About Us

Message from the Head of School, Derek Logan

Welcome to KCS

When students arrive at KCS, whether they start in Junior Kindergarten or join Senior School in Grade 9, they begin to see the world around them differently.

Boundaries disappear and horizons widen. While each student’s experience is unique, one thing remains constant. Their time as KCS will help them to think bigger, dream larger, and expand their own individual ‘possible’ into something more than when they arrived.

In the KCS Junior School (K-Gr.8) we provide our students with rich and diverse experiences that open up their horizons in ways they could never have imagined. We have built our Junior School culture around our Four Doors to Learning; the KCS Habits of Mind, Body and Action; and Three School Rules. In the KCS Senior School, students grow as Leaders in Learning with integrity, insight, and ingenuity.

These traits are woven into every course and co-curricular. Building on the solid foundation from the Junior School, the Senior School has been designed to support optimal learning by engaging students through experiential learning, KCS by Design and the KCS Path program.

Across all KCS grades, well-being is integral to daily interactions with students and their education. KCS is proactive and intentional in helping students develop social-emotional skills, understanding, and empathy for others.

KCS Junior School students on the play structure

About Us

The academic program is appropriately tailored to each child and his or her unique abilities. The "Four Doors to Learning" at KCS of academics, arts, athletics and citizenship is a key reason that our children are developing into well-rounded young people. Our children absolutely adore their teachers and are thriving academically and socially at KCS. If we were to design our ideal school, it would be KCS.

KCS Parents, Class of 2022 & Class of 2025

We invite you to come and visit. Experience the difference that a KCS education provides and expand what is possible for your child.

Four Doors to Learning in the Junior School

Our Four Doors to Learning – Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Citizenship focuses on providing every student opportunities, built into the curriculum and extracurricular activities, to explore all aspects of school life. By teaching our students to explore and value all four doors, we help them experience a deeper and richer approach to lifelong learning.

Three School Rules

KCS Habits of Mind, Body, and Action to Leaders in Learning

KCS is a community of lifelong learners, devoted to establishing the habits of lifelong learning in our students. Students learn to identify and exercise the Habits from the youngest ages, helping them better articulate and understand how to approach and respond to new learning and experiences.

These Habits are built from one moment to the next. They are built when greeting a friend in the hall with respect. They are built when taking a responsible risk and trying a new club or team. They are built slowly, carefully, and continuously.

Habits of Mind™ is a trademarked concept that articulates much of the Junior School curricular focus at KCS. These habits are designed to foster and develop 15 different intelligent behaviours that have been identified as top priorities among leading educators around the world. KCS went further and added Habits of Body and Habits of Action. These habits help our students develop healthy lifestyles, positive self-esteem, and strong social skills.

Building on the Habits, all of our Senior School students will grow as Leaders in Learning, with integrity, insight, and ingenuity. These traits are woven into the Senior School courses and co-curricular, by design.