Savannah Country Day School
| Savannah Country Day School | |
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| Address | |
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824 Stillwood Drive Savannah, Georgia 31419-2643 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, day, college-prep |
| Motto |
Usus Per Scientiam Moresque (Service through knowledge and character) |
| Established | 1955 |
| Headmaster | Kef L. Wilson |
| Staff | 77 |
| Faculty | 231 |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 977 (2016-17) |
| Average class size | 70 |
| Campus size | 65 acres |
| School color(s) | Green and gold |
| Athletics conference | GHSA |
| Mascot | The Hornet |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| USNWR ranking | 1 |
| Website | www.savcds.org |
The Savannah Country Day School (SCDS, Country Day) is an independent college preparatory school founded in 1955 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The co-educational school serves students from pre-kindergarten through to twelfth grade, and has 977 students enrolled.
Savannah Country Day School originates from the founding of the Pape School by Nina Anderson Pape in 1905. Savannah Country Day School itself was founded in 1955 by a group of parents, with the school taking over the assets and faculty of Pape School, including the facilities east of Forsyth Park, and the school's curriculum. In 1960, the school moved to its current Windsor Park location, south of Savannah. A book titled Service Through Knowledge and Character details the school's history. The first headmaster was Robert W. Trusdell and first upper school principal was Thomas Triol, whose wife Helen taught chemistry and physics.
In 1983, Dr. Paul M. Pressly became the school's headmaster. A Rhodes scholar who earned degrees from Princeton University, Harvard University and Oxford University, Dr. Pressly helped develop a long-range plan for the school.
In 1991, a visiting committee from the U.S. Department of Education named Country Day a National School of Excellence, one of only ten independent schools in the nation to receive that award. The school was honored by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in December 1992.
In 2013, Kef L. Wilson became the school's new headmaster. He is the eighth headmaster since the school's inception in 1905.
Savannah Country Day School continues founder Nina Anderson Pape's mission to "educate the whole child", and emphasizes academics, character development and community service. Savannah Country Day School has been named "Best Private School" by Savannah Magazine and has been honored as the "Best Private School" by Connect Savannah.
The curriculum is divided between lower school (pre-kindergarten to fifth grade), middle school (sixth grade to eighth grade), and upper school (ninth grade to twelfth grade). The average class size is sixteen students with a student:teacher ratio of 10:1.
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