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Envisioning our Future

The Country Day School's Long Range Plan

In 2016, four key priorities emerged as the foundation of The Country Day School’s mission, vision, and values—principles that have shaped our journey and will continue to guide us: Support, Know and Inspire; Balance and Innovate; Build and Engage our Community; and Enhance our Financial Sustainability. These priorities form the framework of our commitment to providing an exceptional educational experience for your child(ren) at CDS.
 
Shaped by meaningful conversations and community-wide surveys, these priorities reflect the collective insights of our CDS families, faculty, and staff. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to this process.
 
In the years ahead, we remain dedicated to advancing initiatives aligned with these four priorities while integrating feedback from our parent survey into our long-term vision for CDS’s future. Stay tuned for updates as we continue to evolve and grow together.


CDS will provide an approach toward instruction that is rooted in a deep understanding of our students. We will support wellness for all and continue to attract inspirational and caring faculty and staff. 
We will continue to provide a balance of exceptional academics, arts and athletics. CDS will lead in outdoor educational experiences and environmental citizenship across all grades and offer a balanced approach to technology.
We will further strengthen and engage our community members and fully engage our alumni connections.
We will continue to nurture our philanthropic culture, while ensuring our long-term financial sustainability.

“From its beginning 50 years ago, CDS has been the shared vision of some very fine people who came together from all walks of life to create a community dedicated to young people. Our school supports and inspires our students. Most of all, it is a place that feels like home.” - John Liggett

What's Next?

We will continue to elaborate on these four priorities and share frequent progress updates through The Backpack, The Link, our website and social media channels.

Look for these coloured icons around the School and in future updates as we continue to highlight initiatives on an ongoing basis.

Support, Know & Inspire

List of 3 news stories.

  • 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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Balance & Innovate

List of 3 news stories.

  • Bite by Bite: How CDS Cut Dining Hall Waste by 32%

    By Richard Perks and Julie Axford
    The CDS Niczowski, Temovsky, Arrigo Dining Hall recently hit a milestone that is truly worth celebrating: our service waste has dropped by a massive 32%!

    Getting there wasn't a matter of luck. When we first set out to tackle food waste, trying to battle the entire school's footprint all at once felt overwhelming. Instead, we changed our strategy. We decided to run an ongoing, step-by-step study broken down by individual grade levels. By zooming in on how different age groups eat, we found targeted, highly effective ways to minimize our footprint.
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  • Celebrating a Legacy: Coach Denise Steadman Receives Pete Beach Award

    The Pete Beach Award is a prestigious recognition established to honour the memory and contributions of Pete Beach, a former Executive Director of OFSAA, and a dedicated leader in the field of education. This year we are excited to share that CISAA has presented this award to our very own Denise Steadman. 
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  • Debating 2025/26 ends with a surprise

    By Andrea Davidson
     
    Our three CDS students who qualified to represent Ontario back in January, travelled to West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver from May 27-31 to participate in the Junior National Championships. Students competed in four categories over three days. Special mention goes to Isla Gunning who was a finalist in impromptu speaking and who placed 14th overall. Aara Ko’s interpretive reading was particularly well received, and Austin Cheng did very well in the persuasive speech category. Congratulations to all three students for representing CDS proudly. 
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Build & Engage Our Community

List of 3 news stories.

  • Carry the Momentum Forward: Support the Dream Together Campaign

    What an incredible milestone! As we shared last week, our 50th Annual CDS Dinner & Auction was a resounding success raising in excess of $347,000 net. During the evening, we took a moment to look back with a special Year in Review video celebrating everything we have achieved together this past 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! 

  • Aurora Street Fair - Sunday, June 7th

    Be sure and stop by the CDS tents at the Aurora Street Festival this Sunday, June 7!
     
    The CDS Admissions team will be joined by some of our Faculty members (retired and current) and members of the Community Relations team in our CDS tent located on the east side of Yonge Street just north of Dunning Avenue - Booths #525 and #527.

    There will be fun for the entire family this Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM!
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Enhance Our Financial Stability

List of 3 news stories.

  • Carry the Momentum Forward: Support the Dream Together Campaign

    What an incredible milestone! As we shared last week, our 50th Annual CDS Dinner & Auction was a resounding success raising in excess of $347,000 net. During the evening, we took a moment to look back with a special Year in Review video celebrating everything we have achieved together this past year. 
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  • Record-Breaking Amount Raised at 50th Auction!

    WOW! Thank You for an Incredible 50th Annual Dinner & Auction!
     
    Last Friday evening, our community came together to celebrate our 50th Annual Dinner & Auction, and we are still completely blown away by the energy and generosity in the room. The entire night was a reminder of the strength and spirit of our community. What an amazing night!
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  • Auction 2026: A Glimpse into the Field of Dreams

    Our Annual CDS Dinner & Auction is just a few short weeks away and we are excited to be able to offer our guests some amazing items and experiences up for bid. From spa and dinner certificates to your own backyard putting green, World Cup hospitality tickets and a trip to Anguilla - and everything in between! 

    There is something for everyone - including the opportunity for your child to plan the menu in the Dining Hall for one week! Imagine your child(ren) being able to enjoy all their favourites in one week! This is just a snapshot of the experiences that we have to offer that you are not going to want to miss out on. We encourage you to take a look in advance at our Live and Premium Silent Auction Items up for bid and reach out if you have any questions.
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Land Acknowledgment

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.

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Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5 
(905) 833-1220 

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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.

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