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RidleyCollegeisaprestigiousboardingschoolin Canadathatoffersaglobaleducationandahome awayfromhometostudentsfrom over55countries.Foundedin1889, ithasarichhistoryofacademicexcellencethatpreparesstudentsforthetopuniversitiesandcolleges worldwide.

Ridleyisoneofthefew boardingschoolsinNorth AmericathatofferstheInternationalBaccalaureate (IB)Continuumprogramme, arigorousandinternationallyrecognizedcurriculum thatdevelopswell-rounded learners.TheIBprogramme

encouragesstudentstobeinquirers,thinkers,communicators,risktakers,knowledgeable,principled, caring,open-minded,balancedand reflective.

Theseattributesequipstudents withtheskillsandmindsettoface thechallengesofthe21stcentury. In2023,Ridley’sgraduationsurvey

showedthat100%ofgraduatesfelt academicallyreadyforuniversity, and93%ofstudentsreceivedanoffertoatleastoneoftheirtopthree universitychoices.

Ridleyisalsoaplacewherestudentscangrowasindividualsand aspartofadiverseandsupportive community.Theyexperiencedifferentcultures,perspectives andtraditionsanddevelop aglobalmindset.AllUpper Schoolstudentsjoinoneof thetenboardinghouses, eachwithitsownpersonality,traditionsandHeadof House,whowillactasaparentalfigure,leadingwith compassionandfostering wellbeingandpersonal andacademicgrowth. Studentshaveaccess toover75co-curricular

Fosteringacademicpeers

RosseauLakeCollege(RLC) isanindependentcoed dayandboardingschool offeringGrade7through Grade12.Itwasestablishedin1967 asanall-boys’school—itbecame coedin1983—onapropertyabouta 2½-hourdrivenorthofToronto.The schoolisintheheartoftheMuskoka regionoccupying56acreswith 4,000feetofshoreline.Thecampus hasatraditional,modernfeel.Itincludesfourboardinghouses,adininghalloverlookingLakeRosseau, twoacademiccentresandoutbuildingsthatsupporttheacademicprogram.Windowslinetheindoorspaces,andthenaturalenvironmentisa constantpresenceinthestudentexperience.Thereareoutdoorclassrooms,includinganaturalamphitheatrebythewater’sedge.

StudentscometoRLCbecausethey wantaneducation,butalsobecause theyarelookingformore.Theywant tobeengaged,tofindaplacewithina communityofkindredspiritsandtrue academicpeers.Theyintendtogoon topost-secondarystudies,though theyalsounderstandthatschool

shouldneverbeonlyasteppingstone tosomefutureaccomplishment.The schoolrightlypridesitselfongraduatingstudentswhohaveastrongsense ofidentityaslearners,areabletodescribewhotheyare,andanalysethe experiencesthey’vehad.

ACADEMICLIFE

RLCisapreparatoryschoolin theclassicsenseinthatallthestudentsareplanningtoenterpostsecondaryprogrammes.Academics arerigorous,followingaprogressive liberalartsmodel.Theaverageclass sizeisbetween10and15students. Theschool,understandably,attracts teacherswhoarecommittedtooutdooreducation.Allaredynamic, creative,andself-starting.

RLCdoesn’toffertheInternational Baccalaureate(IB),thoughitshares manyattributeswithschoolsthatdo. Thatincludesthetraditionofthinking globally—theIBisheavilyinfluenced bytheworkofKurtHahn,aswasRLC itself—particularlyinthesenseof globalcitizenship,whichhasbeena corefeatureoftheschool’sDNAsince itsinception.Likewise,learningexpe-

riencesarestretchedoutoverlonger arcsoftime.Theschoolyearissemestered,socoursesareofferedovera periodofmonths.That’smirroredin thedailyandweeklyschedule,with longerblocksoftimeintheafternoons forstudentstogetinvolvedinprojects inadeeper,morecommittedway. Becauseofthevariationofthedaily schedulethroughtheweek(Wednesdayafternoons,forexample,areona flexibleschedule),thereisn’tasenseof beingpushedfromclasstoclass,disciplinetodiscipline,wheneverthebell rings.Instead,thereistimeofferedto getintoataskandstaywithit,free fromdistractions.Thedissectionofa frog,forexample,mighttakeawhole afternoon.Aswellitshould.Thisis aschoolthatbelievesinthevalueof takingtime,thatlearningisanexpe-

activities,suchassports,artsand clubs,wheretheycanpursuetheir passions,talentsandhobbiesand havefunwiththeirfriends.Ridley’s SaturdayProgrammingoffersUpper Schoolstudentstheopportunityto enrichtheirlearningeverySaturday morningasanextensionofRidley’s regularacademicprogramming.

Inthesesessions,studentsmay hearfrommotivationalspeakers, participateinartandvitalityworkshopsandengageincommunity service,courseplanningandinterhousecompetitions,amongother activities.

AttheheartoftheNiagaraRegion, Ridley’s90-acrecampusislocatedin aquietandfriendlyneighbourhood withahighqualityoflifeandmany nearbyamenities.Theschoolhasa dedicatedsecurityteamon-site24/7 andacaringandprofessionalstaff whoensurestudents’safetyandwellnessinmind,bodyandspirit.

RidleyCollegeismorethanjust aschool.Itallowsstudentstodiscoverthemselves,exploretheworld andshapetheirfuture.Itiswhere theycanachievetheirdreamsand positivelyimpacttheworld.Ridley istheperfectchoiceforparentslookingforaworld-classboardingschool steepedintraditionandCanadian values.

riencetobesavoured.GrahamVogt, AssistantHeadofSchool,saysthat“it isthedifferencebetweenspottingthe barredowlonatrailwalk—perched stillandsilent,otherwiseinvisible withintheoverheadlimbsofthemaple—orsimplyseeingitthroughthe chainlinkatthelocalzoo.Thebirdis impressiveineitherscenario,butthe experienceisvastlydifferent…We loveforourstudentstoseetheowl notbecauseweshowittothem,but becausetheydiscoveritontheirown.” TheschoolfollowstheOntariocurriculum,andstudentsgraduatewith theOSSD,thoughtheprogressthrough thegradesishighlysequencedand uniquetoRLC.Grades7through8are theFoundationYears,which,asthe namesuggests,aredesignedasatime todevelopagoodbasisinthefundamentals.Instructorsworkcloselytogethersothatwhenstudentsmoveup, theirstrengths,challenges,andtalents areknown.Theschoolprizesindividual,student-pacedlearning.

NUMBEROFSTUDENTS

140|50%International|50% Canadian|60DayStudents| 80Boarders

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ForadetailedprofileofHeadof SchoolDaveKrockersee https:// www.rosseaulakecollege.com/ blog/dave-krocker-brings-theworld-to-rosseau-lake-college

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Aboardingschoolthat prepareschildrenforlife

witha112-yearhistoryofeducatinggloballeaders

We’reknownforourglobal educationprogramme. Ourexperientiallearning programstakestudents outoftheclassroomandgivethem theopportunitytoapplyacademic learningtodifferentexternalsettings,”saysMichaelO’Connor,Chief MarketingandEnrollmentOfficerat ApplebyCollege.

ApplebyCollegeisamongCanada’s leadingindependentdayandboardingschools.Foundedin1911,itisa co-edinstitutionwhere800students studyinginGrades7through12.The boardingprogrammestartsinGrade 9andismandatoryforYear12.The schoolfollowstheOntarioSecondary Schoolcurriculumandcomplements theprogrammewiththeApplebyCollegeDiploma.“Wealsoofferdiplomasofdistinctioningloballearning andgloballeadershipinbusiness, STEM,andthecreativeartsaswellas theAPCapstoneprogramme.We’re knownforourrigorousacademic programandinnovativeapproachto classroomteaching,”saidO’Connor.

Theschoolissoughtafternotonly byresidentCanadiansbutalsoby thestudentfraternityfromacross theglobe.Currently,studentsfrom 47countries,includingtheUAEand otherGCCcountries,areatAppleby Collegeinvariousgrades.“Wehave consistentlyhadfamiliesfromthe UAErelocatinghalfwayacrossthe worldheretogivetheirchildrenthe Applebylearningexperience.”

Thetwomainintakeyearsforday studentsareGrade7andGrade9, whileitisGrades10and11forboarders.“MostfamiliesfromtheGCCopt forApplebyeitheratGrade7orGrade

10,”saysO’Connor,adding,“We’re veryfortunatetohavebuiltareputationandbrandthathaspositionedus asoneofthebestschoolsinCanada, andarguablyoneofthebestschools intheworld.”

About65percentofthestudent populationisCanadian,andtheremaining35percentarenon-Canadiancitizens,fromtheUAE,UK,Hong Kong,Vietnam,Korea,andmany othercountries.

Thekeystrengthsoftheschool areitscommitmenttogloballearn-

ingandglobaleducation,whichhave beenthefoundingprinciplesofthe school.“We’reauniversitypreparatoryschoolandwhilewearefortunate tohaveourgraduatesattendingIvy Leaguecolleges,thetopuniversities inCanada,ortheOxbridgegroupin theUK,forusitisaboutmakingsure thatourstudentsaregettinginto aninstitutionthatisthebestfitfor them.Weensureourstudentsareset upforsuccess,notonlyattheuniversitylevelbutinthenextphaseof theirlivestoo.”

Eachyear,about165to170students graduatefromApplebyandheadto 75to80universitiesandinstitutions.

“AllYear12studentsareboarders. Livingamongadiversestudentbody, frommorethan45countries,exposesourstudentstodifferentcultures, andsensitisesandeducatesthemin waysthatacademicsalonecannot.It createsleadershipqualitiesandpreparesourstudentstoexcelonglobal platforms.”

AresidentialprogrammeforGrade 12studentsalsopreparesthemfor collegebyprovidingthemwitha structuredday.Afteraregimented lifeatschool,manystudentsfindunfetteredfreedomincollegedifficult tonavigate.Whatsetssomestudents

apartfromothersiscontinuedfocus anddiscipline.AtApplebyCollege, suchhabitsareinstilledfromearly onandreinforcedduringthemandatoryresidentialprogrammeforstudentsinYear12.

“Ausualdaydoesn’tendat5.30, likefortherestofourstudents.Year 12studentsfollowastricttimetable fortheday,whichincludesmandatoryco-curricularactivities,self-study, andfreetimeintheevening.Followingasetpatternforayearhelps developsomeofthehabitsthatwill stickwiththemwhenthey’reinuniversity.”

ApplebyCollegeispartofglobal collaborativeorganisationslike RoundSquareandtheG30groupof schools.“Wehavebeenabletocreateamixofacademics,experiential learning,andgloballearninginour wayofteaching,whichhasallowed ourstudentstothriveandbesuccessfulinlife,”saysO’Connor.

About80-85percentoftheteachingstaffatApplebyisCanadian, andtherestarefromdifferentnationalities,includingLebanese,Chinese,Venezuelan,IndianandBritish. Halfoftheteachingfacultyhasmaster’sdegrees,and25percenthave doctorates.

ApplebyCollegeisamongCanada’sleadingindependentdayandboardingschools,