This week on Tuesday, members from our St. Clement’s School Eco Team hosted assembly. They used this time to celebrate Earth Week, to educate our community on the detrimental impact of micro-plastics on our planet,
Month: April 2019
Gala: Good Times for a Good Cause
There’s always a lot to celebrate at St. Clement’s School, but recently the community gathered together for the biggest and grandest celebration of the year.
The Speakeasy Gala took place at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District on April 6 and was attended by more than 235 members of the St.
SCS and Public Speaking
St. Clement’s School’s long-standing tradition of excellence in public speaking continued recently when Hannah Monger ’19 competed in the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships.
The WIDPSC is an international English language tournament for high school students.
Being A Good Person
I finished reading an excellent book this weekend by Dr. Dolly Chugh entitled The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. I know this book and its teachings will stay with me for a long time as it has challenged my thinking,
Lumina Sparkles at SCS
With lights dimmed low and music pumped high, the Powell Hall stage was converted to a runway for two days last weekend as the Lumina fashion design show sparkled at St.
SCS Hosts AP Capstone Event
On April 12 and 13, St. Clement’s School hosted the Spring AP Conference, the first time that an AP International Professional Development Event has been held in Canada.
SCS adopted Advanced Placement as its enriched education program in the 1980s and regularly features amongst the highest-scoring schools in the country.
“C-ing” the Future
This weekend I have been reflecting on a number of events and activities that have taken place over the last number of days both at SCS and outside our walls.
Windsor House Day
Favourite of Roman magistrates and Byzantine rulers, purple has long been a regal hue, adorning thrones, capes, vestments, and stoles. On April 5, St. Clement’s rang its royal colours for Windsor House Day and the School was bedecked in every possible shade from eggplant and plum to mulberry and lilac.
The Meaning of Our Mission
An organization’s mission statement is fundamentally important. As I often say, our St. Clement’s mission is like a filter through which we run decisions, programs and approaches to ensure that we are focused on doing what we say we are doing.