St. Clement's School
| St. Clement's School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Toronto, Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°42′46″N 79°24′01″W / 43.71286°N 79.40034°WCoordinates: 43°42′46″N 79°24′01″W / 43.71286°N 79.40034°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private Day Girls' |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Principal | Martha Perry |
| Grades | 1 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 440 |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Website | http://www.scs.on.ca/ |
St. Clement's School (SCS) is an Anglican independent school for girls in Toronto, Canada. The school was founded in 1901 by Reverend Canon Powell, and was originally co-ed. Students at SCS are often referred to as Clementines.
The school completed a new addition to the building in 2006, which was funded by the Bigger Blazer Campaign, that doubled the space for the students. The renovation included a new gym, performance hall, library and many other improvements.
The school is a member of the Round Square affiliation of schools, and offers the most Advanced Placement courses of any girls' school in Canada.
Houses at St. Clement's School are named after four Royal British houses: York (yellow, lion mascot), Stuart (green, frog mascot), Windsor (purple, walrus mascot) and Tudor (red, elephant mascot). The House Cup is awarded to the house that has the most points at the end of the school year.
There are five days in a school year which specifically celebrate the houses. Each house has a special day, and at the end of the year, there is all house day. On each house day, and on some other days like the Terry Fox Run, students will wear either their houses', or the house whose day it is, colours to school over their uniform. Students also may wear the house day's theme.
Collecting house points can be done by attending clubs, being a peer-to-peer tutor or attending house events. Some of the house events include house badminton, house soccer, and the coveted ping pong tournament. Points won at house events will go to your house, while points from clubs and tutoring will go to you personally. Students with 150, 300, 450 or 600 house points will receive a special award at the end of the year.
Other ways for houses to collect house events is through house challenges on house days, cheer-offs and special house activities, such as house Alice™, house ping-pong and house benchball.
The Student Leadership Program combines instruction and hands-on experience and spans the Junior, Middle, and Senior Schools. Junior School students have the opportunity to be a mentor to a younger student as a reading buddy, starting in grade 4. Other early leadership opportunities are the Mentorship and Peer Tutoring programs, where girls as young as grade 6 can be tutors. This program, which continues all the way to grade 12, helps girls recognize that leadership can be a collaborative experience.
Students are encouraged to improve their leadership capabilities by participating in student government and a wide range of special interest clubs. They also elect representatives to lead charitable work, organize special events, and fill key roles in school life. Many of the students also serve as school ambassadors, and you will meet some of these young leaders when you tour the School.
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