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Life Beyond Country School

Our graduates are sought after by the best day and boarding schools in the country and have excellent public school options as well.

For more than 100 years, Country School has provided an intentional journey that balances strong academic preparation with social emotional development for children age 3 through grade 9. The result is alumni who are confident leaders and bold thinkers, who are prepared to contribute to their next school and beyond.

Learn more about how our Secondary School Counseling Office partners with families.

Secondary School Destinations for the Classes of 2015-2019

Over the past five years (2015–2019), Country School students have matriculated to the following:

Boarding Schools
Independent Day Schools
 Public Schools
Westminster School (17)
Berkshire School (16)
Choate Rosemary Hall (14)
The Taft School (14)
Phillips Academy Andover (10)
St. Paul’s School (10)
Millbrook School (9)
Deerfield Academy (8)
The Loomis Chaffee School (6)
Phillips Exeter Academy (6)
St. George’s School (4)
St. Luke’s School (36)
Greenwich Academy (20)
King School (20)
Greens Farms Academy (18)
Rye Country Day School (10)
Brunswick School (8)
Hopkins School (6)
Fairfield College Preparatory School (5)
New Canaan High School (35) Darien High School (19)
Brien McMahon High School (12) Westhill High School (4)
Wilton High School (4)

Secondary School By the Numbers

  • 91% of those members of the Class of 2019 who applied to independent schools were accepted to their first-choice school.
  • 80% of all 2019 graduates are on AP math track (AP or BC Calculus or AP Statistics).
"We know that the students who come to us from NCCS will be superbly prepared academically, active learners in the classroom, and eager and able to serve our mission of serving as ‘partners’ in our community."—Ann R. Miller, Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid, Greens Farms Academy 

“NCCS students who enroll at Choate come well prepared in all realms – academically, athletically and artistically – and are thus wonderfully engaged community members. At the heart of it all is a true love of learning and curiosity that makes them exceptionally proactive and engaged both inside and outside of the classroom.”—Jeffrey Beaton, Senior Associate Director of Admission, Choate Rosemary Hall 

Classes of 2012-2016 College Matriculation

University of Virginia (12)
Cornell University (11)
Middlebury College (11)
University of Pennsylvania (11)
Trinity College (10)
Colgate University (9)
Georgetown University (9)
Tufts University (9)
Colby College (8)
Dartmouth College (7)
Harvard University (7)
New York University (7)
Boston College (6)
Colorado College (6)
Santa Clara University (6)
University of Michigan (6)
Williams College (6)
Boston University (5)
Columbia University (5)
Duke University (5)
Elon University (5)
Hamilton College (5)
Northeastern University (5)
Tulane University (5)
University of Denver (5)
University of Michigan (5)
American University (4)
Bowdoin College (4)
Brown University (4)
Bucknell University (4)
Lehigh University (4)
Princeton University (4)
St. Lawrence University (4)
Southern Methodist University (4)
Wake Forest University (4)
Yale University (4)

Secondary School Panel Discussion

What Do Young Alumni Miss About NCCS?

Alumni News

  • Eric Woolworth ’80 to Receive New Canaan Country School’s 2020 Alumni Award

    New Canaan Country School is pleased to announce that Eric Woolworth ’80 will be presented with the 2020 Alumni Award. Eric is scheduled to return to campus Friday, May 15, to accept the honor and share with students, alumni and guests highlights of his career in professional basketball and as a leader in diversity and inclusion initiatives. 


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  • NCCS Graduate and Marine Veteran Zach Iscol ’94 to be Grand Marshal of 2019 NYC Veterans Day Parade

    New Canaan Country School graduate, entrepreneur and post-9/11 U.S Marine Corps Veteran Zach Iscol ’94 will be one of five Grand Marshals leading the 2019 New York City Veterans Day Parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, the United War Veterans Council (UWVC) has announced.
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  • Competitive Runner James Randon '09 Creates New App

    New Canaan Country School gathered for the annual Cougar Run, Sat., Sept. 21. The event, sponsored by the Parents’ Association and attended by hundreds, included a 5K race, a Chase the Cougar Fun Run and a children’s obstacle course on the NCCS campus. 
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  • Charlotte Gehring ’17 Interviews Madeleine Albright

    Charlotte Gehring ’17 scored an exclusive interview with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her daughter, Alice Albright, for an article that ran in the Greenwich Academy Press in March. Charlotte has written for the school paper throughout her time at GA, becoming Junior Editor in 2018 and Editor-in-Chief for the 2019-2020 school year.
     
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  • Artists Featured in the 2019 Alumni Art Show

    The artwort of Alex Golden ‘94 and Victoria Manganiello ‘04 were featured in the Alumni Art Show and will hang in the Grace House lobby through June 14.


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  • Alumni Council President Tucker Golden ’90, Alumni Award winner Allison Kessler Vear ’00 and Head of School Aaron Cooper

    Allison Kessler Vear ’00 Receives New Canaan Country School Alumni Award

    Allison Kessler Vear ’00 was presented with the 2019 New Canaan Country School Alumni Award on the school’s campus May 17. Allison is an attending physician at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a leading rehabilitation hospital in Chicago, where she specializes in spinal cord injury medicine. Paralyzed from the waist down since the age of 15, Allison is also an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. View video presentation. 
     
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  • On Stage and On Netflix: Mary Birnbaum ‘99 and Flora Birnbaum ‘04

    by Holly Donaldson Casella ‘04
    There is no shortage of artistic talent in the Birnbaum family. As someone who spent quite some time at their house growing up, I can attest that music and performance have always been at the center of life for the Birnbaums, both in formal and informal settings. As girls, Mary ‘99 and Flora ‘04, sang in the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus and our playdates often consisted of elaborate performances, usually with full costume and set design!
     
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  • Life Beyond Country School

    One of our favorite events, a panel of recent graduates and parents of recent graduates returned to campus Dec. 10 to answer questions and share with current parents their perspective of the transition through and beyond Country School.
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  • NCCS Graduate and Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Matthew Heineman’s Film “A Private War” Now In Theaters

    New Canaan Country School graduate Matthew Heineman ʼ98 is the director and producer of a new film, “A Private War” hitting theaters nationwide today. A biopic about Marie Colvin, the legendary, eye-patch-wearing Sunday Times correspondent, the film has been receiving rave reviews since it first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
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  • Alumni Gather to Meet New Head of School

    Alumni gathered on campus on Oct. 3 and in NYC on Nov. 8 to welcome Head of School Aaron Cooper to the community and reconnect with classmates and friends. Thank you to everyone who joined us - and to the Knowles Family for generously hosting us at the Roger Smith Hotel! View photos >>
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  • NCCS Alumni Named "Teens to Watch"

    Congratulations to Alexandra Truwit '15 and Cam Raker '16 for being named "Teens to Watch" by New Canaan, Darien & Rowayton Magazine. Read more.




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  • Young Alumni Achievements 2017-2018

    Congratulations to our young alumni on their 2017-2018 secondary school achievements and recognitions.
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  • Q & A with Alumni Council President Tucker Golden

    Tucker Golden ’90 has been named Alumni Council President, taking the reins from Steve Bloom ’03. Tucker is managing partner at value-oriented investment firm Solas Capital in Darien, CT, which he founded in 2004. He and his wife, Gwen, are the proud parents of two Country School students, Oliver (rising sixth grader) and James (rising second grader).
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  • Tucker Golden ’90 Named Alumni Council President

    Tucker Golden ’90 has been named the new Alumni Council president beginning July 1, 2018. In addition to being a member of the Alumni Council since 2014, he and his wife, Gwen, are the proud parents of two Country School students, Oliver (rising sixth grader) and James (rising second grader). 
     
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  • Ann Conrad Stewart ’78

    Alumni Art Show Returns

    Alumni Association President Steve Bloom welcomed returning alumni, faculty and staff to an Alumni Art Show and Blue & White Night reception held on campus, May 18. Alumni artists whose work was featured include: Dan Bergfeld ’58, Kari Cholnoky ’03, Alexandra Nason ’03, Topsy Post ’66, Ann Conrad Stewart ’78, and former Headmaster George Stevens (1963-1979). The exhibit will be on display in Alumni Commons through June 14.
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  • Juliana “Topsy” Post ’66 Receives New Canaan Country School Alumni Award

    Juliana “Topsy” Post, was presented with the 2018 New Canaan Country School Alumni Award on the school’s campus May 18. Mrs. Post was a longstanding member of the school’s World Cultures faculty and a graduate from the school’s class of 1966. VIEW VIDEO
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  • Country School Screens Alumni’s Penguin Documentary


    Country School welcomed back to campus filmmaker and alumnus from the class of 1980, Lloyd Fales, who screened his film Return to Penguin City and answered questions at an assembly held for Middle and Upper School students, Monday, April 16.

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  • Juliana “Topsy” Post ’66 to Receive New Canaan Country School Alumni Award

    The New Canaan Country School Alumni Council will present the 2018 Alumni Award to Juliana “Topsy” Post ’66. Topsy will return to campus on May 17 to accept the honor and to share with students, alumni and guests highlights of her career as an educator. This event kicks off Alumni Weekend 2018.


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  • Victoria Manganiello ’04 Artist in Residence at NYC Gallery

    Alumna Victoria Manganiello ’04, a contemporary textile artist and visual art professor based in New York City, will be the featured Artist in Residence at the Sara Kay Gallery located at 4 E. 42nd St. in Manhattan until March 15.
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  • Country School Grad Clinches NCAA Field Hockey Championship

    New Canaan Country School congratulates alumna Annie Leonard ’11 (Darien, CT), a member of Middlebury College’s field hockey team, for clinching the NCAA Championship on Nov. 19. The 4-0 win over top-ranked Messiah (22-1) is the second championship Middlebury has secured in three years. The second-ranked Panthers finish their season tying the school-record with 20 wins (20-2), and an NESCAC Championship. 
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