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Welcome Parents!

Welcome parents of The Country Day School. We are excited about the upcoming school year and hope to see all of you out at one of our great events and activities planned to help you feel fully engaged with the CDS community.
 
There are so many ways to get involved! From Grade Parent coffee mornings, open houses and parent socials to mentoring and ad hoc committees for various Parent Association initiatives, there are many wonderful and meaningful ways for you to participate and be involved in the life of the school.
 
Many of our events are made possible due to the hard work of parent volunteers, so we encourage you to please consider volunteering. Any level of involvement is noticed and appreciated. We can tailor our volunteer opportunities to your availability and can guarantee it will be a fun experience that will help connect you to your child’s school and our community.
 
Please browse the Parent Association and Volunteering pages for more information. Getting involved is easy - just contact Tracey Scott or email volunteers@cds.on.ca.
 
Thank you to everyone who has helped and participated in our events and services in the past.  We hope you will consider lending a hand again this year!

List of 10 news stories.

  • Book Walk Promoting Environmental Awareness

    Students from JK to sixth grade have been buddying up to read and explore along our CDS trails this week as they experience an outdoor Book Walk together.
     
    Kyo Maclear’s book entitled 'The Fog' is an environmental fable that offers students a chance to consider the responsibility of human activity in contributing to a healthy planet.  In the story, a small yellow bird who enjoys human-watching notices a deep fog that rolls in, obscuring his view.  The more the fog is ignored, the more it spreads and the bird begins to wonder who else notices the changes. When a young girl appears, they both begin to wonder if others notice the fog too and whether it is here to stay.  
     
    The witty story comes to life with the misty illustrations by Kenard Park to highlight the importance of taking care of our world together.   Enlarged pages of the story on the Book Walk signs also include QR codes that students can access to view short video clips from the author to enhance their learning while reading the story with their buddies.
     
    Thank you to our Outdoor Education team for partnering with the Junior School Library again to promote literacy skills, mentoring and physical activity in our spectacular outdoor learning environment with this shared Book Walk!
     
     

  • C.I.T.E. Conference

    On Saturday, April 27, CDS hosted the annual Conference of Independent Schools Teachers of English - or CITE - conference, welcoming 48 English teachers from various schools across Ontario for a day of professional learning about the future of English education in a digital age. The day included a keynote speaker and 10 different teacher workshops, including four run by CDS faculty. 

    The day concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Harvey. Three brave grade 12 students - Roshni Karmali '24, Hailey Casciato '24 and Adam Montgomery '24 - took to the stage with our other panel members, Mr. Lesiuk and Mr. Rafferty, for an hour of questions about their experiences in the English classrooms, their opinions on AI, and how they envision the future of English education.
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  • In The Flow: Grade 10 Art

    This month the grade 10's have been working on creating experimental paintings. They researched a variety of Flow painting techniques and based on the processes, planned a way to enhance and develop an image from the resulting combination of paint processes.
     
    Currently, they are completing the embellishments in acrylic paint. Have a look at this Video Slideshow and Photo Gallery of their work so far. 

  • Middle & Senior School Exams: What To Expect

    This afternoon, students from grades 9-12 participated in a study skills workshop “Unlocking your Brainpower-Strategies for Success”, hosted by our Student Services Department. Each student took part in four sessions focusing on different study strategies. The day culminated with a special guest speaker; Dr. Christine Lay who shared with the students how their brains, sleep, and healthy habits can be optimised going into exam time. 

    This workshop is a kickstart to the SSC’s exam support offered to students this month. The following “Preparation for Exams” provides more information to support your children during exams. 
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  • Under-the-sea Adventure

    Our junior kindergarten students have been learning about under-the-sea animals and the importance of caring for our oceans.
     
    Last week they boarded the HMCS CDS submarine, with a ticket in hand,  and had an amazing under-the-sea adventure. They spotted whales, hammerhead sharks, angler fish, and some JS teachers swimming by the port holes. 
     
    Captain Wildberger ensured that everyone boarded safely with a huge smile, and Mrs. Gee ensured the sub was in top working order. Nothing is more magical than when our youngest students experience things using their imagination.
     

  • CDS Dinner & Auction 2024: SOLD OUT

    After a smashing return to campus last year we are excited to announce that The Country Day School’s Annual Dinner & Auction party will return on Friday, May 31, 2024! This is an evening you won’t want to miss as we come together as a community in our Cyclone Dome here on campus.
     
    Due to popular demand, Auction 2024 is now SOLD OUT. However, we encourage you to add your name to our waitlist if tickets become available at a later date. Thank you for your support of Auction 2024!

    Should you have questions or need additional information, feel free to contact Tracey Scott at auction@cds.on.ca.

  • Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

    The CDS Parent Association and Office of Community Relations invite you to join us for the CDS Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and Parent Association AGM on:

    Wednesday, May 22, 2024
    9:00 am
    Di Ciano Atrium of the Paul C. Duckett Performing Arts Centre

    We hope you will join us as we honour our volunteers and everything they do for CDS.
    Breakfast will be served.

    Kindly RSVP no later than Friday, May 10
    We look forward to seeing you!

  • CDS Parents Book Review

    Please join us on Monday, June 10th at 7:00 pm for the next CDS Parent Book Review!
     
    Whether you are an avid reader, or just looking for your next great read, we encourage you to join us to socialize and meet other parents while having a fun and lively in person discussion, led by our Senior School Librarian, Melissa Rutledge.
     
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  • From our Kitchen to Yours - Bon Appetit!

    In the spirit of the New Year, our Executive Chef Richard Perks has shared five new recipes that have proven quite popular among our students and faculty/staff. We hope you enjoy them!

  • The Birthday Book Program

    The Birthday Book Program is a CDS Parent Association initiative designed for both the Junior School and Middle/Senior School Libraries. Parents or other family members are invited to donate books in their child’s honour. By making a donation to the Birthday Book Program, you are supporting our Libraries by ensuring we have the most current available books and resource materials. What a great way to honour your child(ren) on their birthday while supporting the CDS Libraries!
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.

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13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5 
(905) 833-1220 

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Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.

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