New Canaan Country School has long been recognized nationally as one of the foremost private Pre-K through Grade 9 institutions of its kind in the country. The academic program is challenging and the scholastic standards are high. Country School is committed to educating the whole child, and our program focuses equally on the academic, creative, moral and physical development of children. Our mission, simply expressed, is to provide engaging and enriching experiences tailored to each student's talents and needs as they progress developmentally and along the continuum of our curriculum.

Teachers and assistants monitor each child's growth and progress carefully, and they regularly keep in touch with parents through conferences and long narrative reports. Small classes facilitate group learning, project work, educational trips, and in-class activities that would be impossible to orchestrate for larger groups of children.

Students and teachers alike have access to vast educational resources and facilities including two on-line libraries, an audiovisual center and multimedia laboratory, three art studios, three music classrooms, a fully-equipped wood-working shop, four state-of-the-art science labs, a professional auditorium, two gymnasiums, seven playing fields and the school's own 35-acre nature center.

Close student-teacher rapport is at the heart of our program. The 6:1 student/teacher ratio ensures that each student benefits from close, individual attention in and out of the classroom. Opportunities for conferences and counseling are part of each student's regular schedule. While the general level of academic capacity in the student body is high, the school has the flexibility, the resources, and the commitment to individualized education to provide additional help should a child experience learning problems.