Bayview Glen was founded in 1962 by L. Doreen Hopkins as a nursery school and day camp. The school initially was housed in a barn in the Don River Valley near Crescent School. The site now hosts Crestwood school. By 1964, Bayview Glen had expanded to include students from age two to Grade 1, and an adjoining property was acquired. By 1969, new buildings had been added and the school grew to include students through to Grade 6. In 1980, Hopkins died, and the L. Doreen Hopkins Foundation took control in overseeing the school. A permanent facility replaced the barn. Space for an upper school was leased from an engineering firm. In 1985, four teachers, and a grade 7 and 8 class opened the renovated office space. Through the rest of the decade, one grade per year was added. In 1989, the valley property was sold and the lower school moved to the Duncan Mill Campus. In 1991, The Doreen Hopkins Foundation was taken over by the Macmarmon Foundation and Terry Guest was appointed Headmaster. Also in 1991 Bayview Glen had its first graduating class. In 1998, Bayview Glen acquired the upper school campus located on Moatfield Drive. In September 2000, the upper school was opened by The Duke of York. The site was complete with a double gymnasium and theatre complex. In 2001, Guest left Bayview Glen and took up the position of Executive Director of Round Square, of which the school is a member. He was succeeded by Stuart Grainger, who was Headmaster until 2003. He is currently the headmaster of Trinity College School in Port Hope. Eileen Daunt was appointed Head of School in 2003. Bayview Glen celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2011–12 academic year. In 2012–2014, Bayview Glen underwent renovations and a building was constructed that would bring the prep school and upper school together. In the spring of 2014, the new Moatfield Campus was reopened by Prince Andrew, on his second visit to the school. The campus offers facilities such as a double gym, an expanded dining hall, a theatre gallery, an alumni hall, new classrooms for specific areas of study, and lounge areas.
Upcoming Projects
Between 2019–2021, a new athletics centre will be built, which is taking the place of a several decade-old outside pool area and an inside basketball court for a new building that will have a combination of an indoor pool, for the primary use of their swim team, and an interior gym. This facility will be used for the "lower-school", or students from JK up to grade 5.
Athletics
Bayview Glen's programs provide opportunities for aspiring athletes. The school mascot is the mighty Gryphon – representing speed and majesty with its body of a lion and head of an eagle. Workout facilities and a gymnasium are complemented by a rock-climbing wall. One playing field is adjacent to the lower school and an artificial turf field is behind the upper school. In 2005, Paul Slovenski became Director of Athletics, succeeded by Heather Woodard in 2017. Sports events are attended by multiple CISAA schools across Ontario. Students from Grades 3 to 12 are encouraged to participate in a Gryphon team. In the 2016–2017 academic year, Bayview Glen sports teams won 31 CISAA Championships, surpassing the old record of 16 achieved during the 2012–2013 academic year. Every age group from Under-11 to Under-20 was represented on the roster of champions.
House system
Bayview Glen has four houses, named after Canadian Prime Ministers. Every student is placed in one of these houses.
MacDonald
Laurier
Trudeau
Mackenzie
In the media
Bayview Glen's facilities have appeared in the movie Kiss and Cry, based on the story of one of their alumni Carley Allison, starring co-stars Luke Bilyk and fellow alumna Sarah Fisher
