Beaver Country Day School is a coeducational college preparatory school enrolling about 450-day students in grades 6-12.
Here students will grow and develop, learn who they are, what they want, and how to get it. They thrive discovering the whats, exploring the hows, and challenging the whys with tools and partners that reflect the ever-changing now.
Since 1920, Beaver has given students the power to excel in any circumstance. Beaver challenges students to go beyond mastery of content and conventional problem-solving; rather we prepare students for an undefined era where the New Basics are the cornerstones of professional success and personal development.
We stretch the capabilities of the mind around academic subjects, particularly when they are connected to complex issues. We place extra emphasis on writing skills, persuasive communication, and collaboration to teach students to express their ideas effectively.
Multi-dimensional thinking is the platform for success in today’s complex society. The earlier students learn the sophisticated thinking skills needed to master this complexity, the better. In all disciplines, we teach students to see things from multiple perspectives, identify a range of approaches, and think adaptively and flexibly to conceive powerful solutions.
Technology in the classroom
What’s most important about technology at Beaver is our mindset around it: we view it as a tool to enhance learning. When it makes sense to use, we use it. In our seventh year of practicing hardwired innovation as a 1:1 laptop environment, our faculty and students have learned quite a bit about tech and media literacy. Most recently, we integrated coding across our entire curriculum. From grades 6 to 12, across all disciplines students and teachers are collaborating and learning to use code as a multidisciplinary tool.
Hiatt Center
The Hiatt Center’s approach is unique among secondary schools. The center supports discussions of global and social justice topics—in and out of the classroom—and cultivates leadership skills students will use effect change, now and in the future. Throughout the year, the staff of the Hiatt Center works with students and teachers to build these skills and provide civic engagement opportunities through events, programs, and community partnerships.
