Happy 50th Birthday, CDS!
It’s hard to believe that earlier this month, The Country Day School kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration year. While the school’s actual anniversary was the beginning of September, we have decided to celebrate the 50th throughout this entire academic year.
We will be doing this by sharing historical vignettes on social media and in The Link, driveway banners featuring a handful of our illustrious alumni, a coffee table book due out this spring in hard copy and digital version, alumni greetings, a 50th website, and numerous 50th-themed special events throughout the year.
We “teed off” the celebration year on August 18th with a summer Golf Tournament attended by all members of our community and hosted by the Alumni Association.
On the first day of school, our students, teachers and parents wished CDS a Happy Birthday at the 50th-themed Welcome Back BBQ. And on October 1, we hosted a Founders Dinner to welcome back our founding families to the school they conceived of and helped build during the first decade of its existence.
The rest of the year will unfold with a series of macro- and micro-sized events stamped with the 50th anniversary theme. Our Junior School Building Magic wing is scheduled to open this academic year, which is when we will host a Doors Open style event. Stay tuned for more exciting details.
We will welcome everyone back in June for the much-anticipated return of the CDS Auction – a Golden Jubilee edition! We’ve missed hosting this event for the past few years and can’t wait to bring it back to campus!
Finally, we will put a bow on our 50th celebration year with an all Alumni Celebration on June 24th. We look forward to sharing the lineup with you.
Yes, this is going to be an incredibly exciting year for CDS and we would love to welcome you back to one or multiple events to help us celebrate the magnificent school you have helped to build and grow over the past 50 years!
Be sure to check out our 50th anniversary website for more information at www.cds.on.ca/cdsturns50. Questions? Please email one of our two co-chairs: kim.sillcox@cds.on.ca or tracey.scott@cds.on.ca.
One last thing: Everyone loves photos and stories, so please send us your favourite pictures or memories with short descriptions and dates for social media posts, 50th website galleries, and the coffee table book we are working on. All input is welcome! Please email to communications@cds.on.ca.
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We “teed off” the celebration year on August 18th with a summer Golf Tournament attended by all members of our community and hosted by the Alumni Association.
On the first day of school, our students, teachers and parents wished CDS a Happy Birthday at the 50th-themed Welcome Back BBQ. And on October 1, we hosted a Founders Dinner to welcome back our founding families to the school they conceived of and helped build during the first decade of its existence.
The rest of the year will unfold with a series of macro- and micro-sized events stamped with the 50th anniversary theme. Our Junior School Building Magic wing is scheduled to open this academic year, which is when we will host a Doors Open style event. Stay tuned for more exciting details.
We will welcome everyone back in June for the much-anticipated return of the CDS Auction – a Golden Jubilee edition! We’ve missed hosting this event for the past few years and can’t wait to bring it back to campus!
Finally, we will put a bow on our 50th celebration year with an all Alumni Celebration on June 24th. We look forward to sharing the lineup with you.
Yes, this is going to be an incredibly exciting year for CDS and we would love to welcome you back to one or multiple events to help us celebrate the magnificent school you have helped to build and grow over the past 50 years!
Be sure to check out our 50th anniversary website for more information at www.cds.on.ca/cdsturns50. Questions? Please email one of our two co-chairs: kim.sillcox@cds.on.ca or tracey.scott@cds.on.ca.
One last thing: Everyone loves photos and stories, so please send us your favourite pictures or memories with short descriptions and dates for social media posts, 50th website galleries, and the coffee table book we are working on. All input is welcome! Please email to communications@cds.on.ca.
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.
