Lakefield College School
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Lakefield College School (LCS or sometimes 'The Grove') is a coeducational boarding school
located north of the village of Lakefield, Ontario
, Canada
.
The school's motto is Mens Sana In Corpore Sano ("A sound mind in a sound body"). It was the first Canadian member of the international affiliation of schools called Round Square
.
Lakefield College School is grateful for the volunteer support of His Royal Highness, The Duke of York '78 (a former student), a member of the Canadian Royal Family. He also serves as patron of the Friends of Lakefield College School.
In 2007 the Headmaster, David Hadden, announced that the 2007–2008 school year would be his last at the school. In early 2008, David Thompson, the Principal of Greenwood College School
and LCS trustee, was appointed as his successor. Mr. Thompson resigned his position, effective June 30, 2010. Sarah McMahon was appointed Interim Head of School for the 2010/11 school year, effective August 1, 2010.
, and trustee
s.
in rural Ontario
. It is just north of the village of Lakefield, an hour and a half north-east of Toronto
by road.
It contains eleven boarding houses, with an average of just over 20 students per house. The main building contains a chapel
, dining hall, modern theatre
, music room, art room, day student locker rooms, science labs
, large library
, computer lab, and classroom
s.
An outdoor artificial ice surface has been operational since November 2005. A boathouse at the waterfront contains sailboat
s, kayak
s, and canoe
s. Other buildings contain the dance
studio and weight room.
Recently, 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of land was donated to LCS through the Gastle family. The 'Northcote' campus officially became part of the LCS community on October 27, 2007.
In October 2008, Lakefield College School opened a new student recreation centre, named Hadden Hall in honour of David and Susan Hadden's 23 years at the school. The facility includes a gymnasium, outdoor education wing, indoor climbing wall, dance studio, exercise facility, and several common areas for students. The east wing of the hall was named the Paul and Hélène Demarais Family Outdoor Education Wing, and the gymnasium was named for The McEwen Family. This new building is the school's first LEED gold-certified building.
Construction on LCS's second LEED gold-certified building, a new residence - Cooper House was complete for Fall 2009.
The boarding students are divided into 11 houses, (Grove, Ondaatje, Memorial, Rashleigh, Upper Colebrook, Lower Colebrook, Susanna Moodie, Matthews, Wadsworth, Ryder, Cooper), each with an adult 'Head of House' who acts as a parent and an 'Assistant Head of House' who acts like an older brother or sister while the student is away from home. There are six boys' boarding houses and five girls' boarding houses which contain student dormitories, washrooms, common areas, a Head of House residence, and an Assistant Head of House apartment. Each has an average of 23 students and two adults.
The day students are also divided into houses however with no actual physical building. There are two senior houses (grades 9-12, Armstrong & Brown) and one junior (grades 7 and 8, Marling) house, each with a 'Head of House'. These students get together for social events and the Head of House acts as a mentor and liaison between the students and administrative aspect of the school.
All students also have an academic advisor, who helps with course selection, university admission, and arranging extra help (including tutoring) if necessary.
Students must engage in three sports a year, one a term, with the exception of gradating students, who can choose to take one 'term off'.
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
located north of the village of Lakefield, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The school's motto is Mens Sana In Corpore Sano ("A sound mind in a sound body"). It was the first Canadian member of the international affiliation of schools called Round Square
Round Square
The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...
.
Lakefield College School is grateful for the volunteer support of His Royal Highness, The Duke of York '78 (a former student), a member of the Canadian Royal Family. He also serves as patron of the Friends of Lakefield College School.
In 2007 the Headmaster, David Hadden, announced that the 2007–2008 school year would be his last at the school. In early 2008, David Thompson, the Principal of Greenwood College School
Greenwood College School
Greenwood College School is a co-educational day school located on the south-east corner of Davisville Road and Mount Pleasant Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
and LCS trustee, was appointed as his successor. Mr. Thompson resigned his position, effective June 30, 2010. Sarah McMahon was appointed Interim Head of School for the 2010/11 school year, effective August 1, 2010.
History
LCS was founded in 1879 as Sparham Sheldrake's Preparatory School for Boys or The Grove and was later named Lakefield Preparatory School. The current name was given following the Second World War. In 1989 it became coeducational, after much debate among its alumni, Board of GovernorsBoard of governors
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, and trustee
Trustee
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s.
Timeline
- 1879 - The Grove - Preparatory School for Boys founded by Sam Strickland and Sparham Sheldrake (in Strickland's home). It was initially located on 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) land consisting of a large farmhouse with several rooms, a shed, and a kitchen; enough room to accommodate about 15 boys.
- 1895 - Reverend Alexander Mackenzie, a then teacher at the school, became Headmaster and bought the school from Sheldrake.
- 1924 - A Chapel was built at the school.
- 1938 - Mackenzie died. Dr. Mackenzie was Headmaster, and established the school's educational philosophy of combining a rigorous academic curriculum with a full and enriching program of sports, arts and outdoor education. During his time at the school, new classrooms, dormitoriesDormitoryA dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
and dining roomDining roomA dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level...
were added. His son Kenneth became the school's third Headmaster—a position he held until joining the navyNavyA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
two years later. - 1940 - Gordon Winder Smith, was appointed Headmaster. The school was faced with a mounting debt, buildings in poor condition and very little property surrounding the school. Working closely with the school's Board of GovernorsBoard of governorsBoard of governors is a term sometimes applied to the board of directors of a public entity or non-profit organization.Many public institutions, such as public universities, are government-owned corporations. The British Broadcasting Corporation was managed by a board of governors, though this role...
, Winder Smith or "Boodie" as he was known, worked diligently to retire the debt. He then embarked on a program of upgrading the facilities and adding new buildings and residences. - 1964 - Mr. Smith retired and Winder Smith Dining Hall was opened in his honour. Jack Matthews was appointed as Headmaster and over the next seven years the school expanded in numbers and in international acclaim.
- 1966 - Renamed Lakefield College School to better reflect its mission.
- 1969 - The Duke of EdinburghDuke of EdinburghThe Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...
visited. - 1970 - The funds for a new theatre were donated and construction began.
- 1971 - Terry Guest was appointed the school's next Headmaster. Ashelworth House and more property surrounding the school was purchased. Mr. Matthews went on to found Lester B. Pearson CollegeLester B. Pearson CollegeLester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific is one of thirteen United World Colleges around the world. It is named after the late Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson, winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize and originator of the United Nations Peace Keeping program...
in British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. - 1977 - Prince AndrewPrince Andrew, Duke of YorkPrince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
attended the school for a term as an exchange student from Gordonstoun School, starting a longlasting relationship that continues to this day. - 1979 - LCS celebrated its centennial. The school became the first Canadian member of the Round SquareRound SquareThe Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...
Conference of Schools, an international association of schools with similar values and beliefs. - 1985 - David Hadden took over as Head of School, initiating major changes.
- 1989 - LCS went co-educational, responding to changing times and enrollment and financial pressures
- 1989 - LCS accepted females for the first time in its history.
- 1997 - LCS built a new chapel, replacing the existing one.
- 2005 - A new artificial ice outdoor hockey rink was built and named in memory of Bob Armstrong
- 2007 - Construction began to build a 12.5 million dollar Student Recreation Centre.
- 2007 - Addition of the Northcote Campus.
- 2008 - David Thompson was appointed new Head of School. A new student recreation centre, with a gymnasium, outdoor education classrooms, and student common areas was officially opened and named Hadden Hall.
- 2010 - David Thompson resigned as Head of School, effective June 30, 2010. Sarah McMahon is appointed Interim Head of School, effective August 1, 2010.
- 2011 - Paul Hickey, Chair of the Board, announced the appointment of Struan Robertson as the next Head of Lakefield College School. Mr. Robertson will begin his role in March 2012.
Campus
LCS has a 155 acre (0.6272633 km²) wooded, waterfront, campus on the east shore of Lake KatchewanookaKatchewanooka Lake
Katchewanooka Lake is one of the Kawartha lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada. It is about 5 miles long and a half mile wide. The Trent Severn Waterway flows through Lake Katchewanooka into the Otonabee River at its outlet just north of Lakefield, continuing southwest through Peterborough into...
in rural Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It is just north of the village of Lakefield, an hour and a half north-east of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
by road.
It contains eleven boarding houses, with an average of just over 20 students per house. The main building contains a chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, dining hall, modern theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, music room, art room, day student locker rooms, science labs
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
, large library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, computer lab, and classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s.
An outdoor artificial ice surface has been operational since November 2005. A boathouse at the waterfront contains sailboat
Sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a...
s, kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
s, and canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
s. Other buildings contain the dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
studio and weight room.
Recently, 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of land was donated to LCS through the Gastle family. The 'Northcote' campus officially became part of the LCS community on October 27, 2007.
In October 2008, Lakefield College School opened a new student recreation centre, named Hadden Hall in honour of David and Susan Hadden's 23 years at the school. The facility includes a gymnasium, outdoor education wing, indoor climbing wall, dance studio, exercise facility, and several common areas for students. The east wing of the hall was named the Paul and Hélène Demarais Family Outdoor Education Wing, and the gymnasium was named for The McEwen Family. This new building is the school's first LEED gold-certified building.
Construction on LCS's second LEED gold-certified building, a new residence - Cooper House was complete for Fall 2009.
Students
As of 2010, LCS enrolls 370 students; 240 in boarding (grades 9–12) and 130 in day (grades 7–12) status.The boarding students are divided into 11 houses, (Grove, Ondaatje, Memorial, Rashleigh, Upper Colebrook, Lower Colebrook, Susanna Moodie, Matthews, Wadsworth, Ryder, Cooper), each with an adult 'Head of House' who acts as a parent and an 'Assistant Head of House' who acts like an older brother or sister while the student is away from home. There are six boys' boarding houses and five girls' boarding houses which contain student dormitories, washrooms, common areas, a Head of House residence, and an Assistant Head of House apartment. Each has an average of 23 students and two adults.
The day students are also divided into houses however with no actual physical building. There are two senior houses (grades 9-12, Armstrong & Brown) and one junior (grades 7 and 8, Marling) house, each with a 'Head of House'. These students get together for social events and the Head of House acts as a mentor and liaison between the students and administrative aspect of the school.
All students also have an academic advisor, who helps with course selection, university admission, and arranging extra help (including tutoring) if necessary.
Extracurricular activities
As part of the "education of the whole person", Lakefield College School offers Co-Curricular activities such as a wide range of sports, community service opportunities, choir, band, theatre and different student groups.Curriculum
Lakefield College School offers a wide range of Arts, Languages, Math, Science, Technology and Social Science courses to its students.Students must engage in three sports a year, one a term, with the exception of gradating students, who can choose to take one 'term off'.
Notable alumni
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(known as James at LCS), former Editor of The Friend and international journalist. - Will ArnettWill ArnettWilliam Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the Fox comedy Arrested Development. He is also known for his role as Devon Banks on the NBC comedy 30 Rock. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major...
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Literature
- John W. Childs `Ramblings of a Rolling Stone: A Boy's Journey from England to Canada During World War II`(1939-1945). John W. Childs wrote about his life as a student at Lakefield.
See also
- List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
- Lakefield College School is the venue for CAMMAC Ontario Music Centre's annual two-week summer camp http://www.cammac.ca