2019 Scholar

ROBINSON, Eden

The Dudley & Deborah Butterfied Scholarship

Eden attended Warwick Academy between 2006 and 2016 where she received first honours for four consecutive years and the history prize in year 10. In 2016, Eden entered Trinity College School in Ontario, Canada from where she graduated in 2019 with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. She maintained the status of an academic scholar throughout her time at TCS. In her final year at TCS, Eden received the CRASI spirit award, the Trinidad-Tobago spirit of the Caribbean cup, and the Rigby Prize, the highest honour in social sciences. She was also awarded as an Ontario Scholar.

Eden played the violin and received several examination certificates in classical ballet from the Royal Academy of Dance (Somerset School of Dance). While at TCS, Eden was a member of the school's Master Key Committee, involved in the Cultural Awareness Group club, the leader of the Caribbean Council in her last year, a peer support counselor for Ketchum House and a writing center steward.

Eden has been a keen participant within the communities where she lives. She volunteered for the Eliza Doolittle charity and was a camp counsellor at Somerset School of Dance. She worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Ontario and raised funds for Black Lives Matter in Toronto.

Eden was an active participant is sporting events. At Warwick, she was a member of the basketball team. While at TCS, Eden participated in volleyball, basketball and rugby, initially playing on Middle Side, making her way up to Big Side (the equivalent of varsity) in both rugby and basketball.

Eden will enter McGill in September, 2019 to study in the Faculty of Arts with an interest in Psychology and Management.