"SCDS was an incredibly formative place for me. I was taught to embrace learning with enthusiasm and an open mind."
Be Curious
SCDS inspires gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder.
Academics
Our inquiry-based program encourages students to ask, 'Why?', 'Why not?',
and 'What if?'
SCHOOL LIFE
Social and emotional learning
Reaching Potential
49
ZIP codes represented in 21-22.
$1,500,000
is being made available in need-based financial aid in 21–22.
30+
electives offered to Middle School students in 21–22.
100
hours of service learning: that's what students provide in a typical year.
163
students participated in an athletics program in 20–21.
76
alumni were National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in the past decade.
Discover Community
"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."
"SCDS has been exemplary in many ways, especially through the culture of divergent thinking, inquiry-based curriculum, and open-ended projects, assignments, and investigations."
"This school has helped my children appreciate the privilege of education and cultivated a love of learning for a lifetime."
"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."
"Working with enthusiastic, curious, highly motivated students is one of the great joys of being a teacher at SCDS."
SCDS News
Explore K - 8
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.