RCDS MS Robotics Teams Impress at the VEX Championship Tournament, Taking...
Two of four RCDS Middle School Robotics teams, 90600A and 90600D, travelled to Glen Cove, Long Island, to compete in the Southern New York State VEX Championship Tournament held at Friends Academy....
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RCDS Ethics Project Featured in Independent School Magazine
Rye Country Day is proud to be included in the most recent issue of Independent School magazine published by the National Association of Independent Schools. The award-winning quarterly magazine...
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Sundials in Third Grade
In science class, third grade students created sundials and tested them in the Lower School garden. They were especially excited to show Mrs. Shea and Mr. Nelson that the sundials they made worked just...
View ArticleDiversity and Inclusion at RCDS
An active commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential to being an excellent school.
View ArticleWelcome to RCDS@home
As schools across the state and country closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rye Country Day mobilized to implement its contingency remote learning plan called RCDS@home, which seeks "to...
View ArticleThe National Association of Scholars features RCDS alumnus, Dr. Alex Peters...
How is COVID-19 connected with a high school history paper?When Alex Peters '04 was in high school at RCDS, he wrote a paper on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. At the time, his humanities teacher, Mrs....
View ArticleStudents and Faculty 3D Print Face Shield Rims for Local Healthcare Workers
As health professionals serve on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis, Rye Country Day students and faculty are using the School's 3D printing technology to make and donate personal protective...
View ArticlePublicPurpose@home: Opportunities to Make Masks and Face Shield Rims
In a time when supplies are running low, we have some important information about making masks and other gear at home.FABRIC MASK MAKINGMakerspace Director Gail Sestito and Director of Public Purpose...
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Celebrate Earth Month at Home!
Happy Earth Month!There are many activities you can do at home and in your neighborhood this April to celebrate the Earth Month and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which is on April 22. Spending...
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RCDS Donates Over 1,000 Books to the Wema Children's Centre in Kenya
Earlier this month, more than 1,000 books donated by the RCDS community arrived at Wema Children's Centre in Kenya, a community-based organization that provides over 500 children with a loving home,...
View ArticleRCDS Alumni Launch Efforts to Support Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19...
Medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are getting support from RCDS alumni who are putting into action the School's motto, Not for Self, but For Service. Erin Alpert '07, a...
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RCDS Students Experience a Virtual Visit to the Rye Nature Center to Learn...
As a part of Rye Country Day's celebration of Earth Week, over 90 RCDS students from all three divisions participated in a virtual visit to the Rye Nature Center. During the Zoom gathering, Siobhan...
View ArticleHistory, Math, and Fun—Online! Third Graders Learn about the Boston Tea Party...
Third grade students concluded their discussion of The Boston Tea Party with a Zoom "Tea Party." Students attended the party with tea or a beverage of their choice and homemade cookies, which were part...
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Arly Rodriguez '21 and Yana Jayampathy '22 Receive Honorable Mention in the...
Arly Rodriguez '21 and Yana Jayampathy '22 received an Honorable Mention in the advocacy category of the Bedford 2020 Greenlight Award competition, a program that provides students with a framework,...
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Dr. Christopher Mason of Weill Cornell Medical College Visits Science...
Upper School Science Research students had the opportunity to meet virtually with Christopher Mason, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Director at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr....
View ArticleStudents Look Out their Windows to Create Compelling Art during RCDS@home
Inspired by the New York Times compilation "17 Artists Capture a Surreal New York From Their Windows," Ms. Keown and Ms. Behar asked their students to look out their own windows and create art based on...
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Alvin Ailey Dancer Courtney Celeste Spears Leads a Virtual Masterclass for...
Upper School dancers in Ms. Zanon's class had a special guest teacher, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company member Courtney Celeste Spears. Ms. Spears, who is an alumna of the Ailey/Fordham BFA...
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Rye Mayor Josh Cohn Visits Upper School Economics and Politics Class
Eleventh and twelfth grade students in Ms. Everett and Mr. Sliter's Economics and Politics course have been studying the COVID-19 crisis as part of a unit on current events. They have analyzed...
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2019-20 Winter Sports Awards Night
For the first time ever, RCDS coaches led their individual team celebrations via private Zoom meetings with athletes and families. Ms. Haft and the winter head coaches then hosted a webinar to honor...
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Pre-Kindergartners Bring their Superpowers to RCDS@home
Last week's Pre-Kindergarten morning meeting had some special guests: superheros! The activity, which was fun for the students and Ms. Festo and Mrs. Haff, had a meaningful theme. As part of an...
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