Keswick Sutherland School, Georgetown, ON

Schools to some extent, reflect the societies in which they operate. Hence, it is a truism that today’s educational system feels unsteady, irresolute, and struggling with a mandate that is increasingly uncertain and whose purposes are no longer self-evident. Like many other institutions, schools are finding it enormously difficult to cope with the never-ending changes in funding and provincial expectations. The results are anxious, and sometimes discouraged educators who feel that increased responsibilities are being heaped on an overburdened system that has neither the resources nor the capacity to cope. It is inevitable that teachers and parents eventually come to odds with the stress and the formidable responsibilities that have now been bestowed in today’s educational spectrum. It is from this distress and dissatisfaction that many institutions are created. We hear and read of the impending crisis, and understand both the economic, social, and emotional strains that confront an already taxed educational system. To alleviate some of this stress, and to fulfill some of the expectations that parents have bestowed on our schools, Keswick Sutherland School and associated Equestrian Centre was founded. Founded in 1999 by Mr. Jesús M. Córdoba B.A.(Hons)., M.A. and Ms. Callie D. Scheichl, Keswick Sutherland School and associated Equestrian Centre has been an undertaking of eight years, encompassing a collaboration of studies, research, and consultations with prominent educators, principals, citizens, architects, agricultural experts, horticulturalists, environmentalists, and a plethora of leading consultants. Located on Eighth Line in Halton Hills, the proposed Keswick Sutherland School & Equestrian Centre is a private co-educational, elementary day school.