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Welcome to MacLachlan College. We are an independent private university preparatory school from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 located in Oakville, Ontario Canada. Proudly accredited by IBO and Canadian Accredited Independent Schools, CAIS (formerly SEAL).

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  • Build-a-School Change-a-Life Campaign Update
    MacLachlan College Teaches the True Power of Giving!

    Thank you to everyone who has supported the holiday kickoff to our Build-a -School Change-a-Life Campaign.  The bricks are stacking up! To date we have raised $7000 and to 'keep the ball rolling' we have several activities planned for the rest of this school year. Save-the-date Friday January 20th... Details coming soon for a Prom Dress Fashion Show at the school.

    The following is an information update on our community-wide campaign.

    Every year at Christmas MacLachlan College conducts a fundraiser to help less fortunate families.  This past holiday MacLachlan kicked off a new campaign Build-a -School Change-a-Life, to help build a school in a village in the Dominican Republic.  So many families head to a sunny beach at Christmas or other holiday times. When Lisa Duranleau, MacLachlan's Executive Director last travelled to Puerto Plata she made the decision to help build a school in a small impoverished village she had visited on several occasions. Mrs. Duranleau realized that these children did in fact need the donations of clothing and books she would bring, but what these kids really needed was a good education that could make real change in their lives.

    Many of these village children do not go to school because the school is too far away and their parents have no means to get them there. Research shows that a school brings a community together and helps families change their lives for the better. MacLachlan is working together as a community to help improve the future lives of these Dominican children.  By going beyond raising funds and by adopting this community, MacLachlan's school-wide initiative will do more to help change the lives of the families in this village. This initiative will also change how MacLachlan students view their world and empower them to make a difference in the world.  The school plans to develop a lasting mutually beneficial relationship with this community.  Initial plans include a service trip that will give students first-hand experience in building the school, organizing a program where the school's teachers will mentor the village teachers and setting up internet communications between both schools.  

    Since its kickoff in mid December the Build-a-School Change-a-Life campaign has raised $7000 and ongoing in-school activities will continue to keep the campaign going. If you would like to donate to this campaign go to the school's homepage and click on the Build-a-School icon that links to the YouTube video produced by the school.

    Visit MacLachlan's Open House on Saturday January 21st from 10 am to 2 pm to find out why their parents say, “the school is committed to giving children the BEST education possible and is a model of excellence for other schools”.

    MacLachlan College is a co-educational school from Pre-Kindergarten to grade 12, Oakville's only IB World School offering the Primary Years Program. The school is located at 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, www.maclachlan.ca , 905-844-0372 ext. 235.
  • Diversity Council Attends Marlies Game
    Sunday's game between the Marlies and the Ice Caps was the destination of our most recent Diversity Council expedition.
    The home team lost 4-2 but as Ms. Perry hails from "The Rock", she was glad to see the team from St. John's handled the team from "TO"!! Thanks to all who participated and especially to Mrs. Mingo and the Ms. Perry for supervising.

    In the new year, we have plans to take in a Toronto FC game at BMO Field.
  • Optimist Youth Appreciation Awards
    Youth contributions in the arts, athletics, academics and community service were honoured in November at the annual Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Awards. This year's winner from MacLachlan College was Lewis Kent, grade 12 student and prefect. The Optimist Club of Oakville believes it is important that the youth of our community are recognized for their efforts and accomplishments in arts, athletics, academics and community service. These award winners are role models for the youth in our community. Lewis received a gift certificate for $150 for Chapters in addition to the souvenir certificate.
    The Wave would like to congratulate Lewis for his outstanding commitment!