Metairie Park Country Day School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school in Metairie, Louisiana, with classes in grades Pre-Kindergarten–12. The 15-acre (6.1 ha) campus is located in the Old Metairie section of Metairie, Louisiana.
The campus covers 15 acres (6.1 ha) with 23 buildings (including one gym and 3 acres (1.2 ha) of athletic playing fields). The school offers Wi-Fi capability throughout the entire campus. The Lower School uses multiple technology types with Smart Boards in all classrooms. The Middle School uses Fujitsu Windows technology in the classes with e-versions of textbooks, and a Fujitsu computer program is used in the Upper School for integration with Microsoft OneNote.
Country Day offers comprehensive education for students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, organized into Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. At grade 3 the option to join the Orchestra is provided and at grade 4, children can join the chorus or band. Choice of foreign languages are offered from Kindergarten to 12th grade and children in Pre-K undergo one semester of French and one semester of Spanish. From grade 9 onward there are honors options for high-performing students in regards to French and Spanish and from grade 10 onwards students are offered the choice of taking Mandarin as opposed to the two other offered languages.[2]
Metairie Park Country Day School athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Country Day offers students the ability to participate in many sports, including baseball, football, volleyball, softball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track.
Athletics history In the upper school, 70 to 80 percent of students participate in at least one sport, with 50 to 60 percent involved in two or more sports.
School spiritedit
School mascot: Cajuns
School colors: Red and Royal Blue
School song: Flags Fly for Country Day
Administrationedit
Head of School: Rob Hereford
Head of Upper School: Augustine Whyte
Head of Middle School: Paul Frantz
Head of Lower School: Mimi Odem
Notable alumniedit
Walker Hines, former Democratic/GOP state representative, New Orleans
^"History". Metairie Park Country Day School. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^"Country Day Curriculum | New Orleans Private School". www.mpcds.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
January 01, 1970
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Metairie Park Country Day School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Metairie Park Country Day School is a private nondenominational co educational college preparatory school in Metairie Louisiana with classes in grades Pre Kindergarten 12 The 15 acre 6 1 ha campus is located in the Old Metairie section of Metairie Louisiana Metairie Park Country Day SchoolAddress300 Park RdMetairie Louisiana 70005United StatesCoordinates29 58 57 N 90 7 56 W 29 98250 N 90 13222 W 29 98250 90 13222InformationTypePrivate nondenominational co educationalEstablished1929Head of schoolRob HerefordFaculty79 43 with advanced degrees GradesPre K 12Enrolment750 Pre K through Grade 12 Average class size4 18 depending on the subject and division levelStudent to teacher ratio8 1Campus size14 acres 5 7 ha Color s Red and Blue MascotCajunsAccreditationIndependent Schools Association of the Southwest National Association of Independent SchoolsTuition 25 120 2023 24 high school Phone 504 849 3101WebsiteMPCDS Website Contents 1 Campus 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 School spirit 5 Administration 6 Notable alumni 7 ReferencesCampus editThe campus covers 15 acres 6 1 ha with 23 buildings including one gym and 3 acres 1 2 ha of athletic playing fields The school offers Wi Fi capability throughout the entire campus The Lower School uses multiple technology types with Smart Boards in all classrooms The Middle School uses Fujitsu Windows technology in the classes with e versions of textbooks and a Fujitsu computer program is used in the Upper School for integration with Microsoft OneNote Until the 1950s it had a boarding facility 1 Academics editCountry Day offers comprehensive education for students in grades Pre kindergarten through 12th grade organized into Lower Middle and Upper Schools At grade 3 the option to join the Orchestra is provided and at grade 4 children can join the chorus or band Choice of foreign languages are offered from Kindergarten to 12th grade and children in Pre K undergo one semester of French and one semester of Spanish From grade 9 onward there are honors options for high performing students in regards to French and Spanish and from grade 10 onwards students are offered the choice of taking Mandarin as opposed to the two other offered languages 2 The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the National Association of Independent Schools Athletics editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Metairie Park Country Day School athletics competes in the LHSAA Country Day offers students the ability to participate in many sports including baseball football volleyball softball basketball cross country golf soccer swimming tennis and track Athletics history In the upper school 70 to 80 percent of students participate in at least one sport with 50 to 60 percent involved in two or more sports School spirit editSchool mascot Cajuns School colors Red and Royal Blue School song Flags Fly for Country DayAdministration editHead of School Rob Hereford Head of Upper School Augustine Whyte Head of Middle School Paul Frantz Head of Lower School Mimi OdemNotable alumni editWalker Hines former Democratic GOP state representative New Orleans E D Hirsch professor and educational theorist Nicholas Lemann staff writer The New Yorker Magazine Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Journalism at Columbia University Graham Patrick Martin actor Robert H Miller 1965 American surgeon and executive director of the American Board of Otolaryngology Henry Furlow Owsley III 1973 investment banker CEO of Gordian Group LLC and managing partner of Bacchus Capital Management Joe Pasternack college basketball head coach at UC Santa Barbara Micah Pellerin former NFL player Matthew Randazzo V writer Peter M Wolf author Aimee Adatto Freeman Louisiana House of Representatives District 98References edit History Metairie Park Country Day School Retrieved May 27 2021 Country Day Curriculum New Orleans Private School www mpcds com Retrieved April 8 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metairie Park 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