Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) is a JK-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational

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located on approximately 100 acres in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

, United States. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS). ISAS is a member of the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). The school broke ground in 1963 and opened nine months later on September 9, 1963, with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional buildings and annexes opened in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s three buildings were built. In 2008, the Fischer Dining Pavilion opened. In 2016, the Patton Field House opened as a replacement for old locker and weight rooms in the gyms.

Mission and values

Fort Worth Country Day School's mission statement is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics. Their purpose is to inspire the passion to learn, the courage to lead and the commitment to serve. The school teaches their six core values which are integrity, kindness, courage, respect, responsibility, and scholarship. The school also values inclusivity.

The 3 A's

Fort Worth Country Day School likes to teach and emphasize the three As: academics, arts, and athletics. Throughout their time at the school, students are involved in all three of these disciplines.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Fort Worth Country Day
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest Private schools in Fort Worth, Texas High schools in Tarrant County, Texas Private K-12 schools in Texas 1963 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1963 {{Texas-school-stub