In 1973 in Williams Lake B.C., a six-year-old girl named Phyllis Jack Webstad was given an orange shirt as a gift from her grandmother. This was a gift, given in celebration of her first day of school. Little did they know that just hours later that same school would steal not just her orange shirt, […]
It’s been six months since Return to School 2020, and I marvel at how we were able to pull off what we did in terms of retrofitting our school and preparing our community for a dual modality shift in such a short period of time. It was no easy feat and required the collective efforts […]
Last March Break, my son and I drove my daughter back to Montreal following her break and spent a few days skiing and sightseeing before continuing on to Vermont to do more of the same. I vividly remember having brunch with Carly and her friends the day the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Looking […]
By Dave Harvey, Director of Academics Good morning, and welcome to the first Academic Assembly of 2021. The general theme of this Academic Assembly is How to keep your act together when it seems your world is falling apart. In difficult times like these, it’s easy to feel defeated, and more than a little fatalistic […]
COVID-19 has upended life as we know it, and the world of sport has not been immune. From the birth of the Olympics in Ancient Greece to the evolution of amateur and professional sport today, sport is our proverbial glue; it binds, it unites, and it is a constant in our communities. With the onslaught […]
CDS Academic Director Mr. Harvey asked this question of our Senior School students at our virtual Academic Awards Assembly held the first week of October. He spoke about how the pursuit of excellence takes practice and time, it’s not something we are born with. Quoting Aristotle, “Excellence is within everyone’s grasp,” he shared how it can take the form of […]
By Christina Chkarboul ‘21 Not only does October usher in crisp autumn breezes, auburn landscapes, and spooky festivities, it’s also the month when Grade 12 students begin to feel the nervous hint of college and university deadlines looming around the corner: that’s right, the post-secondary application season is upon us. Without a doubt, this year’s […]
By Vivien Zhang ’21 It has been six months of remoteness since COVID-19 forcefully inserted its unwanted presence into our lives. I trust that I speak for the majority when I say that I expected everything to have returned to normal by the time September arrived. I had been overly optimistic –– an attribute I […]
by Vivien Zhang ’21 Follow up to – https://www.educationwithbalance.com/2020/09/04/reflections-on-virtual-summer-school/ Concurrently, I was partaking in the Summer Reading Club that was led by one of our English teachers, Mr. Fanni. Casual virtual assemblies composed of Grade 10-11 students were held once a week to discuss our elected classic of study, The Odyssey by Homer. The Odyssey […]
by Vivien Zhang ’21 Hello Readers! This summer I have busied myself with the fast-paced and arduous four-week course that is Grade 12 Advanced Functions taught by Mr. Moorlag, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Simmonds. Under the circumstances of the seemingly interminable Covid-19 crisis, the school has opted in for another month of remote learning. Upon […]