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Welcome Grade 12 Students!

What to Expect in The First Weeks of School: September 3-14, 2024

Whether you are a new or returning student, we are so excited that you will be joining us for your Grade 12 year at LCS. Preparations are well underway to welcome you to the school, and to help everyone feel at home at The Grove as you begin your GRAD YEAR!

Just in case you’re starting to wonder what the beginning of your Grad Year will look like, here’s an overview of the first few weeks of September.

Arrival Day

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  • Tuesday, September 3

    We look forward to welcoming you on campus on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
    • Your Head of House will be in touch with you to arrange an arrival time
    • If you are a boarding Grad, your arrival time will be scheduled between 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
    • If you are a day Grad, your arrival time will be scheduled between 10:30- 11 a.m.
    We will be waiting near the Gate House to welcome you! From there, you will head straight to your house to meet and connect with your Head of House, Associate Faculty and Advisor. You’ll have time to unpack (if you’re a boarder), connect with the other Grads in your house, and sort out your school uniform, as needed. If your parents are with you, you can enjoy brunch together in our dining hall before you say goodbye.
    • Afternoon: Your Grad year formally starts the moment you gather in the Chapel at 12:00 p.m. to begin
      your Grad Leadership Conference.
    • Early Evening: You will eat dinner in House groups to give you time to connect with your Head of House and House Team and start to plan your welcome strategy and first house events for the Grade 9-11 students.
    • Late Evening: There will be time to connect with friends and more fully unpack as you enjoy a campfire down at the waterfront and then time in your house.
    Our hope is that by the end of the day, our new Grads will begin to feel at home at The Grove.

    Important Note for Day Students:
    All Day Student Grads are invited to spend the night of Wednesday, September 4, 2023, on campus, sleeping over in your houses. To be prepared, please ensure that you bring your Formal Dress, bathing
    suit and towel with you along with what you need to sleep over on Wednesday.

    Schedule:
    LocationTimeEvent
    Dining Hall/ Residences/ Campus9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.Grads and Parents Arrive (Move-in, Dining Hall Open for Coffee/ Snacks)
    Dining Hall10:00a.m. - 12:30p.m.Brunch for Grads and Parents
    Residences12:00p.m. - 12:30p.m.Graduating Parent Meet & Greet with Head of School
    Chapel12:45p.m. - 1:30p.m.Graduating Parent Leadership Team Presentation
    Head of School Residence1:30p.m. - 3:00p.m.Graduating Parent Reception at Head of School Residence
    3:00p.m.Graduating Parents Depart

    Dress expectations: clean casuals, comfortable shoes

    Handy items to have:     water bottle, hat

    Important Note for Arrival Time:
    Students are strongly encouraged to plan travel that allows them to arrive on campus before 12 PM EST on their dedicated arrival day. We understand that flight schedules may present challenges and that siblings coming from outside of Ontario may wish to travel together. If (off-campus) early arrival support is required, please contact Jen Horrigan for more details.

Feeling at HOME at THE GROVE

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  • Wednesday, September 4

    You’ll spend Wednesday together with your entire Grade 12 Class participating in our Grad Leadership Conference and helping prepare to welcome our new students to campus the next day. The day ends with your Grad Class picture, a formal dinner, Grad Opening Chapel and a special dessert at Ms. Kee’s (our Head of School) house.  

    Important Note for Day Students:
    All Day Student Grads are invited to spend tonight on campus,
    sleeping over in your houses. To be prepared, please ensure that you bring your Formal Dress, bathing suit and towel with you along with what you need to sleep over on Wednesday.

    Dress expectations: 
    • Comfortable clean casuals that you can wear outside
    • Formal Dress for Grad Class photo, dinner and Opening Chapel
    Handy items to have: water bottle, hat, laptop, pen, paper

  • Thursday, September 5

    On Thursday morning, you will help welcome our new Grade 9-11 students to campus. In the afternoon, you will lead house get-to-know-you activities and games and set the tone in your houses. 

    In the afternoon, you will help to welcome our returning Grade 9-11 students to campus, and bring your whole house together to get to know each other and enjoy your first dinner in the Dining Hall together. 

    This evening, your whole house will participate in your first Advisor Challenge!

    Dress expectations: Grad t-shirts (provided) and comfortable clean casuals that you can wear outside

    Handy items to have: water bottle, hat, laptop, pen, paper

    Day Bus Schedule: Grads are to arrive by 8:15 a.m. The bus will depart from the LCS Bus Turnaround at 8:30 p.m.

  • Friday, September 6

    Friday and Saturday will be an opportunity for you to meet your teachers and classmates in your Mod 1 courses, participate in your first co-curriculars and learn more about your September Intersession Experience with your Grade.
    • Period 1 starts at 8:30 a.m.
    • After Period 1 and 2 classes, we will gather as a community for our Opening Chapel. The rest of the day will be spent with your house.
    • After classes on Monday, you will have the chance to reconnect with your house. Together, you will spend the afternoon participating in activities as a house, getting to know each other and exploring our LCS Values.
    • You will finish your afternoon by participating in your first day of fall co-curriculars and competitive team tryouts/ auditions.
    • Our first House Kickball games will take place after dinner. 

    Dress expectations: school uniform (Standard Dress), a swimsuit, towel, change of clothes and shoes that can get wet (for swim tests)
    and a change of clothes for co-curriculars

    Handy items to have: water bottle, laptop, binders, backpack, pen, etc.

    Day Bus Schedule: the Bus will arrive at the school by 8:15 a.m. and depart at 8:30 p.m. (after programming finishes)
     

  • Saturday, September 7

    • Period 1 (Class C) starts at 8:30 a.m.
    • After Period 1 and 2 classes, you will gather with your grade to spend the afternoon preparing for your September Intersession experiences. You will review your September Intersession schedule, discuss what you need to pack, and prepare for the adventures to come in the upcoming days.
    • Later in the afternoon, your House will gather to design and create a hole for the "Lakefield Open" that evening. 

    Dress expectations: school uniform (standard dress) and a change of clothes for the afternoon (clean casuals with a sweatshirt or jacket for the evening)

    Handy items to have: water bottle, laptop, binders, backpack, pen, etc.

    Day Bus Schedule: the Bus will arrive at the school by 9:15 a.m. and depart at 8:30 p.m. (after programming finishes)
     

  • Sunday, September 8

    After enjoying a delicious brunch in our dining hall, you are invited to explore the LCS campus and enjoy all it has to offer. You’ll have the option to participate in activities such as (sailing, windsurfing), canoeing, fishing, (rock climbing), disc golf, (ultimate frisbee), soccer, (yoga, our ropes course and climbing wall), or simply enjoy the waterfront or walking in the woods.

    Optional shopping excursions will also be offered to our boarding students to pick up items they may have forgotten to bring with them.

    The day is optional for day students, however, you are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun.
     
    Dress Expectations: comfortable clean casuals that you can wear outside

    Handy items to have: water bottle and hat 

    Optional: swimsuit, towel, water shoes

    Day Student Bus: No bus available
     

Feeling at HOME in your CLASSES

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  • Friday, September 6

    Friday and Saturday will be an opportunity for you to meet your teachers and classmates in your Mod 1 courses, participate in your first co-curriculars and learn more about your September Intersession Experience with your Grade.
    • Period 1 starts at 8:30 a.m.
    • After Period 1 and 2 classes, we will gather as a community for our Opening Chapel. The rest of the day will be spent with your house.
    • After classes on Monday, you will have the chance to reconnect with your house. Together, you will spend the afternoon participating in activities as a house, getting to know each other and exploring our LCS Values.
    • You will finish your afternoon by participating in your first day of fall co-curriculars and competitive team tryouts/ auditions.
    • Our first House Kickball games will take place after dinner. 

    Dress expectations: school uniform (Standard Dress), a swimsuit, towel, change of clothes and shoes that can get wet (for swim tests)
    and a change of clothes for co-curriculars

    Handy items to have: water bottle, laptop, binders, backpack, pen, etc.

    Day Bus Schedule: the Bus will arrive at the school by 8:15 a.m. and depart at 8:30 p.m. (after programming finishes)

  • Monday, September 9

    Monday will be an opportunity for you to meet your teachers and classmates in your Mod 2 courses.
    • Period 1 starts at 8:30 a.m.
    • After 4 short classes, you will meet with your Advisor and your peers in your Advisor Group and then re-connect with your Grade.
    • The afternoon will include Fall Co-Curricular Time as well as the first meeting on Monday Full Year Clubs.
    Dress Expectations: school uniform (standard dress) and a change of clothes for co-curriculars

    Handy items to have: water bottle, laptop, binders, backpack, pen, etc.

    Day Bus Schedule: Bus runs its regularly scheduled M/T/TH/F pickup times and arrives on campus at 8:15 a.m. Bus will depart LCS at 5:45 p.m.

Algonquin Expedition

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  • Wednesday, September 10 - Saturday, September 13

    Our Grade 12s will be preparing for, and heading out on, their three-night, four-day Algonquin Expedition. They will depart for Algonquin Park on early Tuesday, September 10, and return to campus by 4pm on Friday, September 13. Students will travel in house groups with two staff members, canoeing, portaging, preparing meals over camp stoves and sleeping in tents.
 
To allow you to be fully present and engaged with those around you during these experiences, we will be limiting cell phone usage. We will ensure that lots of photos are taken and made available. This will also be communicated to your parents ahead of time so that they are not expecting communication from you during the day. You may want to let your friends from home know this as well.

At the end of these two weeks, it is our hope that you feel at home within our community and ready to dive into learning and life at The Grove! 

School Information

4391 County Road 29, Lakefield Ontario K0L 2H0   705.652.3324   admissions@lcs.on.ca

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Lakefield College School is a private, coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12, located in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.

We respectfully acknowledge that Lakefield College School is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil, and Georgina Island First Nations. Lakefield College School respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.


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