Founded in 1788, King’s-Edgehill is Canada's first independent School. An International Baccalaureate School since 1980, King's-Edgehill equips its students for university life around the globe, not only by developing academic rigour, but also by inspiring athletic and artistic excellence, strength of character and community leadership in a manner by which students know they are participating in "personal" and not just "private" education. With a clearly pronounced structure of expectations and with teachers who regard their profession as a way of life rather than just a job, King's-Edgehill motivates students to run academically with their brakes off and to find, among an abundance of co-curricular activities, something at which to excel in developing a multi-dimensional portfolio for tertiary recognition. This School is viewed as an IB PLUS School.