Philosophy & Objectives
Miami Country Day School seeks to facilitate the maximum development of the following God-given potentials in order to create a truly student-focused school community.
Intellectual
Provide a stimulating, challenging, enjoyable and rewarding environment for students of average to superior ability.
Encourage students to think creatively and critically.
Provide students with the technological skills necessary to learn in an age in which electronic media are reshaping our understanding of literacy.
Prepare students for admission to institutions of higher learning commensurate with their demonstrated talents and intellectual abilities.
Make students aware of the educational and career opportunities available to them.
Physical Offer activities and athletic programs that will provide students the opportunities to explore and develop their talents, abilities, and interests.
Social Develop a sense of social responsibility and learn to make ethical decisions that will benefit the community and society.
Nurture a respect for others by fostering an appreciation, understanding, and tolerance for individual differences; to experience the value of cultural pluralism in the Greater Miami area.
Encourage the development of personal integrity and self-discipline as requisites for a happy, productive life and to acknowledge the fact that one's mistakes can indeed be growth experiences.
Emotional
Provide an environment that will generate an abiding sense of self-respect, self-esteem, and self-awareness.
Foster ethical and responsible citizenship.
Encourage an appreciation for, and understanding of man's relationship with the natural environment.
Spiritual Teach the Judeo-Christian values of faith, hope, and love.
Foster an appreciation of the value of the family and its role in the collaborative process of education.
Aesthetic
Nurture an appreciation of and involvement in the fine and performing arts.
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