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14 | august 8, 2019 | 22nd century media private school Guide
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A Roman Catholic School since 1917
OVER 100 YEARS OF
LEARNING, SERVING
AND LEADING
PRESCHOOL - 3RD GRADE
Primary Grade Center, 900 W. Everett Road, Lake Forest
4TH - 8TH GRADE
Upper Grade Center, 185 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest
Twice Recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education,
Excellence in Education Blue Ribbon Award
847-295-4830 / www.schoolofstmary.org
North Shore Country Day
focuses on what matters
In 1919, North Shore Country Day
(NSCD) was the visionary answer to
a fundamental question: What matters
most when educating a child? Since then,
NSCD has continually refined its answer
to propel the school’s educational model
forward with purpose and passion, building
a transformative JK-12 community on
four essential pillars:
Purposeful Challenge — Truly knowing
each student allows faculty to challenge
and support them as people and
learners.
Intentional Design — NSCD carefully
crafts its entire JK-12 program to optimize
learning, develop skills and prioritize
wellness.
Courageous Exploration — The school
pushes students to participate widely and
take risks regularly, ensuring they stretch,
explore stumble and grow.
Conscientious Community — The diverse
community and collaborative culture
help students understand themselves
and their obligations to each other, their
communities and their world.
North Shore Country Day is a place
where school is engaging, interesting, rigorous
and fun. Teachers know each student
and set the bar high in order to build
confident, independent thinkers. Students
balance passions with responsibilities and
learning becomes a way of life.
Early Childhood
Every moment in NSCD’s junior and
senior kindergarten program is an opportunity
for joyful learning. These youngest
students are known and loved, they’re
empowered and encouraged. Asking
questions, making choices, listening, participating
in discussions, sharing, reading
books, creating art, making music, speaking
Spanish and moving about.
Lower School
NSCD believes that learning is engaging
when it’s meaningful, awakening the
senses and opening the mind. Students
develop a solid academic foundation,
venture into local communities and are
encouraged to think globally — not only
growing in knowledge but in character.
Students learn to speak up and become
self-advocates. The goal is to see each
child thrive by helping them develop the
self-confidence needed to truly blossom
in a challenging program.
Middle School
NSCD Middle School faculty sees the
world through students’ eyes, and not only
understand but truly enjoy adolescents.
They also set high standards and demand
academic accountability. The school welcomes
spontaneous ideas that enhance
learning: An experiment becomes a Science
Olympiad project, a debate evolves
into a Model United Nations presentation
and a service-learning exercise builds
awareness to enlighten others.
Upper School
The North Shore Country Day Upper
School is vibrant, challenging, engaging
and intentionally designed for learning.
The long-block schedule is just one example.
With four 75-minutes classes per
day, students have time to practice and develop
skills, and understand and analyze
material on a deeper level. It also provides
teachers flexibility to design a range of
learning experiences. The goal is to support
meaningful academic engagement,
inquiry-based and experiential learning
and a more balanced and healthy school
experience.
Outcomes
The true outcome of a North Shore
Country Day education is seen in graduates
who advance into college and the
world fully prepared for whatever comes
next. They are exceptionally equipped
with the skills and the mindsets to make
an impact on their world after years spent
exploring, collaborating and embracing
the school’s motto, “Live and Serve.”
Submitted by North Shore Country Day
School, 310 Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL,
60093, (847) 446-0674, nscds.org.