Coeducational Independent Day School, PreKindergarten – Grade 8
At Dedham Country Day School, balance matters—in learning and life. Academic challenge is combined with support, and strong scholastics are paired with outstanding arts and athletics to create a program that is balanced and whole.
DCD places a premium on both academic and emotional intelligence. Children learn who they are as individuals and how to be part of something bigger. Acceptance is a given, and children find encouragement in every connection they make. It’s a community that nurtures, nudges, and gives. That's how children grow "whole"—and into adults who will thrive with the intellectual and emotional capacity to enjoy meaningful lives.
Visit DCD’s 17-acre campus and you’ll get an immediate sense of how children learn to think creatively and critically. From Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8, you’ll witness students tackling hands-on projects, collaborating, taking risks, solving problems—and, most of all, experiencing joy in learning.
Dedham Country Day School:
Provides to each child a unique educational balance of challenging academics, arts, and athletics;
Embraces an inclusive, interdependent community of students, teachers, and parents that fosters trust and encourages children to take risks;
Creates independent, resilient, lifelong learners through engaging, developmentally-based teaching designed to meet varied learning styles;
Inspires students to become caring, ethical members of the larger world by emphasizing thoughtful citizenship and respect for self and others.
