth, in 1910 Ashbury College moved to its current 13-acre campus in Rockcliffe Park, and has since evolved into a leading centre for personalized coed study with 700 students from 60 countries.
“The school grew in character and expanded and has become one of Canada’s top international schools,” said Stephen Woollcombe, a career diplomat whose daughter Dharini also attended Ashbury.
Woollcombe said the school’s beginnings came during “the heyday of the British Empire” when his grandfather moved to Canada as part of the “opening up of the country.”
“I think he would be thrilled that the school has grown and changed greatly – in the ’80s it became coed and grew in numbers and facilities and so on. Ashbury is about far more than just academics today.”
The one-time all-boys’ school today has a near 50-50 gender split and is the province’s oldest International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment
Ashbury teaches day students from Grades 4 to 8, and has both day and boarding students from Grades 9 to 12 in classes that average 17 students.
Senior Ashbury students Karina Wang and Scott Graham are both School Captains and will be part of Ashbury’s 125th graduation class of 2017. They agree the school’s atmosphere and programming make for a well-rounded education.
“One of the most unique parts about Ashbury is the dynamic in each classroom – students are motivated and driven, and that really shows in different projects and group work,” said Wang, who at 16, is a Grade 12 IB Diploma student in her sixth year at Ashbury.
“Everybody wants to achieve great things. We have great facilities, which also contributes to collaborative leaning and keeps everybody involved at the school.”
Wang encourages prospective students to attend an upcoming admissions session (Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.) to see what the school has to offer.
“The student body is very involved, whether it’s in sports or in clubs, and it really shows,” she said, adding that being a student has given her access to trips and educational experiences she would not have received elsewhere.
Graham noted the diversity of the student body gives students a greater perspective.
“With the number of boarding students and international students we have here, it really makes for a unique culture,” said Graham, a former Vancouver resident now in his fourth year at Ashbury.
“There’s an opportunity to meet new and diverse people, and there are so many opportunities that the school provides such as clubs and sports teams,” he said.
Both student representatives said the school’s rich traditions and code of conduct for students promote good citizenship and make for a well-rounded education.
“Those core values are still there today,” said Graham.
Norman Southward, Ashbury’s Head of School, is the man charged with continuing the school’s growth and tradition.
“For 15 years, there has been significant facility development,” said Southward. “Our current direction focuses on the ever-important development of our culture of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, and ensuring those high standards are ever-present.
“The experience doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Students are fully engaged in a variety of activities that are linked to the school and right into summer experiential programs. And for some of our international boarding students, this is their foothold into Canada.”
Southward said Ashbury College is also a vibrant part of the National Capital Region. “We continue to work with partners in the community to continue to strengthen the student experience, and we are expanding access to an Ashbury education through a more enhanced financial assistance program.”
Southward said access to that program is a priority area for the school, with more than $500,000 in financial aid offered to students annually.
Ashbury’s Homecoming Weekend includes a number of events, including an alumni art show, a welcome barbecue, the launch of Woollcombe’s book, an anniversary dinner and activities on campus including a football game and musical parade featuring the Governor General’s Foot Guards. The school’s campus will play host to alumni and families from around the world on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Ashbury College is located at 362 Mariposa Ave. in the heart of Rockcliffe Park. For more on the school’s history and to view the full Homecoming Weekend calendar of events, please visit ashbury125.ca
Ashbury’s Timeline:
1891 – Mr. Woollcombe’s School, founded by George Penrose Woollcombe, opens on Sept. 16
1894 – School moves to larger quarters at 186 Wellington St.; renamed Ashbury House School
1900 – School moves to 70 Argyle Ave.; renamed Ashbury College
1910 – Ashbury College moves to present location in Rockcliffe Park
1940 – Ashbury offers refuge to 55 boys from Abinger Hill in England, who were evacuated to spend the war years in Canada
1982 – Girls enrolled for the first time in the senior school
2004 – A new dining room, a double gymnasium and four new classrooms open
2015 – Ashbury marks 40 years as an IB World School
2016 – Ashbury College celebrates its 125th anniversary
Ashbury College Admissions Information Session:
October 19, 7 p.m.
362 Mariposa Ave.
ashbury.ca/infosession
For more information on the 125th anniversary of Ashbury College, visit ashbury125.ca
This story was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Ashbury College.
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