Providence Country Day School

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Providence Country Day School
Location
East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Information
Religion no affiliation
Head of School Susan Haberlandt
Enrollment

300
Faculty 50
Average class size 10
Student:teacher ratio 6:1
Type Private, coeducational
Campus Semi-Urban
Motto "Play the Game"
Mascot Knight
Color(s) Red and Black

Providence Country Day School (often abbreviated to the initials PCD) is a private middle and high school, founded in 1923. Located in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States, it serves approximately 300 students grades 5 through 12. The school colors are red and black, and the school has no religious affiliation. The current headmistress is Susan Haberlandt, who is the first female head of school since it became a co-educational school.[1]

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[edit] Teams

PCD is known for its soccer, lacrosse and Mock Trial teams. The PCD Mock Trial team was the Rhode Island state champion and ranked 37th in the country in 2005 [2], and in 2006 was defeated by Wheeler School in the Rhode Island state championships. In 2006, the lacrosse team was ranked #1 in the state for the first half of their season, but the team fell victim to a sudden plague of injuries, and were unable to fully bounce back. The team finished in third place in the state.[citation needed] This team included 4 All-State players and an All-American.


PCD also has a very strong soccer program coached by Stacey DeCastro and his sister, Lina Maciel. This year, 2006, they won the "cardinal Diadora classic", They were the 2007 SENE Champions for the 11th year running. They also won NEPSAC Class C Championships in 2007, winning for the third time in 5 years. Chemistry teacher and head of the high school science department Klaus Amburn has been working on an innovative science program using Flash and NtLog programming.

[edit] School Administration

Head of School- Susan Haberlandt

Director of Upper School- Diana J. Gleeson
Director of Middle School- Mark McLaughlin

[edit] Upper School Department Heads

Math - Mary Suttell
Science- Klaus Amburn
History- Steven Robinson
English- Kathleen Hughes


[edit] Upper School Teacher Rosters (and some full school)

Englsih

1. Kathleen Hughes (Department Head)
2. David Cashman (Also Latin Teacher)
3. Jane Kaufman (Also Latin Teacher)
4. Erika Blauch
5. Jonathan Andruchow (Also Hisotry Teacher)
6. Nick Hiebert
7. Jason Roderick (Also Upper School Dean Of Students)
8. Suzanne Bailey (Also Providence Country Day School Admissions Director)

Foreign Language

1. Sarah Garcia-Mata (Department Head)
2. Javier Gallego
3. Alexander Shamgochian
4. David Cashman (Also English Teacher)
5. Jane Kaufman (Also Englsih Teacher)
6. Zach Taylor
7. Andrew Robinson

History

1. Stephen Robinson (Department Head)
2. Alanna Morris
3. Jonathan Andruchow (Also English Teacher)
4. Susan Haberlandt (Also Providence Country Day School Head Of School)

Math

1. Mary Suttell (Department Head)
2. Nathan Groenendyk
3. Patricia Pearce
4. Cassie Levesque
5. Ellen Bushnell (Head Of New Teacher Development)
6. Thomas Ossman

Performing Arts (Full School)

1. Eric W. Van Dervort (Chairmen Of The Performing Arts)
2. Mary Earl
3. William Jones (Also Science Teacher)

Science

1. Klaus Amburn (Department Head)
2. Carol-Ann Tripp
3. Nancy Gelardi
4. William Jones (Also Instrumental Ensemble Teacher)
5. Diana Gleeson (Also Director Of The Upper School)

Arts (Full School)

1. Michele Mennucci (Department Head)
2. Jennifer Karl
3. Dayna Mondello
4. Ed Rose

The Learning Center

1. Pamela Caldwell (Director Of The Learning Center)
2. Kathleen Sanford
3. Margeret Cashion

Athletics

1. Tom Sienkiewics (Athletic Director)
2. Charlie Gwynne (Associate Athletic Director)

[edit] Theater and Arts

The PCD Players (PCD's theater troupe), presents a musical every spring and another play in the fall. Fall plays are written by a group of students in a summer workshop entitled "Page to Stage." "Page to Stage" has written five scripts, including one work about the Holocaust, "Mourning Light." [3] A summer ago, "Page to Stage" wrote a comedic murder mystery that was produced by the PCD Players in November entitled "A Lethal Remembrance"[4] This summer, "Page to Stage" is working on a prequel and sequel to a George Bernard Shaw play.

[edit] Eco Ecuador Program

Each summer, dean of students Jason Roderick leads a group of PCD students on a month-long trip to Ecuador, which includes a week in the Amazon Rainforest with the Shuar indians and a week in the Galapagos Islands.

[edit] Prominent Alumni

[edit] External links

[edit] References


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