Mission-driven and guided by exceptional leaders, we're committed to developing fully the potential of every student.

Forward Thinking

For more than 75 years, Country Day has continued to build on our long legacy of firsts among the Charlotte region's independent schools, introducing groundbreaking programs and progressive ideas.

We respect each individual, embrace diversity, and value the relationships uniting us as a school and connecting us with our local and global communities.

A world of opportunity is waiting for your child, and we look forward to sharing each step along the way with you.

Schedule a Visit

We are eager to meet you and welcome you to our campus and community! Please complete our inquiry form or contact the Admissions Office at (704) 943-4530 or e-mail.

Investing in the Future

As you will learn through the admissions process, families find great value in the Country Day educational experience. Learn more about financial aid and affording the best in education.

Our students explore possibilities, gain skills and knowledge, and tackle intellectual challenges, as we prepare them to take their place in the world.

International Baccalaureate

We are the only independent school in the state to offer students this rigorous, internationally recognized course of study. Our small class sizes are essential to successfully developing the intellectual, personal, emotional, and social skills that the IB Program offers.

College Counseling

Through our highly individualized College Counseling program, involving both students and their families, Country Day Upper School students find the college or university that best matches their goals and interests—a place where they will thrive, excel, and contribute.

Our goal is to shape confident, healthy, well-rounded adults who are comfortable and successful in diverse settings and ready to make significant contributions to society.

Cultural Diversity

We believe a culturally, ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse community is essential to providing a rich learning environment for all children.

Technology

We believe the creative, innovative, and intelligent use of technology is critically important. By blending the best elements of traditional teaching and strong student/teacher relationships with the inventive nature of digital learning, our students will be ready for the future.

Through visual art, vocal and instrumental music, drama, and dance, our fine arts program celebrates personal expression and connects our students to history, diverse cultures, and their own imaginations.

Artists in Residence

Our Artists in Residence program provides unique student experiences fueled by art and culture. In addition to bringing outside artists to campus to work directly with our students on special projects, Middle and Upper School students are offered opportunities to explore their talents and creative expression abroad.

Hance Family Gallery

The Hance Family Gallery exhibits artwork from our students, faculty, alumni, and visiting artists. Every year, we host an exhibit open to the public featuring works from special artists.

A vibrant culture of philanthropy has sustained our ability to offer excellence in education for more than 75 years.

Our Top Giving Priority

The Country Day Fund is our top giving priority because it directly supports Country Day's greatest assets—our students and our teachers.

Make a Gift

We are grateful to those who support Country Day at every level. There are a variety of ways to make a gift to Country Day.

Affirmation of Community

The Affirmation of Community was developed thanks to the efforts and recommendations of a special School Culture and Climate Committee comprised of trustees, faculty, staff, and parents. This forward-thinking committee challenged us to strive for the ideal learning community in order to best prepare our students for the future. The end result was a revised Mission Statement and a new Affirmation of Community that defined how our academic community should live and learn.

Country Day is one of the few schools in the country that has developed such a specific, yet aspirational roadmap for living as an authentic, inclusive community.

Affirmation of Community

Charlotte Country Day School is committed to living as an authentic, inclusive community. Our pursuit of this commitment to community recognizes and affirms the richness brought by difference and discovered through commonality.

Building and sustaining a community diverse in membership.
Acceptance and respect for differences in age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, ability, physical attributes, and socioeconomic circumstances.
Curriculum which equips students to think critically, to act respectfully, and to show sensitivity to the needs and feelings of others.
Curriculum which educates for the future and which prepares students for participation in local and global communities.
Faculty and staff who know and affirm each individual child, who actively seek to understand and appreciate perspectives different from their own, and who model for their students the valuing of diversity.
Accountability for behaviors which convey disrespect; courage and trust to acknowledge and grow from missteps and misunderstandings in our personal interactions within our diverse community.
Inclusive school events which seek to create shared experiences, fellowship, and understanding.
School culture and climate which allow each member to feel valued and affirmed, and thereby promote belonging and foster community ownership.
Awareness that living in community and embracing diversity are an active process, a continual journey which engages us in personal and institutional self-assessment, reflections, and openness to growth and change.

“Our Affirmation of Community serves as a specific, yet aspirational roadmap for living as an authentic, inclusive community. Embracing difference is an active process. It is a journey that engages us in personal and institutional self-assessment and reflection. That, in turn, leads to openness, growth, and change.”

Brian Wise, Director of Diversity Planning