King's-Edgehill School

I write this message to you not just as Headmaster of KES, but as a parent. My wife Belinda and I have two children at the School: Kyle in grade 10 and Mackenzie in grade 8. Their daily impressions - successes and challenges - are as much a part of my confidence in the School as my own experiences. Because we live on campus we are immersed in the excitement and energy of the daily routines of KES. It is a tremendously enriching way of life. As much as I personally love the campus of KES and appreciate our superb facilities, what impresses me most is the quality of the people who work with such unsurpassed passion and professionalism. Dedicated to the ideals of gentleness and learning, dignity and respect, contained in the KES Mission Statement, the staff ensures that the School is a safe place - emotionally and physically - for all students. This makes it home for everyone. KES is a diverse educational community. Students from throughout Canada and across the globe (17 different nations this year) come to challenge themselves in the classroom, or in the theatre, the Concert Hall, the Art studio, in leadership, the Chapel, or the playing fields sometimes in all areas of School life! And so the student body is composed of boys and girls of all ages and all backgrounds. It is a truly unique family. The achievements of KES students are remarkable. Scholars and athletes and musicians and artists abound. As a parent I am thrilled that my children's friends are focused on excellence and achieving their best in all areas of life at KES. I am excited for them. I hope that you will come and visit the School and see firsthand why this is such a spectacular place. Sincerely, Mr. Joseph Seagram

Daily physical activity is an integral part of life for all our students, who participate in a programme of sports each afternoon. Sports have been a part of life at the School since its founding; by 1900, Sergeant Arthur Cunningham had developed an outstanding programme of gymnastics and athletics. A century later, this tradition of athletic excellence continues: the School gymnasium is decorated with banners for winning the hockey, rugby, basketball, soccer, skiing, and biathlon Provincial Championships. Windsor's Long Pond, believed to be the birthplace of Canadian hockey, falls at the edge of King's-Edgehill School grounds; today, our senior boys' and girls' hockey teams continue to be the flagships of our athletics programme and two of the finest school teams in both the province and the Atlantic region.

KES inspires academic, athletic and artistic excellence with a commitment to the traditional community ideals of gentleness and learning, dignity and respect, so that students may discover and cultivate their unique potential, prepare for post-secondary education and develop a life-long enthusiasm for the spiritual and intellectual growth necessary to flourish in the contemporary world.

Founded in 1788, King's-Edgehill is Canada's first independent School. An International Baccalaureate School since 1980, King's-Edgehill equips its students for university life around the globe, not only by developing academic rigour, but also by inspiring athletic and artistic excellence, strength of character and community leadership in a manner by which students know they are participating in "Personal" and not just "Private" education. With a clearly pronounced structure of expectations and with teachers who regard their profession as a way of life rather than just a job, King's-Edgehill motivates students to run academically with their brakes off and to find, among an abundance of co-curricular activities, something at which to excel in developing a multi-dimensional portfolio for tertiary recognition. This School is viewed as an IB PLUS School