2016-2017 Davidson Day School Profile

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U P P E R S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R AT I O N TIA SULLIVAN, Director of College Counseling tsullivan@davidsonday.org College Counseling Office: 704-237-5222 CAITLIN O’ROURKE, College Counseling and Admission Associate, corourke@davidsonday.org

Davidson Day School is a coeducational, independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school enrolling students from pre-school through grade 12. We are located in Davidson, NC, a small town of 9,000 residents located about 25 miles north of Charlotte. Davidson is home to Davidson College, a highly selective liberal arts college, which is one mile away from the Davidson Day School campus. Founded in 1999 as Acclaim Academy, the school was renamed Davidson Day School in 2001. In Fall 2007, we moved into a new academic facility to accommodate a growing student population,

LATTA BAUCOM, Head of School lbaucom@davidsonday.org

DEBBIE TAYLOR, Dean of Students dtaylor@davidsonday.org

MICHAEL SMITH, Head of Upper School msmith@davidsonday.org

VANESSA NOE, Registrar vnoe@davidsonday.org

and a new arts and athletics center opened in November 2008. In Spring 2009, Davidson Day School graduated its first class of 10 students. The Class of 2017 has 44 students.

choices throughout all departments, and we challenge students with Advanced Placement courses in English, Math, History, Science, Foreign Language, and the Arts. Students at Davidson Day are expected to utilize a sense of inquiry, deconstruct sophisticated material, and fuel class discussion with cogent commentary.

The Upper School at Davidson Day School is comprised of a diverse student body that is cultivated by an exceptional faculty committed to providing excellence throughout all facets of our learning environment. We embrace a Socratic classroom that fosters critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and strength of character. Our curriculum includes collegiate


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