A Day in the Life
Each day at CHS is a flurry of activities – from classes and special speakers to sports, drama performances and clubs – it’s hard to pack it all in! While there isn’t “typical CHS day”, these images tell the story of a day at Crofton House, revealing a school in constant motion.
6:45 am
Grade 11 girls depart for a week of Outdoor Education at Cheakamus Centre in Squamish, BC.
7:00 am
The day starts with an early morning cross-country practice for this group of Junior School students.
7:45 am
Teachers get coffee and students order breakfast at the Grab-and-Go, fuelling up for the day ahead.
8:00 am
Senior School students continue to arrive on campus, bringing the School to life.
8:05 am
The arriving Junior School families bring even more energy to the campus.
8:15 am
Senior School girls prepare to head to their first class of the day.
8:20 am
As classes begin in the Senior School, this group gathers around a Harkness table and prepares for a lively discussion about Othello during an English class.
8:30 am
Students in Grades 1–7 start this school day in their weekly assembly.
9:00 am
Girls enjoy class in the dedicated Junior School Music Room.
9:45 am
Senior School students meet in Advisory three mornings a week. This small group of girls, and their Advisory teacher, stay together from Grade 8 to 12, providing familiarity and support.
10:00 am
Junior School girls head into the Mini Woods – everyone’s favourite place on campus – to play at break.
10:40 am
After break, Grade 6 girls work together to figure out a solution in science class.
10:30 am
Senior School students are hard at work in the science lab.
11:40 am
Senior School girls fill their plates before sitting down with friends and teachers in Manrell Hall as part of the Community Dining Program.
12:00 pm
Kindergarten girls enjoy lunch in their Early Childhood Education Centre classrooms.
12:15 pm
Teachers and students enjoying eating together in Manrell Hall during Junior School lunchtime.
12:35 pm
Senior School students head back to class after lunch break.
1:00 pm
Kindergarten girls enjoying time playing outside after they have finished eating.
1:10 pm
Back in class, a teacher and Senior School students share a laugh during English.
1:30 pm
Junior School students start to collaborate on a design project in the Makerspace.
2:00 pm
Grade 8 students participate in a blanket exercise representing the thousands of Indigenous children across Canada who were unwillingly taken from their homes and families and placed in residential schools.
2:00 pm
Grade 7 students work together in class.
3:00 pm
A teacher moves a Senior School class outside, taking advantage of an outdoor space on campus to extend the classroom.
3:00 pm
Students participate in a writing session led by Writer-in-Residence Linda Sue Park.
3:30 pm
Two students catch up in the Senior School library after school.
3:30 pm
Junior School volleyball players practise in Chan Hall, the Junior School gym.
3:30 pm
Students participate in Clay Creations, a popular Junior School after-school club, in the Art Studio.
3:45 pm
Girls rehearse for an upcoming Grade 8–9 production in the Drama Studio.
4:00 pm
The senior field hockey team plays on Kent Field.
4:30 pm
Parents socialize as they create crafts to be sold in the Makers’ Market at the Winter Bazaar, raising funds for local charity.
7:00 pm
This day at Crofton House ends with parents on campus for a presentation about complex issues and opportunities facing growing girls.
“I have discovered an authentic curiosity within me, and I really think about how things impact people.”
Lauren ’20 | CHS Student