They start to take control of their future and start to see how choices they make today can have a dramatic effect on their tomorrows. They learn how people work together towards a common goal in clubs and committees. Sweet 16, driver's license, Dress Up Week, and Dot-Dots. College Counseling Country Day Upper School offers a wide variety of experiences from athletics, to academics, to self-expression, to participation in our community.
Students stretch their boundaries and learn new skills.
They begin to face issues of the adult world by taking responsibility for their behavior and the behavior of their fellow students. It is also a time of joy as students participate in the many traditions of Country Day such as sports events, social gatherings, and annual customs. Dress Up Day and Homecoming, Skit Night, Sweet Sixteen, and many other occasions highlight the passing seasons. Milestones are shared with friends as the clock marches to the final event - graduation. Little do they know that these times are so brief.