Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS) is a Preschool through 12th-grade independent school located in serene Huntly, Virginia. Our curriculum is rooted both in the classical tradition and the cutting-edge, focusing on the 21st-century educational values of writing, public speaking, critical thinking, STEM, and foreign language fluency.
All WCDS scholars participate in athletics, fine and performing arts, and their education culminates in a year-long senior thesis project. Additionally, teachers place a strong emphasis on ethical responsibility, inclusivity, honorable conduct, and leadership within our community and beyond.
All WCDS scholars participate in athletics, fine and performing arts, and their education culminates in a year-long senior thesis project. Additionally, teachers place a strong emphasis on ethical responsibility, inclusivity, honorable conduct, and leadership within our community and beyond.
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WCDS at a Glance
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Our curriculum is inspired by the conviction that the foundation of critical thinking is knowledge. Our values are inspired by the belief that strength of character and courtesy are timeless virtues. Our teachers are inspired by their material and the freedom to approach it with a personal touch. Our students are inspired by their peers and mentors to be passionate and engaged learners.
Back to our Roots
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In 1972, Dr. William E. Lynn, Jr., along with his wife, Pamela Lynn, founded the institution that is now Wakefield Country Day School with little more than vision and hope: a vision for a better method of preparatory education and the hope that parents would see the value of what they proposed.
In the course of their careers as teachers, they had developed a dream for a new type of school - a place like nowhere else - where the depth and logic of a classical education would be brought to children in the warm and engaging setting of a modern classroom, where knowledge, discernment, and creativity would be held equally as skills to be taught.
In the course of their careers as teachers, they had developed a dream for a new type of school - a place like nowhere else - where the depth and logic of a classical education would be brought to children in the warm and engaging setting of a modern classroom, where knowledge, discernment, and creativity would be held equally as skills to be taught.
Admission
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At Wakefield Country Day School we seek students and families who embrace our mission with its equal emphasis on character and intellectual development. We are a close-knit community where families are welcomed and involved. WCDS provides a rich and engaging classical education. Students who desire, and can commit to a challenging curriculum, will succeed.
Our Graduates
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WCDS graduates consistently are admitted to some of the nation's finest institutions of higher learning. We have an unbroken record of 100% four-year college acceptance with over 90% of our graduates accepted at the schools of their first choice, receiving between one and two million dollars yearly in merit scholarships.
International Program
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Wakefield Country Day School strives to give your student the best chance to attain their American Dream. By fully integrating them into our school and community, we offer your student a real opportunity to reach their goal and achieve their best. Out faculty includes some of the most prestigious names in the Washington, D.C. area.
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