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Head of School, Lee Thomsen, cordially invites you to attend “Country Day Conversations- Live” events to chat about the results of our 2021-22 parent survey, engage in some meaningful conversation about Country Day curriculum and goals, and enjoy time reconnecting as a community.

Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching and discipline that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness. It ensures that students’ needs for belonging, significance, and fun are met in each classroom and encourages positive engagement throughout the school day. The Responsive Classroom permeates our Lower School, creating a place where children know that they are valued as learners and people.

Tucked away in the back of campus, the Country Day garden includes wild and native plants, benches, lunch areas, and is a beautiful space to relax. But the quarter-acre garden is also highly productive with over 20 beds of growing crops. Through the hard work of garden coordinator Rory Tira, and with the assistance of student volunteers, Country Day is able to donate a large amount of the food grown in our garden to the River City Food Bank.

Congratulations to these outstanding Country Day students. By taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last October students became eligible for National Merit recognition. 50,000 students across the country with the highest scores were identified and 34,000 of those were designated Commended Scholars. 16,000 students were designated as National Merit Semi-Finalists and represent less than 1% of each state’s high school seniors. National Merit Semi-Finalists are eligible to continue on to become Finalists and compete for National Merit Scholarships.

Dr. Liza Talusan, a highly sought-after facilitator, educator, and scholar-practitioner in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion, has been working with Sacramento Country Day School to help us engage in community conversations about how to create a more inclusive and equitable school environment.

Sacramento, CA – Today, as part of its partnership with STEM.org to rank America’s Best STEM High Schools, Newsweek released its ranking of the top 5,000 STEM high schools for 2019. Sacramento Country Day School ranked 680. With approximately 37,000 high schools in the U.S., this puts Country Day within the top 2% of high schools in the nation. Earlier this year, Country Day also was named the #1 Best High School for STEM in Sacramento by Niche.com.