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 […]
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 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 […]
As we embark on a new decade, I read a very timely piece recently by one of my favourite columnists entitled Instead of doomed New Year’s resolutions, set some 10-year goals. In other words, why do we continue to set ourselves up for failure by setting the same old New Year’s resolutions? The start of […]
Whether your child is just starting Kindergarten or beginning to explore post-secondary options as a Grade 10 or 11 student, finding the right fit is a never-ending quest. Even as adults, some of us still may be searching for the next fork in the road, so to speak, and continuing education is often a good […]
Extracurriculars at The Country Day School serve as staples to the maintenance of the school’s motto, “Education with Balance”, and as opportunities for enrichment and involvement in the school community. At CDS, students are given the chance to engage in a vast variety of teams and clubs, all of which provide a foundation for academic, […]
Over the years that it has been available to students, the Peer Tutoring program at the Country Day School has become a fixture of the Student Services Centre. As a peer tutor myself, I would say that it plays an essential role in the maintenance of academic confidence and support at the school. Last week, […]