Academics
The Detroit Country Day Upper School offers a strong and varied program that provides numerous opportunities for students to demonstrate their individual strengths and develop their potential. The rigorous college-preparatory program, which includes Honors and Advanced Placement courses in each discipline in addition to a diverse selection of electives, prepares students for the college and university setting. In addition to a series of honors and Advanced Placement courses, students at Detroit Country Day Upper School may pursue an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Most graduating classes consist of 140 to 180 students, 100% of which are accepted at accredited four-year colleges and universities. From the start of Freshman year, Upper School students participate yearly in standardized testing, beginning with the PLAN in 9th grade to the PSAT in 10th and 11th grade to finally, the ACT and/or SAT during the 11th and 12th grade. The College Counseling Office hosts yearly College Night for every grade to keep students and parents informed about the college application process. Every year, numerous Country Day students achieve National Merit Semi-finalist and Finalist status. In the sciences, Country Day is one of the few schools in Michigan to have students qualify as finalists every year for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, the Siemens Science Research Competition, USA Biology Olympiad, USA Chemistry Olympiad, and USA Physics Olympiad. In math, Country Day students have achieved some of the highest scores on the American Mathematics Competition, the American Invitational Mathematics Exam, the International Purple Comet Math Meet, the American Regions Mathematics League (ARML), and Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition. In English, Country Day students regularly receive awards from American Scholastic Press Association, the Regional Optimist Club Oratorical Contest, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, and the Scholastic Writing Awards Competition. Every year, Country Day students also receive awards from the United States Institute of Peace Essay Contest and the Michigan Social Studies Olympiad Competition.
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