Academics

Learning

  • Lower School Lower School
    Active discovery and a careful cultivation of wonder about the world sets the foundation for Country Day's Lower School students love of learning. Based on the philosophy that young children learn best in a flexible but highly structured setting, the Lower School is designed in multi-grade classrooms, allowing teachers to create student groups according to interests, learning styles, and strengths.
  • Middle School Middle School
    Rigor at Country Day is characterized by the pursuit of ideas. This active pursuit continues in the Middle School with a curriculum that insists on mastery of essential content and skills in the context of solving challenging problems and addressing provocative questions. An equally important part of the middle school experience is service learning, which heightens students' awareness of the needs of others.
  • Upper School Upper School
    Vigorous, intellectual exploration expands in the Upper School as students are guided to hone their skills in making connections in a wider world. An expanded global outlook challenges students to be aware of and to understand other cultures in a deeply meaningful way as part of the School's mission to develop the habit of ethical thinking and moral behavior.
“Country Day does an outstanding job of fostering well-rounded young people.”

-Dr. Robert Maupin, Country Day dad
Academic excellence permeates the Pre-K through Grade 12 experience in a style unique to Country Day with its emphasis on:

  • Individual achievement
  • Cooperative learning
  • Experiential learning
  • Integration of subjects
  • Sequenced development of independence in learning
  • Varied teaching methods
  • Learning applied in service to others
  • Expansive use of educational technology
  • Encouragement of individual expression and creativity
  • Challenge at all levels

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  • Photo of Howard Barton

    Mr. Howard Barton , Jr.  

    Upper School Principal
    Phone - (504) 849-3178
    United States Military Academy - BS
    United States Naval War College - MA
    Yale University - MA
    Yale University - MPhil
  • Photo of Paul Frantz

    Mr. Paul Frantz 

    Middle School Principal
    (504)849-3158
    University of Virginia - Bachelor of Arts
    American International College - Master of Education
  • Photo of Mimi Odem

    Mrs. Mimi Odem 

    Metairie Park Country Day School
    Lower School Principal
    504-849-3148
300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005 (504) 837-5204
Established in 1929, Metairie Park Country Day School is a coed private school for New Orleans area students in early childhood through Grade 12. From the elementary grades through upper school, the care and cultivation of each child comes to life in our exciting academic program, creative arts, and competitive athletic offerings.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: Based on receipt of federal financial assistance through a Paycheck Protection Program loan administered through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the CAREs Act, the School acknowledges its obligation to prohibit discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, citizenship status, genetic information, handicap or disability in admissions, access, employment, tuition assistance, educational policies, or other school-administered student and employee programs and activities.  Questions regarding the School’s compliance with the application and administration of the School’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed Mike McGuire, Athletic Director (Title IX), mike_mcguire@mpcds.com, 504-849-3190, 300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005; Jen Sciortino, Director of Academic Excellence (Section 504), jen_sciortino@mpcds.com, 504-838-3304, 300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005; Bonnie LaGraize, Chief Financial Officer (Title IX and Section 504), bonnie_lagraize@mpcds.com, 504-849-3106, 300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005, or to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or to the SBA.  Please refer to the School’s SBA Non-Discrimination Compliance Policy on the School’s website for information on how to file complaints with OCR or the SBA.

This notice will remain in effect until the School has satisfied and paid off the SBA Paycheck Protection Loan.