Kentucky Country Day School

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Kentucky Country Day School is an independent, coeducational school with 860 students in grades pre-K through 12. We are located on a beautiful 80-acre campus in eastern Jefferson County. We educate the whole child through a rigorous college-preparatory academic program and a wide variety of athletic, fine arts, and extracurricular opportunities. Small class sizes (average of 16 students) allow our exceptional faculty to get to know every child and ensure that every student is actively engaged with learning.
Kentucky Country Day School challenges its students to achieve their highest academic excellence level and grow into honorable men and women of confidence and integrity. We inspire personal growth through a diverse community and participation in arts, athletics, and community service. By doing so, Kentucky Country Day School prepares its students to live successful lives and make meaningful contributions to society. This mission is summed up in our motto: Citizen, Scholar, Steward.
Technology is part of daily life for students at KCD. Our focus is on creating meaningful intersections between technology and the curriculum. We believe that the curriculum should drive technology instead of the other way around.
We also believe that it is vital to match the right technology with the right age. This means using iPads in the Lower School, Chromebooks and Google Apps in our one-to-one Middle School program, and a one-to-one laptop program in the Upper School that supports both PCs and Macs.
KCD was the first school in Louisville to implement a schoolwide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Design, Math) curriculum and support it with our maker space. Known as the KCD Fab Lab, this hands-on fabrication laboratory is home to our robotics program and is equipped with 3D printers, laser and vinyl cutters, and a wide range of shop and machine tools.
KCD is committed to building a school community that reflects the diversity of our city. Our students represent a range of races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and many of the world’s major belief systems, including Bahá’í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Secularism, and Sikhism. We are a community that strives to appreciate and celebrate our differences, but we are united by one thing: we are all Bearcats.
We are actively committed to fostering a socioeconomically diverse community. We awarded $2.5 million in financial aid this year, with an average distribution of $13,030. 26% of our students receive aid.
There is a wide range of student groups that celebrate and support diversity. Over the last few years, these groups have included BOLD (Black Outstanding Leaders of Diversity), Culture Club (Desi and Asian Student Affinity Group), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fusion (Students of Color Affinity Group), Gay/Straight Alliance, International Students Organization, Multicultural Club, Muslim Students Association, and Union of Jewish Athletes.
We believe that KCD offers the most acceptable academic program in the region. The backbone of that program is a rigorous and cohesive college-prep curriculum that balances tradition with innovation. Our students are expected to master a great deal of academic content. They are also challenged to develop the skills, work habits, and character traits essential for success in college and beyond.
Our curriculum emphasizes collaborative and project-based learning because we believe that these are the best methods to develop essential 21st-century skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
Because of our small class sizes (about 16 students on average), our teachers get to know and respond to students as individuals, allowing them to focus on differentiation in the classroom. Our program is challenging, but students also learn that KCD is a safe place to take risks and stretch their boundaries.

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