page_title: Ridley College
section_title: Lower School
hierarchical_section_title: Ridley College / Campus / Lower School
caption_attribution_description: English: Lower School at Ridley College.
context_page_description: Ridley College is a private boarding and day university-preparatory school located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 20 miles from Niagara Falls. The school confers the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate diploma programme. Ridley is one of the oldest private schools in Canada, and has the largest boarding program in Ontario, with students representing over 61 countries.
  Established as an Anglican-affiliated all-boys school in 1889, Ridley became coeducational in 1973. The school is divided into ten houses, each of which serves as a residence and community for its students. All students take part in an extensive extracurricular program including sports, arts and theatre opportunities, student initiatives, and community service. Ridley's boarding program plays a dominant role in its curriculum, with faculty heavily involved in student life outside the classroom in roles such as housemasters, coaches, and advisors.
context_section_description: The Lower School is located across campus from the Upper School and the Memorial Chapel.  The Lower School includes a split Junior and Senior Kindergarten class, one class per grade from Grades 1–6, two Grade 7 classes, and two Grade 8 classes.
  There are 176 students in the Lower School, of which 7% are boarding students. The average class size is 16 students. Each year, the Lower School organizes a student council.
  Facilities within the Lower School building include a design shop, an art room, Grades JK-8 classrooms, a resource centre, and a boys' and girls' residence. Some facilities are shared with the Upper School, such as the music rooms and Mandeville Theatre in the Second Century Building, and the Memorial Chapel.
  Students who complete their entire K-12 schooling career at Ridley, starting from the Lower School and proceeding to the Upper School, receive a special "lifer" prize at the end of Grade 12.
caption: Lower School at Ridley College.
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