The Country School is an independent, coeducational, Pre-K through 8 school founded in 1934.
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Preparation
This week I will focus on results from our fall parent survey that have to do with parents’ perceptions about their children’s level of preparation in each of the major academic and co-curricular areas of our program. The following table summarizes our findings with academics and key skill areas. Parents were asked, “How well do you think The Country School is preparing your child in the following areas?”
While these results suggest a high level of parent satisfaction and an extremely low level of strong dissatisfaction, they also suggest that the faculty and I need to consider ways we can either enhance our efforts to foster creativity and strong study skills, while reinforcing the value of hard work, or enhance our communication about how we already do these things. This will be the focus of consideration at future faculty meetings.
Here is how parents rate the importance of, and our performance in, the co-curricular areas and services surveyed:
These results suggest that we are fairly well on target with these activities and services. However, while we do not formulate our curriculum around the material covered on standardized tests, we need to clarify how we help prepare students for these kinds of assessments, and we need to consider if we should be doing more. Overall, however, when considered alongside the importance parents ascribe to these areas, these results are consistent with the overall high levels of parent satisfaction reported earlier.
Before offering some summarizing remarks about the survey results, in the next installment I will also share why parents say they have chosen — and stay at — The Country School.
Recent News
List of 5 news stories.
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Kindergarten Students Serving Others!
Kindergarteners have been participating in a 3 part HOHO (Helping Others; Helping Ourselves) project lead by Ferris and Laura Butler. Students packed boxes to be shipped to veterans and their families. The boxeswere filled with child friendly, donated items. Also in the boxes were handwritten letters from the students along with a handmade American flag craft. The Butlers carefully orchestrated this project, and we are very grateful for their time and efforts. -
Spring Athletic Award Winners
Congratulations to all our spring athletics award winners and to all our Cougar athletes who participated in sports and clubs! This spring, TCS offered Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse, Pickleball Club, Running Club, and Volleyball Club. Providing so many athletic opportunities took a village—thank you to our amazing coaches, volunteers, and parent drivers for making it all possible! And thank you to our students for setting an example of dedication and sportsmanship!Read More -
Summer Trips for Upper School Students in 2025
It is with great excitement that The Country School announces the addition of 2025 summer trips for our Upper School students!Read More -
The Country School Celebrates 90 Years and Installs Jay Parker
Read MoreThe Country School is proud to be celebrating its 90th school year. This milestone year also marks the beginning of a new chapter with the appointment of Jay Parker as the 7th Head of School. -
Conversation & Homecoming - Saturday, February 24, 2024
Read MoreThe Country School, Talbot County Free Library, and the Avalon Foundation, sponsors, join with fourteen other community organizations to present Conversation & Homecoming with Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, a program free and open to all.
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