The Hart House Mentorship Program began as a pilot in 2016 to match graduate students and mature, part-time undergraduates with mentors who could help them define and pursue their goals, and bridge the gap between life inside and outside the University.(Photo: Student mentee Breanna and her Hart House mentor Elenna.)More
Ashleigh Powell is manager of Sharing Dance, a partnership between Hart House and Canada's National Ballet School to acknowledge the 150th anniversary of Confederation. In part, Ashleigh credits her co-curricular interests with leading her to a full and meaningful career in dance. But Hart House is where she learned the difference between choreographing for dance and choreographing for theatre. More
Research and Community
Michelle Brownrigg, Hart House's Senior Director of Co-Curricular Education and Chief Program Officer has been helping improve the mental and physical health of young Canadians for two decades. As the 2017 recipient of the Ronald G. Calhoun Science Ambassador Award from Partners in Research, Michelle was honoured for her lifelong commitment to research partnerships that help students live healthier lives. More
High School Finance
This spring, high school students from Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton School participated in "Money Matters." This is an innovative course designed and delivered by the Hart House Finance Committee and the Centre for Community Partnerships at the University of Toronto to provide high school students with an introduction to financial literacy. More
A Student Story
Laura Siracusa
A spring 2017 graduate from Trinity College, Laura Siracusa has already developed an impressive resume of work in social activism and community-building. Laura was also instrumental in the organization of the first-ever Hart House Global Commons, an international, real-time dialogue about pressing international issues involving students in three countries. More
A Hart House Memory
Alumnus, Michael Kaplan remembers how his time spent at Hart House helped him discover what he wanted to do with his life.
"One of my favourite places in the world was on the big red leather chairs in front of the [Hart House] library fireplace. I was on the Caledon Farm Committee for a couple of years and I had the great honour of being in two plays with Bob Gill as director in the Hart House Theatre...Hart House was a major influence on [me] and I am glad to be able to help support it now."
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With its almost century-long history, Hart House has inspired special memories for generations of students, staff, faculty and others. If you have a special memory that you would like to share with Quarterly readers, contact Andrea Blackler at [email protected].
A Word from the Warden
It is no secret that a university education is an expensive pursuit, so the idea of "wasting" time may sound both unaffordable and even irresponsible to some. Yet we firmly believe that it is those very students who are under the most pressure to succeed academically who often stand to benefit most from setting aside time in their busy schedules to explore and experience new ideas, new activities, and new communities of interest.
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For more information on ways you can support Hart House, or to arrange a tour, please contact Peter Wambera, Senior Development Officer, at 416.946.3993 or [email protected].
