Kerstin Wyndham-West, Debating Coach
Kerstin Wyndham-West was born and raised in London, England, and she graduated in 1990 with an MA (Hons) from Hertford College, Oxford University, in Philosophy and Modern Languages. She then spent several years teaching English at the Gymnasium Oberalster in Hamburg, Germany.
She emigrated to Canada in 1995 and joined The Country Day School as a Junior School Librarian, and she directed several Middle School drama productions. The following year she moved to the Senior School where she has taught English, Drama and Media Studies for the past 18 years. She is one of only a few CDS Faculty to have taught students at every grade level. Mrs. Wyndham-West is the Faculty Advisor for Public Speaking and Debating, and she instituted the Annual CDS Public Speaking Competition held every January. In 2006 she was awarded a Government of Ontario Volunteer Service Award for her work with the Ontario Student Debating Union. She is the President of the Fulford Debating League, and is on the Board of the Canadian Student Debating Federation and the International Public Speaking League. She has spearheaded the after school program in public speaking and her students have qualified to compete in the World championships for the past nine years. She lives in King with her husband, and her three children all attend The Country Day School.
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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.
School Information
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.
(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.
