Charlotte Country Day School
| Charlotte Country Day School | |
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1440 Carmel Road Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Fortitudine Ac Pietate (With Courage and Reverence) |
| Established | 1941 |
| School district | Independent |
| Faculty | 190+ |
| Enrollment | around 1,600 |
| Average class size | around 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Campus | Cannon and Bissell campuses |
| Color(s) | Green, White |
| Athletics | 66 teams |
| Athletics conference | NCISAA |
| Mascot | Buccaneers |
| Rival | Charlotte Catholic High School |
| Information | (704) 943-4500 |
| Website | www.charlottecountryday.org |
Charlotte Country Day School is a private, secular school in Charlotte, North Carolina, with classes in grades Kindergarten-12. A junior kindergarten program is also offered. Applications to the school are reviewed on the basis of character, intellectual ability, emotional maturity, curiosity, and breadth of interests. The school does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, handicap, or national or ethnic origin in its admissions program. Charlotte Country Day is located on two campuses, which cover a combined 113 acres (0.46 km2). Cannon Campus is the main campus and home to the Lower School (grades JK-4) and the Upper School (grades 9-12), as well as administrative offices. Bissell Campus, located on Green Rea Road, is designed specifically for the education and development of Middle School (grades 5-8) students.
Charlotte Country Day School is considered to be one of the preeminent schools in Charlotte, and one of the top private schools in the state of North Carolina.
Founded in 1941 by Dr. Thomas Burton, the school faced initial problems in securing a permanent location large enough to house its student body; they were eventually solved. By July 1944, the school was able to buy a 2,000—volume library from the Aiken School in South Carolina. This acquisition qualified Country Day for accreditation under the guidelines of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In September 1960, the school began holding classes on the current site of Cannon Campus. In 1979, Carmel Academy partnered with Country Day, merging with CCDS soon thereafter, and its former campus became the Bissell Campus. Grades 5 through 8 are taught at this site. Country Day became an International Baccalaureate World School in August 1992.
Cannon Campus for grades JK-4 and 9-12 has 15 buildings, including a full-service dining hall, two libraries, a 400-seat theater, two reading gardens, and multiple computer labs. The main (Cannon) campus is highly "wired," with Wi-Fi capability throughout most of the Upper School, and high speed Internet connections in all classrooms and computer labs. Cannon Campus has about 700 computers, not including personal laptop computers; school laptops are available for check-out and school-provided laptops are provided for teachers.
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