Senior School AI Student Advisory Group & Recent Faculty PD
On January 8th, Mr. Viotto and Ms. Williams, both members of the AI Faculty Advisory Group, invited a group of interested students in Grades 9–12 to participate in an AI Student Advisory Group. At the first lunch session, they shared how CDS has been exploring Generative AI for the past two years. The school has focused on providing Professional Development to faculty and staff, and is now getting closer to rolling out a plan for the responsible integration of AI to its students and parents.
Later this term, each grade in the Senior School will attend a half-day session with teachers to review prompting techniques, learning support, and available tools (such as Gemini and NotebookLM). They will also explore a "Levels of Integration” chart that illustrates when Gen AI tools are acceptable to be used in assignments and when they aren’t.
During the advisory meeting, students spoke openly about moral implications and ethical obligations, privacy concerns, the potential for overuse, and the importance of achieving balance through appropriate guardrails.
Faculty Preparation To support this integration, faculty attended a PD session on Monday featuring Myke Healy, Assistant Head of Teaching & Learning at Trinity College School in Port Hope. He holds a Professional Master of Education in assessment and evaluation from Queen's University and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Calgary, researching generative AI and academic integrity in K-12 education through interviews with CAIS leaders across Canada. Myke shared his insights into how AI intersects with education, assessment, and ethics. Rather than offering simple answers, he acknowledged both the challenges and the opportunities AI presents.
According to Myke, “Like other technological advancements before this, AI hasn’t just changed how students complete tasks, it has challenged us to rethink assessment, authorship, and which skills we truly value. This is not a conversation about catching misconduct. It’s a conversation about clarity, transparency, and how we teach students to act with integrity in a world where powerful tools are readily available.”
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.
