Upper School
Service Learning
Enriching Lives with a Commitment to Service
Ridley students are inspired to embark on lifelong academic, creative, and spiritual searches for meaning and truth in everything they do.
— Megan, Entered Ridley as a Grade 10 student
“Ridley has fueled my ambitions to make a difference in the world. The support group behind me — my Housemaster, advisor, teachers and coaches — has taught me that I can do anything I want if I am prepared to work hard enough for it. Having to juggle a heavy academic workload, competitive sport and community service has honed my organizational skills and prepared me for life beyond the classroom.”
On and off campus, Ridley promotes the role of service in a flourishing life. The idea is embodied in our motto — Terar Dum Prosim (May I be Consumed in Service) — and it is infused in our culture. Students are encouraged to participate in service to others in their immediate community and the world in which they live. They learn the importance of contributing to the flourishing lives of others through local fundraising campaigns and service trips to developing countries.
P.O. Box 3013, 2 Ridley Road St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 7C3 Canada 905 684 1889
With more than 700 students from 60 countries, the largest boarding programme in Ontario and the third largest in Canada, Ridley College is a truly international, co-educational, day and boarding school of the world that prepares students for the world. It has provided enriching learning and life-shaping experiences focused on the arts, academics, and athletics since 1889. Ridley’s Lower School offers JK-Grade 8, its Upper School consists of Grade 9-PG, and Ridley graduates attend some of the top universities and colleges around the world. Ridley is the only co-ed independent boarding school in Canada and one of only three in North America authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum programme.
