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OUR MISSION

To be the defining force in developing lifelong learners by stewarding a learning environment that inspires us to reach our ultimate potential.

A group of young people, likely students, wearing matching navy blue hoodies with the %22KCS%22 logo, standing in what appears to be a school hallway or lobby.

Message from the Head of School, Garth Nichols

Welcome to KCS: Where Students Expand possible.

When students arrive at Kingsway College School (KCS) they begin to see new possibilities for themselves as learners. 

We believe that school should be a place where learners uncover new possibilities. Whether they are entering our Junior School or transitioning to our Senior School, their time at KCS is designed to help them think bigger, dream larger, and expand their own individual ‘possible’ into something far greater than when they first arrived.

Junior School (JK-Gr. 8): Opening Horizons

In the KCS Junior School, we provide students with rich and diverse experiences that open their horizons in ways they could never have imagined. We build a supportive culture that nurtures "Healthy Individuals" through three core frameworks:

  • The Four Doors to Learning: A holistic approach to academics, arts, athletics, and citizenship.

  • KCS Habits of Mind, Body, and Action: Instilling the daily practices that lead to lifelong success.

  • The Three School Rules: Simple, guiding principles that foster a safe and respectful community.

Senior School (Gr. 9-12): Leaders in Learning

As students progress to the KCS Senior School, they grow into Leaders in Learning. Here, the curriculum is designed to support optimal learning by providing the challenge and support students need to achieve their personal best.

Consistent with our Portrait of a Graduate, Senior School students learn to lead with "integrity, insight, and ingenuity".

We weave these traits into every course and co-curricular opportunity through:

  • Experiential Learning: Making the city their classroom to gain real-world perspective.

  • KCS by Design: A framework that encourages creative problem-solving and innovation.

  • The KCS Path Program: A signature program that fosters agency, responsibility, and leadership, ensuring students are "future-ready" and "equipped with the knowledge, skills, and work habits" needed for post-secondary success.

Across all KCS grades at Kingsway College School (KCS), well-being is integral to daily interactions with students and their education. KCS is proactive and intentional in helping student develop social-emotional skills, understanding, and empathy for others. Well-being for students is attuned to have them reflect on who they are as learners, as members of the KCS community, and to develop and practice strategies to keep them well and healthy at KCS and beyond. 

At KCS, we don’t just prepare students for the next grade; we prepare them to be ready for what matters.

A group of students in the hallway in uniform at Kingsway College School Junior School campus. 
We invite you to come and visit. Experience the difference that a KCS education provides and expand what is possible for your child. 

KCS Junior School students on the play structure

 

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

Our Land Acknowledgment

We are the students of Kingsway College School. We care about the land, water, and animals. We show it by: picking up our garbage, planting new trees, and only using what we need. 

We live in Treaty 13, an agreement between Indigenous Nations and Canada that was misunderstood because they spoke different languages. The Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee call this area home. They are made up of many unique nations. 

They loved and respected their land but the government took it away. We are all part of the Dish with one Spoon territory, that teaches us to share, and be responsible for taking care of the land. 

We will care for each other, the plants, the animals, the water, and the land. Will you help us take care of it?