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The Savannah Country Day School (SCDS, Country Day) is an independent college preparatory school
Academics Savannah Country Day School
founded in 1955 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The co-educational school serves students from
Admissions pre-kindergarten through to twelfth grade, and has 1,028 students enrolled.[2]
Campus

Fine arts History [ edit ]

Environmental stewardship 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 (including Cornelia
References
Groves),[3] with the school taking over the assets and faculty of Pape School, including the facilities east of
External links
Forsyth Park, and the school's curriculum.[4] 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.[5] The first headmaster was Robert W. Trusdell and first upper school principal was Thomas Triol,
whose wife Helen taught chemistry and physics.

In the 1970s, the school decided to not affiliate with the Episcopal Church when the Bishop made it clear Vintage Pape School photo

that the school would have to enroll substantially higher number of African-Americans.[6] Address

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.[7]

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.[8] The
school was honored by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in December 1992.[9]

In 2013, Kef L. Wilson became the school's new headmaster.[10] He is the eighth headmaster since the
school's inception in 1905.[11] Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap

824 Stillwood Drive

Academics [ edit ]
Savannah, Georgia 31419
United States
Savannah Country Day School has been named "Best Private School" by Savannah Magazine[12] and has Coordinates 31°58′08″N 81°08′26″W
been honored as the "Best Private School" by Connect Savannah.[13] Information

The curriculum is divided between lower school (junior-kindergarten to fifth grade), middle school (sixth Type Private, day, college-prep

grade to eighth grade), and upper school (ninth grade to twelfth grade). The average class size is sixteen Motto Usus Per Scientiam Moresque
(Service through knowledge
students with a student:teacher ratio of 10:1.[2][better source needed]
and character[1])
A "Little School" exists for children between the ages of six weeks and three years.[14][better source needed] Established 1955 (68 years ago)
The school also offers summer programs for children in the form of day camp experiences. Activities CEEB code 112700
include academics, arts, athletics, and outdoor experiences.[15][better source needed] Head of school Kef L. Wilson
Faculty 251
Admissions [ edit ] Grades PK–12
Gender Co-educational
The school has an acceptance rate of 50%.[2][better source needed]
Enrollment 1,051 (2019-20)
Average class 75
Campus [ edit ]
size
Savannah Country Day School's campus is located on a wooded 65-acre campus on Savannah's south Campus size 65 acres
side in the Windsor Forest neighborhood.[16] In 2005, the school completed construction on the Nina Color(s) Green and gold
Anderson Pape Middle School building.[17] In 2008, the school officially opened a new LEED Silver-certified
lower school.[18] Athletics GHSA
conference
Mascot The Hornet
Fine arts [ edit ]
Nickname Hornets
In 2011, the Savannah Country Day School chorus was one of 14 choirs selected to perform Handel's USNWR ranking 1
"Messiah" live at Lincoln Center in New York.[19] The show was reviewed by The New York Times, which Website www.savcds.org
described it as a "full-throttle" experience.[20]

Environmental stewardship [ edit ]

In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Country Day as a Green Ribbon School in honor of its
commitment to environmental stewardship.[21] In 2011, the school was given the nation's first Green Flag award by
the National Wildlife Federation.[22]

In 2008, the school dedicated the first Silver LEED-certified lower school in Chatham County.[18] The 52,500-
square-foot lower school building includes the following environmental features:[18]

Non-toxic paint and carpet

A roof system to catch and store rain in an underground cistern, then used to water the gardens
Students with vegetables from the
Energy saving windows organic garden
Carpets, paints and cabinets with reduced volatile organic compounds
Surrounding landscaping and gardens with plants and shrubbery requiring minimal water
An 800-gallon aquacenter
A butterfly garden equipped with cameras to show the different stages of butterflies
Countertops made from recycled material
Low-water urinals and water heads

Since the school's first vegetable garden was planted in the 1970s, the school has expanded to include a Butterfly Garden, Herb Garden, Fruit Garden,
Brown Thumb Garden, Monet Garden, Organic Spot, Shakespeare Garden and Pangaea Garden. Throughout the school year, third-grade students plant,
tend, harvest and eat fruits and vegetables grown on campus in the SCDS cafeteria. Students also donate vegetables from the garden to a local food
bank.[23]

References [ edit ]

1. ^ "Who We Are: Mission & Philosophy" . Savannah Country Day School. 13. ^ staff. "Best of Savannah 2009: City Life" . Connect Savannah. Retrieved
Retrieved April 16, 2011. 2022-10-07.
2. ^ a b c "Savannah Country Day School" . Private School Review. February 14. ^ "School Life: The Little School" . Savannah Country Day School.
3, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
3. ^ Sickler, Linda. "Cornelia Rankin Groves witnessed Savannah's preservation 15. ^ "School Life: Summer Programs" . Savannah Country Day School.
movement come to life and was dedicated to bringing it forward" . Retrieved April 16, 2011.
Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2022-04-19. 16. ^ Savannah and Hilton Head by Rich Wittish and Betty Darby
4. ^ "Who Are We: History" . Savannah Country Day School. Retrieved 17. ^ Service Through Knowledge and Character, p. 86
April 16, 2011. 18. ^ a b c Staff Writer. "Country Day dedicates first green elementary school in
5. ^ "Service Through Knowledge and Character" . Savannah Country Day county" . Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
School. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 19. ^ Staff Writer. "Savannah Country Day Chorus performs at the Lincoln
6. ^ Williams, Roger M. (August 21, 1976). "Savannah - Historic Roots at an Center" . Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
Affordable Price (Saturday Review)". Saturday Review Magazine. p. 18. 20. ^ Kozinn, Allan (2011-11-28). "Unfurling Hallelujahs at Full Throttle" . The
7. ^ Service Through Knowledge and Character, p. 84 New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-07.
8. ^ Service Through Knowledge and Character, p. 86-87. 21. ^ "Savannah Country Day School Honored," Savannah Morning News, April
9. ^ "Savannah school wins recognition for excellence" . The Atlanta Journal- 26, 2012, http://savannahnow.com/your-good-news/2012-04-26/savannah-co
Constitution. December 25, 1992. Retrieved April 16, 2011. untry-day-school-named-among-first-ever-us-department-education#.UeMCe
10. ^ "Savannah Country Day School Names Head of School," Savannah 403uSo
Morning News, October 31, 2012, [1] . 22. ^ "Magazines" .
11. ^ "Savannah Country Day School Names Head of School", Savannah 23. ^ "Savannah Country Day Students Lend a Hand to Second Harvest," WSAV-
Morning News, October 31, 2012, http://savannahnow.com/your-good-news/2 TV, February 3, 2012, http://www.wsav.com/story/21211440/savannah-countr
012-10-31/savannah-country-day-school-names-head-school y-day-students-lend-a-hand-to-second-harvest
12. ^ "Best of Savannah," Savannah Magazine, September/October 2012, http://
savannahmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Best-of-Savannah-201
2.pdf

External links [ edit ]

Official website
Nina Anderson Pape historical marker

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Categories: Educational institutions established in 1955 Preparatory schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Schools in Savannah, Georgia
Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Private elementary schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
1955 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Segregation academies in Georgia

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