Cincinnati Country Day School
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Cincinnati Country Day School (abbreviated "Country Day or CCDS") is a private, Independent School located in Indian Hill, Ohio
, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Inspired by the Country Day School movement
, which began in Baltimore
twenty years prior, the school was founded in 1926 and now enrolls approximately 800 students from preschool through high school. Starting in the fall of 1996, students 5th grade and above were equipped with laptop computers as part of the "Anytime Anywhere Learning" program. The school is an international leader in technology integration utilizing tablet computers on a wireless campus. The school also conducts Tablet Conferences "INKstitutes" several times each year to help other schools extend their technology integration. In 6th grade, the students receive their own web-page on the school server. The school newspaper, which is also online, is called The Scroll (www.scrollonline.net), and is part of the National Scholastic Press Association
. Each year, 100% of graduating seniors attend four-year colleges, and in 2011, 36% of the senior class was National Merit recognized and 40 % of the classes of 2010 and 2011 were recognized by the College Board as Advanced Placement Scholars. The school sits on a 62 acres (250,905.3 m²) campus in Indian Hill, Ohio
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, and plays their games in the Miami Valley Conference
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Indian Hill, Ohio
The Village of Indian Hill is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an affluent suburb of the Greater Cincinnati area. The population was 5,907 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1970, Indian Hill was incorporated as a village, but under Ohio law became designated as a city once its...
, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Inspired by the Country Day School movement
Country Day School movement
The Country Day School movement is a movement in progressive education that originated in the United States in the late 19th century.Country Day schools seek to recreate the educational rigor, atmosphere, camaraderie and character-building aspects of the best college prep boarding schools while...
, which began in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
twenty years prior, the school was founded in 1926 and now enrolls approximately 800 students from preschool through high school. Starting in the fall of 1996, students 5th grade and above were equipped with laptop computers as part of the "Anytime Anywhere Learning" program. The school is an international leader in technology integration utilizing tablet computers on a wireless campus. The school also conducts Tablet Conferences "INKstitutes" several times each year to help other schools extend their technology integration. In 6th grade, the students receive their own web-page on the school server. The school newspaper, which is also online, is called The Scroll (www.scrollonline.net), and is part of the National Scholastic Press Association
National Scholastic Press Association
The National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
. Each year, 100% of graduating seniors attend four-year colleges, and in 2011, 36% of the senior class was National Merit recognized and 40 % of the classes of 2010 and 2011 were recognized by the College Board as Advanced Placement Scholars. The school sits on a 62 acres (250,905.3 m²) campus in Indian Hill, Ohio
Indian Hill, Ohio
The Village of Indian Hill is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and an affluent suburb of the Greater Cincinnati area. The population was 5,907 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1970, Indian Hill was incorporated as a village, but under Ohio law became designated as a city once its...
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Alumni
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, City of Cincinnati Council Member
Athletics
Country Day fields 20 teams in 15 sports. The school is accredited by the Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
, and plays their games in the Miami Valley Conference
Miami Valley Conference
The Miami Valley Conference, or MVC, is an athletic conference within the Ohio High School Athletic Association consisting of ten member teams from the Greater Cincinnati area.-Membership:The following schools are members of the MVC:...
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- Baseball - 1993, 2001
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- 2001, 2005 Division II State Champions (Ohio High School Lacrosse Association) - Football- 1992 Division 5 State Semi-Finalists
- Girls Track - MVC Champions 29 of the past 34 years and have won the District Championship 21 of the past 27 years.
- Swimming - MVC Champions 2009-10 season.
- RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
- 4 Youth National Championships.