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continue to honour today, just to give each
girl as much individual attention as possible."
After the tragedy, Barton lead the charge
and finished construction on a new facil-
ity capable of handling more students and
staff. In 1912, one year after the passing of
the Fenwick sisters, St Margaret's School and
their students moved into their new home.
Spending close to 60 years at The Fort Street
Campus before moving to their current Lake
Hill area location.
"We've been at our current site since the '70s,"
van Hardenburg explains. "We purchased 22
acres of beautiful, pastoral land that's be-
come our campus. We're nestled away, when
you arrive on our campus you're greeted by
these huge old trees, great west coast archi-
tecture, and views of nearby mountains."
"We have four residence houses on site," she
continues, "and classrooms are spread out
between five main buildings, in addition to
smaller off-shoots that support specific as-
pects of our programs. We've got an outdoor
classroom in the woods that serves our early
learning program, which is nature-based. We
also have a variety of outdoor facilities like
tennis courts and a soccer pitch."
