Greensboro Day School
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Greensboro Day School is an independent, non-sectarian school located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school was established in 1970 with the philosophy that friendship, scholarship, sportsmanship and honor are the foundation for strong character. The school enrolls students in transitional-kindergarten through twelfth grade and is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Southern Association of Independent Schools.
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[edit] Technology Program
Students at Greensboro Day School are immersed in technology from a very early age, in the Lower School's computer lab. At this stage, students use math programs to facilitate learning or draw using Kid Pix. Around the third grade, students begin learning touch typing. In the fifth grade, students are allowed to use the school's iBooks to continue learning touch typing, as well as writing essays. Upon entering Middle School, students receive an IBM Thinkpad of their own, and from here on students' laptops become an important part of note-taking, writing, and completing major projects. In order to ensure that the students with laptops focus on their classes rather than playing games, Greensboro Day School uses Websense to block adult sites, game sites, and other inappropriate content.
To the dismay of many teachers, Websense does not allow the blocking of LAN based video games. This leads to the vast majority of laptop use not in fact being used for what it should be: learning. Also, some of the more savvy students have found ways to circumvent Websense such as proxy servers.
[edit] Honor Code
The Greensboro Day School community follows a code of honor that is as follows:
"I pledge that I will not lie, cheat, or steal, or accept the actions of those who do."
Students are often prompted to sign their compliance with this code after tests, exams, and quizzes.
[edit] Mission Statement
Greensboro Day School is a coeducational, college preparatory, nonsectarian independent school for students of average to superior ability in grades TK-12.
Greensboro Day School's mission: to provide a challenging academic program in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, enhanced by caring, imaginative teachers and supportive parents, alumni and friends of the school; to develop individual potential by promoting involvement in a broad range of academic and nonacademic activities, in a nurturing environment characterized by close interaction between students, teachers, and a supporting staff; to provide programs which stimulate curiosity, promote lifelong learning, emphasize process as well as content, and which value the importance of honor, personal integrity, responsible citizenship, and a respect for individual differences; and to cultivate an appreciation for the broad ethnic, cultural, racial, and religious diversity of our school, community, nation and world. adopted by the Board of Trustees, April, 1993 [1]
