Mark Turner

We are committed to moving forward with deliberate intention and an increasing sense of urgency on the issues of diversity, inclusion and equity within our school

Dear Parents and Guardians, As I sit here early on Friday morning, I find myself more wistful than usual. In England in the late 1600s, after...

Head of School Mark Turner writes about the first week back to school amid the new normal

Watch a video message from Head of School Mark Turner as we prepare to start the 2020-21 school year

Head of School Mark Turner shares our back to school plans ahead of the 2020-21 school year

Read the latest update from Head of School Mark Turner on our back-to-school plans

Head of School Mark Turner provides an update on our back-to-school plans following the latest information from the Ministry of Education

"With your help and support every step of the way, we have made it successfully to the end of the most disrupted year in the school’s history."

"I write at another historic moment for St. Michaels University School. I am aware that there have been many of them as we have journeyed together through the last six months."

"During the last few months our teachers have had to contend with extraordinary and unprecedented challenges."

"Greetings and best wishes after a week in which the education sector, public and independent, has been considering options and planning our next steps."

"Another hectic week has flown by. Over the last few days I have read a great many prosaic, and now rather repetitive briefings and updates from a wide range of officialdom."

"After the launch of our Remote Learning curriculum, we have now had two weeks of this new reality."

"This note reaches you at the end of our first week of delivering our remote learning curriculum."

Watch a video message from Head of School Mark Turner welcoming students to remote learning

"This week, we have been moving on with preparations for the launch of our remote learning curriculum."

"There is an old proverb ‘cometh the hour, cometh the man’ generally taken to mean that in time of crisis someone will step up to inspire and galvanize a response."

"Another week has passed since my last message to you. I hope you are keeping morale as high as it can be in the current difficult circumstances."

"We live in unprecedented times. Never before has the school been closed indefinitely by provincial authorities."

Head of School Mark Turner reflects on his experiences shadowing students at our Junior and Senior Schools

Watch Head of School Mark Turner's presentation to parents on Floreat, our 2020-2030 strategic plan

We are delighted to introduce Floreat, St. Michaels University School's 2020-2030 strategic plan.

Head of School Mark Turner reflects on the coming decade at SMUS and the new 10-year strategic plan

Head of School Mark Turner provides a final message to families as school wraps up for 2019

Head of School Mark Turner highlights recent community successes ahead of our next Budget Information Evening

Head of School Mark Turner with an update on the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan

Dear Parents, It is wonderful to have this opportunity to write at a key moment in the academic year. At a recent Senior Leadership Team...

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner welcomes the community to the 2019-20 school year and provides an update on the Strategic Plan

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner looks back on the year and looks ahead to summer and beyond

Dear Parents, I write as the school year is building toward a final crescendo. Exam candidates are in the thick of testing, graduation ceremonies and...

Dear Parents and Guardians, At the start of the new term, refreshed from Spring Break and with Mamma Mia! and Seussical tunes slowly receding into...

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner reflects on last weekend's Senior School musical and the talent involved in making the show a reality

Head of School Mark Turner writes about the next steps of the Strategic Plan and a shift to continuous enrolment at SMUS

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner reminds parents about the Strategic Plan survey

Our Head of School reflects on the last few months, confirms some recent appointments and talks about some plans for January

With planning underway for next year's budget, Head of School Mark Turner considers the question: Are school fees expensive?

Mr. Mark Turner discusses why boarding students are important for the whole St. Michaels University School community

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner writes about our school's recent CAIS accreditation

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner writes about the "looking, listening and learning" he has been doing this school year

Head of School Mr. Mark Turner welcomes the community back in his first address to the SMUS community of the school year