At Sacramento Country Day School, young students have opportunities to develop all facets of their character. Through the Toolbox curriculum by Dovetail Learning, students are explicitly taught the tools they have within them to manage their own emotions and to respond empathetically to others. We teach peaceful conflict resolution techniques to create and sustain a harmonious environment. All Lower School teachers have been trained in Responsive Classroom techniques to help students develop respectful, joyful, and peaceful communities in their classrooms and beyond.
Country Day students are involved in their community and the world. The “Habit of Helping,” the term employed by former headmaster Dan White in 1989 for the 25th anniversary is still practiced by the Country Day community today. We sing at the assisted living center down the street, raise vegetables in our garden that go to the food bank, Run to Feed the Hungry, and play music all day to raise money to support our sister Rulindo Schools in Rwanda.
