Hello Readers, In case you haven’t been keeping up, this is the fourth post in my “Self-Isolation” series where I write about my experiences learning from home and coping with this altered way of living, providing you with a student outlook on life under the COVID-19 lockdown. In past posts, I’ve written about the adjustment […]
Welcome to the third post in my “Studies in Self-Isolation” series. In today’s post, I’ll be writing about coping with the change to this quarantined way of life and all the stresses that come with it. Handling ongoing uncertainty during a global pandemic is becoming increasingly difficult, as every day brings a new wave of […]
April 2nd Today marks the eighth day of remote learning for CDS students and faculty, and with each passing day we continue to gain new insights, establish new individual and shared goals, and make exciting inroads as we grow accustomed to this new way of learning and teaching. For the past few weeks, we have […]
Greetings and welcome to my second post aimed at providing a student perspective on the current state of schooling and living under social distancing because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Only one four-day week of remote schooling has gone by, but to me, it strangely seems as though we’ve been doing this method of learning […]
March 24, 2020 Hello and welcome to my “self-isolation” series as part of the CDS Education with Balance blog. I’m Christina, a Grade 11 student at the School. In the coming days and weeks, weekly bundles of entries written by me will be posted here as a way of sharing a student perspective on recent […]
7:02 AM I have my alarm set to disturb the paradise of slumber at 6:55; however, I typically try to catch a few more valuable minutes of sleep, before the adrenaline of my coming day kicks in. The first struggle of a quintessential school day commences as the daze of sleep subsides and I am […]
6:50 am My alarm serenades me with the default ringtone at the crack of dawn, and I can only beg for an encore as I hit snooze and wait for it to play again in 10 minutes. And then finally, I find the mental strength to crawl out of my comfortable warm bed and get […]
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 […]
You might be wondering: what does a day in the life of a Senior School student at The Country Day School look like? While every student’s day is different, I thought I would give you a glimpse of how mine typically unfolds. 7:00 am This is when my alarm blares annoyingly and I (rather reluctantly, […]