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Cincinnati Country Day School company history timeline

1926

Cincinnati Country Day School opened its doors in September 1926 with an enrollment of fifty-five boys and a faculty numbering five.

The emphasis on developing the whole child was already evident in the school’s 1926 prospectus.

Cincinnati Country Day School was founded in 1926 and was inspired by the Country Day School movement, which began in Baltimore 20 years prior.

1939

A graduate of CCDS in 1939, Mr.

1948

In 1948, the first lower school building was built.

In 1948, CCDS entered an era commonly referred to as “the years of growth.” It began with the appointment of Herbert Davison as CCDS’s fifth headmaster.

1950

In 1950, CCDS was granted Cum Laude Society membership.

1953

Originally founded as an all-boys school, women were first admitted through grade 6 in 1953.

Hopple became Country Day’s first Lower School Head in 1953.

1957

CCDS’s first building was a “temporary” structure that was not replaced until 1957.

1962

In 1962, the Montessori program was introduced to CCDS. It was the first Montessori program introduced in the entire Midwest.

1967

The school added a twelve-inch telescope and observatory in 1967, and in the same year, thanks to the visionary efforts of physics teacher David Laird, Country Day installed the first computer terminal for use at the school.

1975

By 1975 CCDS graduated its first two girls.

1976

The school’s first coeducational class graduates in 1976.

1986

The new Middle School building was opened for the start of school in 1986, thanks in large part to Mrs.

1993

In 1993, CCDS brought the Summerbridge program (now called Breakthrough Collaborative) to Cincinnati, where it continues to prepare middle school students from underrepresented backgrounds to succeed in the public and parochial city high schools.

1996

During Doctor Clark’s tenure two very important initiatives were undertaken: first, in September, 1996, every child in grades 5-12 was issued a laptop as part of the school’s educational program.

Starting in the fall of 1996, students 5th grade and above were equipped with laptop computers as part of the "Anytime Anywhere Learning" program.

2000

Second, construction of a new 100,000-square-foot facility, including a new arts center, upper school, dining terrace, and information center, was completed in 2000.

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