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From The Chair Jock Fleming ’74 You just have to pick up a newspaper or listen to the radio on any given day to see that many leaders in business and government seem to have lost their sense of values.
(p.27). We maintained a strong financial position over the past year, while building our endowment and raising $3.8M through fundraising efforts. The Grove continues to offer a vibrant learning environment, with 56% of its 2005 graduates receiving university scholarships, and yet another Rhodes Scholar with
And we don't have to look globally for a number of
the recent achievements of Kim Rutherford '01.
examples. Our value systems are being challenged daily in our work environments, in our schools, and in the communities where we choose to live and raise our families. As the adherence to the values that govern our lives diminishes, the world becomes more complex, making choices between right and wrong less clear.
To position Lakefield as Canada's finest boarding school, we will begin to implement Securing Our Future, Phase II. Our recent Board retreat identified that “marketing” Lakefield will be important to our long-term success. It will require a strong investment in this area. The Board will balance this with its diligent focus on day-to-day priorities including
The Grove has always had a strong sense of values
protecting and building upon Lakefield's core values,
and in 1996, the Board of Governors approved
generating additional revenue to meet endowment,
Lakefield's mission statement—to challenge and
financial assistance, program and capital goals, as
enable students to reach their individual potential in
well as optimizing the school's physical plant and
mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is strong and is
intellectual capital.
supported by a statement of six values (see p.13). This mission and these values also guide the direction and the priorities of our Board of Directors. We live by the same value system as the staff and students, and work conscientiously to further the school's mission and adhere to the values through our actions and decisions.
This year will be an ambitious one. Achieving our goals is possible with the continuing support of our strong management team, our dedicated faculty and staff, our committed volunteers, and a dutiful respect for and adherence to our mission and values. We know that celebrating our mission and values is the easy part, and that the success lies in living them out.
We accomplished a great deal in 2005. In April, a
We hope that these values, coupled with our mission,
visioning document was presented outlining the
will guide us through the challenging days ahead,
rationale and a new structure for the school's
ultimately providing our students with the competen-
Foundation. The original five-year plan (Securing Our
cies in life to do well and to do good, leading not only
Future) was completed ahead of schedule which
successful, but happy lives.
resulted in the creation of a new five-year plan, Securing Our Future, Phase II. With Lakefield's strong emphasis on outdoor experiences, new tennis courts were constructed in the summer and the very “grovey” outdoor shinny rink opened in November
Opposite: (Top & Bottom Right) “Grove-style” learning always leaves room for fun; (Bottom Left) Jock Fleming ’74