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Trinity College School
Corporate body · 1865-

Trinity College School was founded in Weston, Ontario. It officially opened in the home of William A. Johnson, the School's founder, on May 1, 1865. There were nine students and faculty. The school grew, and in three years' time larger quarters were needed.
The leading citizens of Port Hope, anxious to have the School located in their town, offered to pay three years' rent on premises suitable for a school. The offer was accepted and Trinity College School opened in Port Hope in September 1868.
During the next thirty years, under the direction of Headmaster Charles Bethune, Trinity College School grew from the motley collection of wooden sheds and buildings which existed initially at the site in Port Hope into a prosperous, thriving academic community.
On a wintry night in 1895 an explosion of a coal oil lamp in one of the master's rooms started a fire which destroyed almost the entire School. No one was hurt and the School was rebuilt in only eight months.
A second disastrous fire occurred in 1928. Again, virtually all of the School was destroyed. But rebuilding the School was not an easy task this time. Although TCS had received promises of funds to help with the reconstruction from the Old Boy community, on the heels of the fire came the Great Depression and many Old Boys had to withdraw their promises.
In 1933, Trinity College School's newly appointed headmaster, Philip Ketchum, found himself in charge of an institution on the brink of bankruptcy. He spent the first few years of his tenure trying to raise funds to pay off a very onerous mortgage. But, through the generosity of a handful of Old Boys, the debt was finally retired.
Throughout the mid-century period, the School experienced tremendous growth in both admissions and facilities under the leadership of Headmaster Ketchum and Junior School principal Charles Tottenham.
Due to the declining enrollment of younger students, the Junior School was closed in 1981 and Charles Tottenham retired. In 1991 The School became co-educational, enrolling its first female students. The Junior School would re-open in 1999 under the leadership of Junior School Head Barbara Piccini.
Today, Trinity College School prepares both boarding and day students for post-secondary education at universities around the world.

Corporate body · 1915-

In 1915 a Junior School at Trinity College School was established for boys under 15, with 16 students. Although they had a separate classroom, dormitories and table at meals, they were housed in the main school building along with the older boys.

A new Junior School building with facilities for 78 boys aged seven to 14 was opened in 1924. It was built as a memorial to those Old Boys who gave their lives during WWI. Howard Boulden was named the master in charge of the Junior School (today known as Boulden House).

Mr. Charles Tottenham was appointed head of the Junior School in 1941, a post he held for the next 40 years. Due to the declining enrolment of younger students, the Junior School was closed in 1981 and Charles Tottenham retired.

The Junior School re-opened in Boulden House in 1999 under the direction of Barbara Piccini. Barbara Piccini served as Head of the Juinor School until retiring in 2018. Jennifer Wyatt succeeds Ms. Piccini as Head of the Junior School.

TCS Parents' Guild
Corporate body · 1902-

The TCS Parents' Guild was founded as The Ladies' Guild in 1902. Comprised of mothers of TCS students, the organization's original mandate was “to complete the chapel and other interests of the School.” Today, the TCS Parents' Guild "enriches the lives of TCS students by providing special touches which enhance their physical, social and general well-being." Since 1993 the Guild has organized the annual Bear Fair.

Corporate body · 1865-

The Board of Governors is one of the main governing bodies of Trinity College School. The contemporary role of the board of governors is to act as a steward of the mission of the Corporation of Trinity College School and to be responsible for overseeing the School’s strategic direction in this regard. The board of governors is the primary policy-making body for the School.

Corporate body · [ca. 1895]-[ca. 1990].

Founded circa 1895, the Old Boys' Association was an organization of Trinity College School alumni. Today, the organization is known as the Trinity College School Alumni Association.