Balance and Innovate
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.

In the News

List of 15 news stories.

  • Grad X Opening Reception

    Grad X is the Grade 12 Art Exhibition, held from May 25 through June 9, in celebration of the culminating year of students in the visual arts program. The show is a collaboration of art works created by the Grade 12 art class and provides them with an opportunity to display their works to the public within the school gallery space.

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  • Students Attend Duke of Edinburgh Youth Summit

    Last month, Grade 10 students Jack Brown and Zak Khan attended the Duke of Edinburgh Youth Summit in Toronto with other students working on their Award from across the GTA. There they had an opportunity to meet both HRH Prince Edward, the new Duke of Edinburgh, and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell. Students had an opportunity to speak with Prince Edward and the Ltd. Governor about how the Award has positively impacted their lives and motivational speaker and Award Achiever, Fahd Alhattab, led them through a design-think workshop where ideas and opinions related to the future of the Award in Canada were discussed.
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  • Students Visit Stratford for CISDF

    On April 17-19, the Senior Drama Class traveled to Stratford, Ont. to perform and participate in the Conference of Independent Schools Drama Festival (CISDF). It was three days of getting to know ourselves better, each other, and making new fun and talented friends.
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  • Fulford Debate Camp

    Last Saturday, the third and final Fulford League Debate tournament of the year took place at Villanova College. Ananya Kapur ‘26 and Olivia Budweth ‘25 competed as the Junior team while Sarah Croxon ‘24 and Jack Brown ‘25 competed as the Senior team.
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  • 2023 CISMF Did Not Disappoint

    After four lengthy years, this much-anticipated student music festival made its long-awaited return on April 15th with splendid flourish. As a tenor saxophone player in the CISMF symphonic band, I was drawn like a moth to a flame by the allure of it all.
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  • Let's Make Every Day Earth Day!

    Last week, we celebrated Earth Week as a lead up to the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday. Spending time outdoors in nature has always been a cornerstone of education with balance at CDS, and all three schools had exciting plans to help reinforce this among our students.

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  • Student Tackles Period Poverty as Social Action Project in World Cultures

    A major part of the Grade 12 World Cultures course is a social action project where students identify an area of equity, social justice or cultural diversity in which they are passionate. Abbey Butler ’23 chose to address the global and local issue of period poverty, and launched the Period Project at this week’s Assembly.
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  • Gr. 12 Environment Students Engage in Mining Simulation

    Students in the Gr. 12 Environment and Resource Management course have worked in small groups to purchase a mine site and pay a reclamation bond. They mined their site over a series of 15 "years" making choices about exploration, investment in equipment, and the management of tailings, water sources, wildlife, and human settlement. They kept detailed accounting sheets which allowed them to chart profitability of their mine over time, explore the effectiveness of their investments, and examine how they used other resources once the most valuable minerals were depleted. Fines were issued for environmental damage and human rights violations. In the end, all mines turned a profit, all waterways were irreparably damaged, several fines were issued, and most sites were reclaimed effectively.
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  • SS Health Sciences Club: SickKids Caliper Program

    Our Senior School Health Sciences Club has partnered with SickKids hospital to offer an amazing opportunity for Senior School students to help sick children. The CALIPER project is an initiative led by SickKids that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of medical conditions by creating an up-to-date database of normal blood values.
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  • CDS Robotics Team Competes in FRC Qualifier this Weekend

    This weekend, the Senior School Robotics Team is headed to our first tournament of the new season! Our team is very excited and has been working hard to prepare the robot for the upcoming competition. Each team has an assigned ID number - our team is Team 4951 - CDS Cyclones! Where we usually have to travel further afield, this time we will be competing in Newmarket - and encourage community members to come watch throughout the weekend!
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  • Guest Singer Visits Vocal Music Class

    The Senior School Vocal Music students recently had the privilege of working with professional singer and content creator, Nicholas Higgs. During the afternoon of workshops, students learned new techniques while being coached on their solo repertoire.
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  • Adaptive Physical Education in the Junior School

    Over the past two weeks, all Junior School Physical Education students (JK through Grade 6) have explored the topic of adaptive physical activity using sports wheelchairs and wheeled sledge-hockey sleds during PE time.
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  • Grade 8s Enjoy Whirlwind Tour of Ottawa

    CDS Grade 8 students returned home Friday from an action-packed four days in Ottawa, including a visit to the Canadian Museum of History, a Cave Tour at Arbraska Lafleche, the largest underground cave system in the Canadian Shield, and lunch at the famous Byward Market.

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  • Students Embrace Winter in Saint-Donat, QC

    Last week, the Grade 10 and 11 French classes travelled to Saint-Donat, Quebec, for an action-packed trip filled with winter sports, outdoor activities, evening shows, and beaucoup de français.

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  • Grade 11 Paintings in Mantella Atrium

    The Grade 11 Visual Arts students are exhibiting oil paintings in the Mantella Atrium this month.

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Land Acknowledgment

CDS wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. For thousands of years, these have been the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We also recognize the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee peoples who also shared this land.  CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for these lands and waters for future generations.

School Information

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.