List of 15 news stories.

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  A Moving Final JS Assembly

  Monday’s final Junior School Assembly embodied a full range of emotions from truly uplifting and celebratory, to heartfelt and moving. We celebrated Ms. Liane Cooke’s 23 incredible years in the Junior School. We thanked our Dining Hall staff for working so hard to feed us throughout the year, and our Pathways to People Grade 6 team who led us by example this year.

   
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  Grade 6 Brock University

  Grade 6 students recently had an unforgettable end-of-year trip to Brock University!

   

  The students got to experience real university life! From lecture halls and labs to staying in dorms, from the walks across the campus and eating like university students, we got a true taste of what it’s like to be a student at a big, beautiful campus. During the day, we took part in actual science classes led by university staff. My favourite moments  were dissecting the brain and owl pellets, lots of others liked the game design, suturing and chemistry classes best. 
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  JS Mathematica Competitions 2026

  By Liane Cooke

   

  At the final Junior School assembly Monday, the results of the Grades 3-6 Mathematica contests were announced.

  
  

  There were 26 Grade 6, 22 Grade 5, 24 Grade 4, and 14 Grade 3 students for a total of 86 students who wrote the contests this year.
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  JS/MS/SS/Parent Summer Reading Lists

  "School might be out, but the page-turning adventures are just getting started! Keeping those reading muscles flexing over the break is the ultimate secret weapon for the fall, and here’s the best news: just 20 minutes a day is the sweet spot! For solo reading, encourage your students to dive into books at their current level or even an easier, breezy favourite—it’s all about building unstoppable confidence and pure reading joy." - Ms. Ashley Waller  
  
  

  Need some summer reading recommendations? Check out our lists below that have been carefully compiled by our wonderful librarians Ms. Johnson and Ms. Rutledge. Grab a book, find a dock, hammock or sunny spot, and let the summer reading fun begin! 

  • Junior School - Library Guides
  • Middle/Senior School Library Guides
  • Parent Book Club Reads
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  Our Grads are Going Places!

  By David Huckvale

   

  Once again, our graduates gathered on campus to watch the sunset before their last day of high school classes. While we will miss them dearly, we are excited that they are about to embark on their next educational journey at wonderful colleges and universities across Canada and around the world. 

   

  In total, 28 different institutions have made the list of destinations for our grads, including some traditional favorites and a few exciting new outcomes. 
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  Celebrating Pride

  
  By Nico Hammer '26

   

  The Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) celebrated Pride Week this year with a variety of lunchtime activities in the Senior School. Throughout the week, students participated in bracelet-making, origami, board games, and the creation of a patchwork mural.
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  Grade 6 Year-End Math Event: The Stock Trading Game(Round 2)

  By Liane Cooke

  
  

  On Tuesday, June 2nd, Grade 6 students participated in a second round of the stock trading game which was first played in January (see Part 1 from January 15, 2026.)

   

  The game is set in a fictional northern Ontario town where students make decisions about investing their money in a number of small businesses. 
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  18th Annual JS Public Speaking Results

  By Mark Rafferty

   

  "Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel." — Ralph Waldo Emerson 

   

  Last week, the students in Grades 4, 5, and 6, along with their teachers and families, gathered in the Paul C. Duckett Theatre to witness their classmates compete in CDS’s 18th Annual Junior School Public Speaking Competition.
  
  
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  2026 Middle School Grade 7/8 Gauss Mathematics Contest

  By Krista Edwards

  
  

  On May 13th, all of the Middle School students at CDS had the opportunity to participate in this year’s Gauss Mathematics contest. The contest consists of 25 multiple choice questions with topics chosen from the Grade 7 and Grade 8 mathematics curriculum.

  
  Certificates of Distinction were earned by those who achieved in the top 25% of participants at CDS.
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  Fast Fashion, Fast Action: Grade 12 Student Takes First Prize in International Contest

  For her Grade 12 Environment and Resource Management course, Ms. Loukes tasked her students with creating a one-minute video that addresses one of this year’s global problems, suggests a sustainable solution, and demonstrates how it impacts population growth.

   

  With their permission, she submitted their creations to the World of 8 Billion student video contest, a project of Population Education, a non-profit program based in Washington, D.C. This contest first ran in 2011 under the name World of 7 Billion video contest and they received 619 videos that first year from 36 U.S. states and four countries. Over the contest's 15-year history, students from around the world have created more than 32,000 videos.
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  Grade 12s share history projects with Grade 3s

  Ms. Chadsey 

   

  This week, the students in 3C had a unique and exciting opportunity to connect with some of our Senior School students. One of CDS's many special aspects is that it spans from JK all the way to Grade 12, giving students of all ages the chance to learn together - and this week, our Grade 3 students fully embraced that experience.
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  The Oh Canada project

  We are excited to share a special Junior School music initiative for our Grades 4, 5, and 6 students: the O Canada Recording Project.

   

  On Tuesday, June 2, students will professionally record O Canada in both English and French during their choir classes. Recordings from each grade will later be layered, mixed, and mastered to create polished final versions that will be used for Junior School morning announcements and assemblies for years to come.
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  2026 Fryer, Galois, Hypatia and Euclid Math Contests

  By Krista Edwards

  
  

  On March 31st and April 1st, a total of 43 students from both the Middle and Senior Schools engaged in our most rigorous math competitions: the Fryer, Galois, Hypatia, and Euclid Contests. The Fryer, Galois, and Hypatia each last for 75 minutes and entail solving four problems, while the Euclid spans for 2.5 hours and features ten questions. All of these contests demand clear, well-structured explanations using proper mathematical form.
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  A Front-Row Seat to a Musical Evolution: Marney Curran Reflects on 34 Years at CDS

  For the past 34 years, Marney Curran has had a front-row seat to the transformation of the music program at The Country Day School (CDS) – not just as a witness, but as an instrumental part of its evolution.

   

  Her journey at CDS began when music teacher Rick Deacon invited her to join him in tackling more ambitious repertoire at the school. He was already familiar with her exceptional talents, having worked alongside her in a community choir where she served as the accompanist.
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  CDS Excels at DECA Internationals

  Last month, six standout Country Day School students journeyed to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete on the global stage at the DECA International Career Development Conference—an elite gathering of 25,000 students representing the top 5% of student qualifiers worldwide.
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