Parents looking to offer their children a top rate education based on the principles of positive education, a legacy of intellectual rigour, and the ideal balance between academics, athletics, and the arts need only to look at Ridley College – an acclaimed co-educational boarding and day school in Niagara. Our mission is to “inspire flourishing lives to transform our globe,” says Headmaster Ed Kidd, “…and we do this by teaching the habits of mind, body, and spirit.”
Earlier this year, Ridley College became an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school, making it the only boarding and day school of its kind in Canada to offer IB from Junior Kindergarten through to grade 12. Established in 1889, Ridley’s historic, 90-acre campus offers an idyllic setting for youth from the Niagara region and around the world to discover their potential.
For the 2016/17 school year, more than 660 students from 44 countries around the globe are enrolled at Ridley. With a traditional British house system, all students are provided with a sense of community and a robust support network.
Ridley’s Lower School (JK to grade 8) offers students the IB Primary Years Programme, and the Middle Years Programme, enabling learners to become creative problem solvers at an early age. Inquiry-based learning is advanced in the Upper School (grades 9-12) with the optional IB Diploma Programme, which produces graduates who attend top universities and colleges, including Yale, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Brown, UofT, McGill, Waterloo, Queens, and UBC.
Ridley acknowledges that an independent school education can be a significant investment for some families and, this year, it offered $3.4 million in financial assistance and scholarships to students who fit the school’s mission.
To inquire, plan a visit, or apply, contact Ridley’s Admissions Office at 1-905-684-1889 ext. 2207 or admissions@ridleycollege.com. Ridley encourages families to begin the process today, for possible enrolment for the 2017/2018 academic year.
