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The Country Fair is held every year on the first Saturday in May and has become a well-known event in the local community and our biggest “friend-raiser”.
Southridge Voices Blog
This page is a compilation of blogs from the many authors in the Southridge Community.
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A Washington Post article dated September 25, 2019 presents some recent research studies that highlight the impact of “excessive pressure to excel” on adolescent wellness.
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Learn about how we embrace living loving kindness in our Junior School.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open House events this year.
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Check out a contemplative reflection from a recent Southridge Alumna on the importance of being comfortable making mistakes.
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Every year at Southridge we host a Junior School and Senior School Open House Event to give people an opportunity to come and ‘try us on for size.’
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Every fall, Senior School students participate in Leadership Experience Week activities. The Grade 11 and 12 students attend “Career Day” for their kick-off event.
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This year's Spirit Captains are Eva Lofing and Anokh Gill. We asked them some questions to get to know them better...
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This year, our community is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Southridge, marking a 25-year-long tradition of developing students with strong minds and good hearts who make a difference in the world.
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“There’s definitely more laughter; the evening campfires are filled with conversation, jokes and a lot of general happiness”, says Mr. Norman Dods Lower Division Coordinator, as he recalls his many years attending the Grade 8 trip to Strathcona...