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Student Entrepreneurship & Good Eats: Meeting the Needs of Our Community

Posted on 11/02/202112/02/2021Categories LCS Learns

Contributors: Jack Freeman '21 and Osman Yousufi '21 At LCS, our vision is to inspire teenagers to become leaders who care, connect, and contribute. When students have a passion for a particular issue, we encourage them to learn more and pursue their interests. It’s no surprise that when LCS students Jack Freeman '21 and Osman Yousufi '21 started LCS Eats in December 2020, their community of students supported them wholeheartedly. Jack and Osman along with Owen Leung '21, Matt Northey '21, Scott Doggett '21, Christian Levec '21, and Aidan Maltman '21 created LCS Eats - a (very) localized version of UberEats to deliver food to their peers on campus. Students in the leadership class realized that the winter blues were starting to strike and with covid restrictions in place, they and their friends were unable to leave campus to enjoy a meal at a local restaurant. This is when the…

A Learning Schedule Designed For Student Well-Being and Engagement

Posted on 29/01/20215/10/2022Categories Uncategorized

By Dean VanDoleweerd, Assistant Head: Academics and Jen Frickey, Director of Learning Success Experience and science continue to show us that our daily rhythm has a dramatic effect on our mood, our learning, and our outcomes. Our experience and research into the very best educational models reveals that the daily schedule our students live by has a huge impact on their learning and well-being. This year has been very exciting for Lakefield College School. We were able to merge brain-based science about learning with other measures to ensure we could meet our Safety First COVID protocols while providing our students with a dynamic and flexible schedule to accommodate current needs. As we look ahead to September 2021, we are even more excited to offer an enhanced year-long modular schedule that is designed to maximize opportunities for creating the transformative learning experiences our students deserve. Following two years of consultation with Independent School Management, we have developed…

What I Wish My School Knew

Posted on 7/08/20207/08/2020Categories Uncategorized

By Sofiia Onopriienko Thinking back on the end of the school year, I am writing this letter inspired by the way my school, Lakefield College School, creates not just the learning space but the atmosphere of a united community, regardless of how many miles away we are from each other. I also want to share how much studying remotely has helped me, not only during the spring, but back in December, when I was away for over a month while trying to combine my passion and my education, and do my absolute best in both fields. This letter is an expression of my gratitude. I want you to know that studying online is not a burden for us, the students. I see it rather as a gift to those of us who are provided additional time to devote to our passions, and for those of us who feel discomfort, as it is truly an opportunity for growth. There have been…