Phoenix Country Day School

Phoenix Country Day School (PCDS) is a college-preparatory school located in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States.

The student-faculty ratio at Phoenix Country Day School is 8 to 1.^[1][2]

Facilities on the campus include access to most sports and indoor activities.

Phoenix Country Day School was founded in 1960, when a group of educators led by Franz and Mae Sue Talley agreed to found a nonsectarian, nonprofit, college preparatory day school based on the traditional east coast private school model.^[3] Franz Talley was the founder of an aerospace/defense contractor in Mesa, which grew into conglomerate Talley Industries before the businesses were largely sold off in the years after his death in 1978.^[4]

On September 12, 1961, Phoenix Country Day School opened with ninety-three students in grades 3-9 with a faculty and staff of 14.^[5] By 1965, kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 were added, and grades 10 through 12 were added to graduate the first senior class in 1965.^[6] By the 1969–1970 academic year, enrollment was at 386.^[5]

In the 1970s, facilities were expanded to accommodate the growing student body and the development of competitive sports teams. The school's graduating classes measured in the teens and twenties, and the upper school program offered core graduation requirements and courses and electives that reflected faculty interests and abilities.^[5]

In the 1980s, having purchased the second half of the school's now 40 acres in 1968, Phoenix Country Day School was able in 1982 to build a new upper school complex and a gymnasium for indoor sports on the east side of the Cudia Wash, and a dedicated music facility on the west side of campus. A bridge was built to join the lower and middle schools with the upper school.^[5]

By 1996 enrollment reached 700. Between 1993 and 2008, the school replaced or renovated a large portion of its classrooms. Every division saw major construction and renovation, including the addition of state-of-the-art science labs and an outdoor experimental science garden, visual art and performance facilities, and technology facilities. The entire lower school was replaced, and an early childhood learning center was added. This part of campus also has a library, science center, art studio, and children's garden.^[5]

La escuela primaria consta de 220 estudiantes desde el jardín de infancia hasta el cuarto grado, y el plan de estudios incluye el estudio de música, arte, ciencias, educación física, tecnología, biblioteconomía y español. ^{[ 2 ] [ 7 ]}

La escuela intermedia tiene 230 estudiantes de 5.º a 8.º grado. ^{[ 2 ]} Para estos estudiantes, la escuela ofrece programas deportivos, excursiones, asignaturas optativas y proyectos acordes a su nivel. ^{[ 8 ]}

La escuela secundaria tiene 308 estudiantes de 9.º a 12.º grado. ^{[ 9 ]} Los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria combinan un programa académico basado en artes liberales con deportes, actividades sociales y servicio comunitario. Aunque ya no se ofrecen cursos de AP , aún se pueden presentar los exámenes de AP al final del año. ^{[ 10 ]} y los estudiantes pueden elegir entre 17 deportes universitarios y 15 actividades extracurriculares.

En el Día Azul y Dorado anual de la escuela (17 de octubre de 2014), la escuela dio inicio a su campaña de recaudación de fondos THRIVE con un video ^{[ 11 ]} que presentaba a muchos miembros del profesorado y estudiantes. La campaña prometía impulsar nuevos proyectos, como un nuevo complejo deportivo cubierto y un centro de arte y ciencias. ^{[ 12 ]}

Phoenix Country Day School ofrece programas extracurriculares para estudiantes de secundaria y bachillerato. ^{[ 13 ]}

Phoenix Country Day School compite como escuela miembro de la Asociación Interescolar de Arizona . ^{[ 17 ]}

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