Inspiring Gifted Children

Be Curious

SCDS inspires gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder.

Reaching Potential

40+

ZIP codes represented in 23–24. 

$1,400,000

 

is being made available in need-based financial aid in 23–24.

30+

electives offered to Middle School students in 23–24.

100+

 

hours of service learning: that's what students provide in a typical year.

276

students registered for
an athletics program
in 22–23.

87

alumni were National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in the past decade.

Discover Community

- Aditri, Current Student
- Aditri, Current Student

"Every teacher is really, really nice and they make learning fun."

- Devon, Alumna '05
- Devon, Alumna '05

"Since our class size was so small, I learned to be a successful teammate for all kinds of people, understanding that they each brought something unique and important to our work." 

- Eleanor, Current Parent
- Eleanor, Current Parent

"SCDS has been exemplary in many ways, especially through the culture of divergent thinking, inquiry-based curriculum, and open-ended projects, assignments, and investigations." 

- Lori, Current Parent
- Lori, Current Parent

"This school has helped my children appreciate the privilege of education and cultivated a love of learning for a lifetime." 

- Mr. Gussin, SCDS Teacher
- Mr. Gussin, SCDS Teacher

"Watching students learn how to problem solve, how to think critically, and how to apply those skills outside the walls of the classroom is incredibly rewarding."

- Ms. Lowry, SCDS Teacher
- Ms. Lowry, SCDS Teacher

"Working with enthusiastic, curious, highly motivated students is one of the great joys of being a teacher at SCDS." 

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Our curriculum provides gifted students with the learning they need to succeed, not only at higher levels of education, but as problem-solvers in an increasingly complex world.

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