LCC Today

LCC REMAINS TRUE TO ITS VALUES, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE

When LCC reopened its doors last August, it was to the delight and relief of our entire community. But there were new and unusual protocols in place. The faces of students, faculty and staff were obscured by masks, classrooms were rearranged to allow distancing, students could not interact with their classmates in the same way or eat together in the LCC Dining Hall, and athletics and co-curriculars were restructured. In short, the school and the school experience were different. Yet, through these challenges as well as the sacrifices we were all called upon to make, we have prevailed. The happy feeling is evident in everyone’s eyes, and it is soothing to hear the sounds of teachers’ and students’ voices in the hallways and classrooms. It is obvious — in response to this ever-evolving situation — that we have continued to uphold the core values that have come to define us as a school community: resilience, kindness, respect, integrity, well-being and global engagement. Here are just a few examples.

RESILIENCE

LCC CONDUCTED VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES THIS YEAR IN PLACE OF IN-PERSON VISITS.

LCC READS CONTINUED WITH A VIRTUAL VISIT FROM JASON REYNOLDS AUTHOR OF LONG WAY DOWN.

KINDNESS

STUDENT MENTOR ALEXANDER BARAKETT ’21 WELCOMES NEW STUDENT STEPHEN NMASHIE ’21, WHO ARRIVED FROM GHANA IN MID-OCTOBER.

STUDENTS AND PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL TERRY FOX RUN BY MAPPING OUT THEIR OWN ROUTE.

RESPECT

HEADMASTER CHRIS SHANNON RECORDS HIS REMEMBRANCE DAY ADDRESS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

FACE MASKS ARE WORN AT SCHOOL TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.

INTEGRITY

LCC STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ORANGE SHIRT DAY, HONOURING SURVIVORS AND ALL INDIGENOUS CHILDREN WHO WERE SENT TO RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SESSIONS

Throughout the fall, LCC has offered webinars to parents, students, faculty and staff to explore diversity, equity & inclusion, the theme for the 2020–2021 school year. Here’s what one participant had to say:

“We enjoyed the meeting the other night. We hope that working closely with parents on this (DEI) will achieve a high level of complementary educational expectations between home and school. Also hoping that to the extent that we become conscious of intersectionality, we can build alliances that move beyond single social categories that reinforce implicit bias. Thank you for doing this.” — LCC PARENT

WELL-BEING

LCC TEACHER CHRIS OLIVE GIVES A PHYSICS LESSON OUTDOORS; TENTS PROVIDE SHELTERED SPACE WHEN NEEDED.

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

MATTHEW ANZAROUTH ’20 (PRE-U ’21) REPRESENTS CANADA’S NATIONAL DEBATE TEAM IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD ONLINE. CANADA WINS THE TITLE AND MATTHEW IS 3RD SPEAKER. (Material republished with the express permission of: National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.).

LCC WAS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME IN JULY 2020.