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• A Montreal Institution

  Trafalgar first opened its doors to students in September 1887, making it Montreal's oldest English private school for girls.  Effie Baker was the only student that day, but another arrived that evening, as did many more in the weeks and years to come. 
  
  The opening followed years of dedicated planning by several visionary Montreal leaders, beginning with Donald Ross. Ross acquired a property called the Trafalgar Estate, then generously made a bequest of it so that trustees could erect, establish and forever maintain a school for girls.
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  The sale of the Trafalgar property made it possible for the trustees to purchase Chalderton Lodge on Dr. Penfield Avenue, and open the school there. As Trafalgar’s stellar reputation grew and enrolment increased, several additions and expansions took place. 
  
  The building changed to serve the school’s evolving programs. First drawn up by the Principal of McGill, from the beginning the academic curriculum has been rigorous and progressive. The school’s own Principals have each made their own imprimatur on the school, as have the outstanding faculty they recruited, and of course the generations of Traf girls themselves!