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.
To date, SickKids has collected samples from over 12,500 children and youth, and on Tuesday, April 18, our Senior School students will have the opportunity to help with this amazing project.
Participation in CALIPER involves:
- Completion of a consent form and questionnaire
- Waist, height, and weight measurements
- A small blood donation (approximately one tablespoon)
As a thank you for participation, each participant will receive $10 cash, two community service hours, and a CALIPER t-shirt or teddy bear.
There will be a virtual parent information session, held by SickKids CALIPER program coordinators, on Wednesday, April 5 from 7 to 8 PM. Everyone interested is encouraged to attend.
For additional information, please visit www.caliperproject.ca, contact the CALIPER program coordinator at caliper.project@sickkids.ca, or our Health Sciences Club advisors, Mrs.Griffin or Mme Ah Sen.
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.
