Mission and Values
Our Mission
DCD is proud to offer an educational experience that:
Provides to each child a unique educational balance of challenging academics, arts, and athletics;
Embraces an inclusive interdependent community of students, teachers, and parents that fosters trust and encourages children to take risks;
Creates independent, resilient, lifelong learners through engaging, developmentally based teaching designed to meet varied learning styles; and
Inspires students to become caring, ethical members of the larger world by emphasizing thoughtful citizenship and respect for self and others.
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Diversity Statement
Dedham Country Day school fosters a sense of community in which children feel seen, cared for and valued. We strive to provide children with a multicultural and culturally responsive education that honors the diversity of our community and the larger world. At DCD, we believe diversity includes a broad and evolving list of traits, including age, ethnicity, culture, nationality, family configuration, gender identity, orientation, social and economic class, physical and learning differences, religion, as well as other characteristics that contribute to each individual’s full identity. Embracing our motto “learning is a way of life”, DCD supports its community in understanding and appreciating multiple perspectives, identifying and rejecting stereotypes and prejudices, understanding systemic oppression in all forms, and working for equity and belonging at DCD and beyond.