Rumson Country Day School
Founded in 1926, the Rumson Country Day School is a coeducational, nonsectarian independent day school located on a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) campus in Rumson, New Jersey, specializing in educating boys and girls from nursery (age three) through eighth grade. The Rumson Country Day School has probationary accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] and is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.[3]
| The Rumson Country Day School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
35 Bellevue Avenue , , 07760 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.3631°N 74.0128°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | "Vitae Disce" ("Learn For Life") |
| Established | November 1, 1926 |
| Headmaster | Carson Smith |
| Faculty | 62[1] |
| Grades | Nursery - 8 |
| Enrollment | 432 (in N-8 as of 2013-14)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.1:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Gators |
| Website | School website |
Awards and recognition
For the 1998-99 school year, The Rumson Country Day School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[4]
School population
As of the 2013-14 school year, the school has an enrollment of 458 students (in K-8, plus 42 in Pre-Kindergarten) and 70 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 7.14:1.[1] In Grades N-5, students are divided into heterogeneous homerooms with a maximum size of 16 students per homeroom. In Grades 6-8, classes are departmentalized and honors sections are offered in English, math and foreign language (French and Spanish only). The Rumson Country Day School has 62 full-time and 4 part-time teachers. Teachers have an average of 18 years of experience, with 13 of those years at RCDS. The school has a student/teacher ratio of 7:1 and average class size of 15.
Classes
The school offers a traditional curriculum of English grammar and literature, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign language (French and Latin, with Spanish added in the 1960s), art, crafts, shop, music and physical education. The school also offers a SWS program which stands for School Within A School, which helps children with learning disabilities.
In September 2010, the school officially opened the new William I. Riker Academic Center, an addition covering 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2) that includes a new main library, new computer lab and art rooms, a seminar room and three new age-specific science labs.
Sports
Interscholastic sports were started at RCDS in 1946. Sports are played throughout the academic year. Fall sports are soccer (boys and girls), football, and field hockey. Winter sports include: basketball (boys and girls), and ice hockey: started in 2007 with one game which was won 4-0 against Princeton Day School. Spring sport include lacrosse (boys and girls), baseball, and softball.
Notable alumni
- Joe Kyrillos (born 1960) politician and businessman who served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly.[5]
- Jessica Springsteen (born 1991), equestrian who won a silver medal in the Team jumping at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo.[6][7]
References
- Rumson Country Day School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 24, 2012.
- Rumson Country Day School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed April 3, 2022.
- Member Directory, New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 24, 2012.
- Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
- Friedman, Matt. "Meet Joe Kyrillos, a nice guy trying to unseat powerful U.S. Sen. Menendez", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 21, 2012. Accessed December 29, 2022. "And Joe, the oldest of four, went to some of Jersey’s most exclusive schools: the Rumson Country Day School and the Lawrenceville School, before heading off to Hobart College."
- Jordan, Chris. "Bruce Springsteen is selling his Rumson home", Asbury Park Press, January 20, 2017. Accessed December 29, 2022. "Springsteen performed several benefit shows for the Rumson Country Day School, which is directly across the street from the Rumson home, at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. Springsteen’s kids attended the school."
- Paras, LiliAnn. "Jessica Springsteen, Jumping with Joy and Purpose", Community Magazine. Accessed December 29, 2022. "Jessica realized her passion very early on.... With riding beginning at such a young age, I wondered how it affected her school life while attending Rumson Country Day, Ranney School and Duke University."