The Future of Queen Margaret’s School
Story appeared in the 2015 issue of QMS Connections Magazine.
BY LEANNE SCHULTZ, OPERATIONS & HR MANAGER
The Campus Master Plan showcases a strong vision for the future of the QMS campus.
One key area of focus in the QMS Strategic Plan is to build the future of the school. The Campus Master Plan, created in 2012, guides our campus and facilities development, embracing a learning environment that provides enriched educational experiences. This plan provides an overall physical framework for cam-pus growth, evolution and renewal. Designed in four distinct phases, the plan is a sequential, yet flexible out-line for growth, shaped by academic program needs, equestrian program needs, residential program needs and environmental sustainability.
With the completion of the Learning Centre in 2014 and the expansion of our playing field that same year, Phase One of the Campus Master Plan is now complete. We now turn our efforts to our second phase and invite the QMS Community to share our vision.
After the second phase of the TLC is complete, with new music and art classrooms, four new residence towers (in the background) will replace Geoghegan and Denny Halls, providing comfortable, modern accommodations and gathering spaces for our boarding students and Residence Staff. A new Fine Arts Hall will anchor the heart of the campus.
Founders’ Hall will be upgraded to provide a state-of-the art fitness facility for students and staff, and training opportunities for our student athletes.
Equestrian Centre Upgrades
Queen Margaret’s School enjoys a well-earned reputation as Canada’s leading equestrian boarding school.
Our goal is to become internationally recognized for an equestrian program that is accessible and inspirational to riders of all levels. To achieve that goal, it is essential that necessary upgrades to the Shirley Burr Equestrian Centre take place.
Each year brings an increasing number of students interested in riding at QMS, from beginners to competitive riders. To continue to effectively balance the needs of novice riders with high performance equestrian training, and to allow each and every QMS student the opportunity to learn to ride a horse, a more efficient layout of our Equestrian Centre with upgraded facilities is required.