The school was founded in 1953 by Mrs. William J. McDonald and Mrs. J. Churchill Newcomb and after a few years found a home at 237 Fairview Street, NW. As of July, 2009, the school relocated to a new campus at 20600 Red Cedar Drive.
The head of school is Dr. Randall Hollister, who was the recipient of the 2002 Washington Post Private School Distinguished Leadership Award in Education, and who has been head of the school since 1993.
The school is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW).[3][4][5]
Campusedit
In July, 2009, LCDS relocated to a newly constructed 69-acre (280,000 m2) campus also located in Leesburg.[6]
Curriculumedit
LCDS offers a core curriculum and extensive programs in foreign languages, arts, music (including a string orchestra starting in fourth grade), STEM Lab, library, and athletics.
Extracurricular activitiesedit
LCDS's after school activities include a variety of academic, arts and sports-related classes. LCDS conducts a variety of summer enrichment camps and partners with third-party vendors to offer additional camp opportunities on school's campus. [1] Middle school students participate in competitive girls' field hockey, boys' soccer, basketball, lacrosse and tennis. [2] LCDS is a member of the Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC). Member schools include: Highland School, Powhatan School, Wakefield School, The Hill School and Loudoun Country Day School.
^National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
^Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW).
^Aryanpur, Arianne (2008-04-03). "Country Day's New Digs". Washington Post. p. LZ01.
External linksedit
Loudoun Country Day School
January 01, 1970
loudoun, country, school, 0481, 5755, 0481, 5755, address20600, cedar, driveleesburg, virginia, 20175united, statesinformationschool, typeaccredited, independent, coeducationalestablished1953head, schooldr, randall, hollisterstaff69, 2015, teaching, staff57, 2. 39 02 53 N 77 34 32 W 39 0481 N 77 5755 W 39 0481 77 5755 Loudoun Country Day SchoolAddress20600 Red Cedar DriveLeesburg Virginia 20175United StatesInformationSchool typeaccredited independent coeducationalEstablished1953Head of schoolDr Randall HollisterStaff69 as of 2015 1 Teaching staff57 as of 2015 1 GradesPre school through 8thEnrollment320 as of 2015 1 Average class size16 as of 2015 1 Student to teacher ratio8 1 as of 2011 1 Campus size69 acres 1 Colour s Green and BlueMascotEagleAccreditationVAIS 2 Yearbook In Flight WebsiteLoudoun Country Day School Loudoun Country Day School LCDS is an accredited independent coeducational pre school through eighth grade school located in Leesburg Virginia Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Curriculum 4 Extracurricular activities 5 Notable alumni faculty and staff 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe school was founded in 1953 by Mrs William J McDonald and Mrs J Churchill Newcomb and after a few years found a home at 237 Fairview Street NW As of July 2009 the school relocated to a new campus at 20600 Red Cedar Drive The head of school is Dr Randall Hollister who was the recipient of the 2002 Washington Post Private School Distinguished Leadership Award in Education and who has been head of the school since 1993 The school is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools NAIS and the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington AISGW 3 4 5 Campus editIn July 2009 LCDS relocated to a newly constructed 69 acre 280 000 m2 campus also located in Leesburg 6 Curriculum editLCDS offers a core curriculum and extensive programs in foreign languages arts music including a string orchestra starting in fourth grade STEM Lab library and athletics Extracurricular activities editLCDS s after school activities include a variety of academic arts and sports related classes LCDS conducts a variety of summer enrichment camps and partners with third party vendors to offer additional camp opportunities on school s campus 1 Middle school students participate in competitive girls field hockey boys soccer basketball lacrosse and tennis 2 LCDS is a member of the Piedmont Athletic Conference PAC Member schools include Highland School Powhatan School Wakefield School The Hill School and Loudoun Country Day School Notable alumni faculty and staff editKeslie Tomlinson 1995 Skeleton Athlete 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada 3 Madeleine Haeringer 1989 Journalist with NBC See MSNBC news article Behind the Scenes Reporting from Afghanistan Tiffany Taylor 1987 Model and Actress James McMurtry 1979 Singer and songwriter Alex Aust 2005 Women s LacrosseReferences edit a b c d e f School Detail for Loudoun Country Day School Loudoun Country Day School School Detail for Loudoun Country Day School Virginia Association of Independent Schools Archived from the original on 2011 09 01 Retrieved 2011 04 07 Virginia Association of Independent Schools National Association of Independent Schools NAIS Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington AISGW Aryanpur Arianne 2008 04 03 Country Day s New Digs Washington Post p LZ01 External links editLoudoun Country Day School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loudoun Country Day School amp oldid 1134043078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
