Ms. Alanna Houston
x 283 | alanna.houston@cds.on.ca
Now serving as Director of Student Services, she manages the Middle and Senior team of guidance counsellors and collaborates with the Health Advisory Team. In addition, she manages student academic records (OSRs), oversees diploma requirements, leads the course selection process, and co-timetables both the Middle and Senior Schools. She is currently actively teaching a custom interdisciplinary Grade 11 course, Challenging Perceptions of Well-Being, which she co-created in 2020. Central to her work is building strong communication lines between families, teachers, and students to ensure each child feels fully seen, supported, and connected to a trusted adult.
An active member of the school community, she serves as one of two Faculty Advisors for the Senior School Student Council, has coached U14, U16, and Senior Girls Tennis, and has run extracurriculars ranging from Trivia League and Cooking Club to DIY Pinterest Club. Her extensive teaching background spans Grade 7 Science, Grade 8 Math and Guidance, Grade 9 Math, Grade 10 Science, and Grades 9/10 Learning Strategies. She holds a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University, a B.Ed. from UOIT, and an M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto, maintaining an ongoing dedication to honing her counselling practice and student support strategies.
An active member of the school community, she serves as one of two Faculty Advisors for the Senior School Student Council, has coached U14, U16, and Senior Girls Tennis, and has run extracurriculars ranging from Trivia League and Cooking Club to DIY Pinterest Club. Her extensive teaching background spans Grade 7 Science, Grade 8 Math and Guidance, Grade 9 Math, Grade 10 Science, and Grades 9/10 Learning Strategies. She holds a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University, a B.Ed. from UOIT, and an M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto, maintaining an ongoing dedication to honing her counselling practice and student support strategies.
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.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
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.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
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.
