Spring 2020 Edition

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  • Together Apart

    Dr. Karen Sumner
    Remote learning The Country Day School way

    How does a school community known for delivering education with balance stay connected and whole when life moves off campus? By building on two of its greatest qualities: strong teamwork and outstanding faculty. Families rise to the challenge of home classrooms. Students draw on the magic quality of youth to master new technology in the blink of an eye. Teachers blend video, live instruction, independent work and extra help to provide varied and meaningful learning – with their signature warmth and humour.
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Feature Stories

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  • Embracing the Great “White North”

    Kim Sillcox

    At the end of January, the Grade 11 Outdoor Ed class embarked on their second of what was supposed to have been three adventure trips scheduled this year. Six students accompanied by Mr. MacMillan and Ms. Leacock journeyed north to Espanola, Ontario – 70 km southwest of Sudbury. They were dressed for the weather, donning their woolens from head to toe, as last year’s temperatures dipped down to -40C.
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  • The Power of Connections, Both Physical and Virtual

    Mark Burleigh, CDS Faculty Alumni Liaison

    It might be the lighting, the smell, the sound, or just the “feel,” but when you walk back into your school gym, regardless of how much time has passed, you are transported back in time. Playing a sport, spending significant time and energy, making sacrifices and honouring commitment during your sentimental and developmental years all contribute to this feeling. You know what I’m talking about. You just know that you’re in YOUR gym. It doesn’t matter how much time has expired from the clock since you last stepped onto the court.
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  • The Rebirth of the Eversley Register

    Christina Chkarboul '21

    It is with great fervour and thrill that I write that The Eversley Register, the former staple of student civic engagement and journalism at The Country Day School, has been brought back into existence through the extensive efforts of dedicated students and staff supervisors.
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From The Editor

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  • Adapting to the Challenge

    Kim Sillcox

    Have you found yourself saying lately, “It has taken a pandemic to … .”? I have, and that includes releasing an online issue of The Link magazine. Perhaps it is a fitting tribute then that we celebrate 30 years of The Link with a new digital format. While we will return to mailing hard copies in the future, we have made the decision to publish the spring 2020 edition entirely virtually.
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