Harbor Country Day School is housed in an elegant historic North Shore mansion, Tulip Knoll, once owned by the famous philanthropist Alice McLean. When you visit, you will find a welcoming front hall like that of a country estate, and classrooms that once were bedrooms, many with fireplaces and ornate woodwork. Our comfortable, historic surroundings directly influence learning: they help create an environment like that of a home, where students feel safe and secure.
Within these surroundings, you will feel the palpable energy of many individuals working together as a community.
As you probe deeper and look more closely, you will find students performing at an academic level only possible with a talented and dedicated faculty, a challenging and broad curriculum and an approach that both stretches our most capable students and supports those who are in need. You will find technology such as MacBooks, SMART Boards, wireless connections, advanced calculators, an iMac computer lab and access to state-of-the-art learning software.
Our program is integrated, allowing for in-depth study of related subjects at the same time in various classrooms. While fifth grade students are reading historical fiction in English, they may be studying the same time period in social studies and learning the music and art of the same era. We differentiate our instruction at every opportunity, allowing us to teach to individual skills and talents; based on continual assessment, teachers can monitor individual progress with ease, allowing assessment to drive instruction.
This wonderful school called Harbor Country Day is compact enough to pay attention to the smallest details, to be able to teach to each individual student, and to create that sense of independence in all of the students that attend.
We have a motto at Harbor Country Day School which is “Sine Labore Nihil which means ‘WITHOUT WORK, NOTHING.’ And we know that hard work on a daily basis is the key to achievement. Yet we also know that community involvement and fun have to be a large part of the mix.
A wonderful school on Long Island called Harbor Country Day School awaits! Visit this gem by contacting Christopher C. Pryor today.