Building Series #5: Dining Hall Progress
Thankfully, spring is finally in full force, allowing the construction team to make excellent headway on our schedule. As everyone can see, a lot of work has been completed already, but we still have many things left to do. Once again, trust that we will keep you up-to-date on progress through the rest of the school year and through the summer.
The building has a number of very large open spaces which require special fire-break walls. One of these walls separates the Dining Hall and kitchen from the new portion of the Senior School. This provision not only makes the School safer, but if need be can afford us the opportunity to stage an opening in September of the Dining Hall first and then the new portion of the Senior School. The completion of the Dining Hall can be prioritized as it will serve all students.
Many of you were able to witness the impressive rise of the three Douglas Fir supports and roof trusses which were actually shipped in pieces all the way from British Columbia! After many months of precarious piecing together at great heights and through frigid temperatures, the Dining Hall frame is now complete.
The area will seat about 250 students on the main floor and another 70 students on the mezzanine. The ceiling height is approximately 40 feet and there will be a feature fireplace on one end of the main floor. Windows and doors populate all sides of the Hall – including a massive skylight - allowing natural light to stream into the spaces. Students will also have the opportunity to go and eat outside in one of three surrounding courtyards. I literally can’t wait to show everyone this space!
In the next installment we will get a glimpse into some of the other break-out spaces the new School will afford our students ...
In the next installment we will get a glimpse into some of the other break-out spaces the new School will afford our students ...
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.
