Grade 5 Students Role Play with King Mayor & learn about Local Government
Our Grade 5 students enjoyed their visit with the Mayor this week for a lesson on municipal government. He spoke with students about the many ways local government is involved in our lives, from the importance of voting once they turn 18 and volunteering in their community to his role in enhancing recreation and roads in King and the volunteer Fire Department.
Speaking to them in the Council Chambers, Mayor Pellegrini even had the students role playing (one student as a mayor and six students acting as councillors) a scenario about either fixing roads and the implication of cost versus the eventual cost of a proposed new hospital in King.
Thank you Mayor Pellegrini for this exciting opportunity!
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.
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.