Current Projects
Middle School Expansion - In Progress
The construction of the Middle School expansion has begun!
Goal: $5 million
Timeline: June 2024 - January 2026
Features:
- Relocation of the art room to a brighter and more inspiring space
- Creation of flexible learning commons
- Enhanced counselling facilities
- State-of-the-art learning resource centre
- A dedicated space for robotics, design technology, engineering, and computer science programs
Boarding House Renovations - In Progress
Goal: $10 million
Timeline: June 2023 - ongoing
Progress:
- House foyers - complete
- Houseparent offices - complete
- Common rooms - complete
- Winslow House - 20 rooms - completed by September 2024
- Barnacle House - in progress
- Harvey/Symons House
- Bolton/Timmis House
The initial phase of SMUS’ boarding house refurbishment kicked off at the beginning of summer 2023. As a pilot initiative, the Barnacle/Winslow common room and four rooms in Barnacle House underwent renovations to guide the planning of changes for the remaining rooms and houses. This marks the inaugural phase of a comprehensive boarding house renovation project spanning the next few years, with an allocated budget of approximately $10 million. The transformative upgrades encompass modernizing the bedroom furniture, enhancing private washrooms, introducing a new furnished social space, implementing energy-efficient lighting and heating, and revitalizing the common rooms, foyers, and entrances.
This first phase of the boarding house renovation was made possible by an extraordinary $2 million donation from an anonymous donor. This generous contribution aims to elevate the living and studying experience for students in their home-away-from-home. We are tremendously grateful to all the donors who have already contributed to this project.
Completed Project
Junior School Annex
The Junior School Annex, the first capital project in the Campus Masterplan, was completed at the end of summer 2023, in time to welcome students for the 2023-24 school year. This expansion and much needed additional space provides new classrooms and new opportunities for modern teaching and learning. To learn more about the Annex project, please visit the Annex webpage.
Thank you to all our donors and families who have supported the Junior School Annex Project.
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Floreat Strategic Plan
Learn more about the vision for our school.
Campus Master Plan
Discover more about our plans for the Richmond Road campus.
Why ‘Journey for Life’?
Throughout the history of St. Michaels University School, from our two founding schools, one clear principle stands out – that the school offers outstanding preparation for life.
The word ‘life’ is intentional. It is essential to the fabric of the school that students learn the skills they need to follow their life’s path, rise to challenges and become leaders in adversity. As a school and as a community, we forge relationships in Values of Respect, Honesty, Courage and Service that we pass onto each new generation. These Values alongside our Mission and Vision serve each student on their personal journey. This begins while they are at the school and continues toward graduation when they become alumni, and then long into the future.
The journey of our school is reflected in our shared experiences of this mission. We look back on more than a century of progress and thank those who came before us; those who through their dedication and philanthropic generosity made a lasting impact on the life of the school and everyone who came after. We make a commitment that when we are given the same opportunity that we continue the journey by building upon their legacy and providing for the next generation.
The world is ever changing but our journeys for life come together as a school community on a shared path as we all aspire to the school’s Vision: to Learn, to Lead and to Serve.