Why Choose Capital Day School?

Top 10 Reasons to Choose CDS

1. Capital Day School is a place of safety and caring. Our students are our focus.

2. We are a close-knit community with strong partnerships between parents, teachers, and students. Parents are encouraged to be active participants in their children’s education. There is excellent communication between the school and our families.

3. Capital Day School has dedicated and capable teachers who create a supportive learning environment where intellectual curiosity is nurtured and encouraged.

4. Capital Day School has a low student-teacher ratio, which allows faculty and students to collaborate effectively to maximize student achievement.

5. As an independent school, we have the ability to fashion a lively and responsive curriculum without the constraints imposed on public schools. Our students are empowered to achieve academically and consistently outperform their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests. Capital Day School graduates enjoy success in high school, college and beyond. For 55 years, Capital Day School has not wavered in its mission of academic excellence.

6. We promote critical thinking skills by providing students with the tools to be problem solvers. We don’t tell our students what to think as much as we teach them how to think. We believe in growing the individual by providing the platform for each child to discover who he or she is and what he or she is capable of accomplishing.

7. Enrichment classes complement academics. Our students learn how to use both sides of their brains. Visual art, drama, music, computer science, French, and physical education courses enable us to educate the whole child. A variety of extracurricular activities gives students the opportunity to diversify their experiences.

8. We prepare students for the much larger world. While Capital Day School is known for its academic excellence, we also develop character, altruism, good citizenship, and we provide public service experiences for students.

9. Capital Day School offers excellent value. The school is managed in the most fiscally conservative manner possible to keep it affordable by the families of our community. The quality of education is worth the price.

10. Your child only gets to live his or her childhood once. The strong foundation he or she receives at Capital Day School prepares him or her for continued success. Your child’s future is worth it.