Features | Apr. 2023
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY
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WEBSITE: nscds.org
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 547
GRADES: JK-12
TUITION: $24,055-$40,220
HEAD TEACHER: Tom Flemma, Head of School
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: N/A
ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: As part of the admission process, all families submit an application, fee and letters of recommendation, and participate in a student/parent interview. The application and information collected varies by the grade of the student’s entry.
CONTACT: Mullery Doar, Interim Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
EMAIL: [email protected]
OPEN: nscds.org/welcome
In-person tours and visits by appointment only. Please contact Admissions Office to schedule.
CURRICULUM: At North Shore Country Day, we take pride in offering a well-rounded, skills-based education to students in junior kindergarten through 12th grade. Students are asked to apply their knowledge through a range of assessments and projects, developing strong analytical thinking, communication and creative problem-solving skills. While our program is challenging and college preparatory in nature, an emphasis on co-curricular participation in the arts, athletics and service to others ensures students explore their full selves.
ENRICHMENT: By participating in arts, athletics and co curricular activities, NSCD students gain poise and confidence, as well as forge lifelong friendships. Our lower school offers a number of after-school enrichment programs, and the middle and upper schools offer more than 35 student-led clubs. North Shore has always had a strong, diverse athletic program. Students play sports every school day throughout the year. Participation in athletics is required from sixth through 11th grades.
CULTURE & COMMUNITY: NSCD boasts a school community founded out of the progressive education movement, guided by our mission and core values, and supported by generations of alumni, families, faculty and staff. We take tremendous pride in the community ethos and vibrant school culture we have cultivated for more than a century.
NEW TO YOUR SCHOOL: Founded in 1919, NSCD was the visionary answer to a fundamental question: What matters most when educating a child? Since then, we have continually refined our answer to propel our educational model forward with purpose and passion, building a transformative JK-12 community on four essential pillars: Connecting, Challenging, Engaging and Exploring.
OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS: Student-centered education for 547 students in junior kindergarten through 12th grade; students are from more than 28 suburban communities and Chicago, and 30 percent are students of color; 8 to 1 student/teacher ratio and 2 to 54 college counselor/student ratio; $2.5 million in financial aid allocated to 20 percent of the student body. Our school motto is “Live and Serve.”
