Carolina Day School

Carolina Day School
Location
Asheville, NC
USA
Information
Type Private
Established 1987
Head of School Kirk Duncan
Faculty 93
Enrollment 671
Color(s) Red, white and blue
Athletics 10 sports
Mascot Willy the Wildcat
Average SAT scores (2011) 2320

Carolina Day School is an independent, co-ed, college preparatory school serving grades pre-K through 12. The school is in the historic Biltmore Forest neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina. It consists of a lower, middle, and upper school. While classes in the lower and upper schools have mixed genders, the middle school serves as a member of the Gurian Institute, which practices gender-specific learning.

Carolina Day School is a member of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools.

History

In 2006 it was designated a Gurian Model School. The school was founded in 1988 through the merger of Asheville Country Day School and St. Genevieve/Gibbons Hall. Asheville Country Day School, which thrived on the current campus, was established in 1936 as a private day school.

Established in 1908, St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines was a Catholic day and boarding school, which emphasized a strong foundation in the liberal arts. The St. Genevieve property was sold to Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and the schools merged in 1987 as a result of mutual financial difficulties.

In 2006 it was designated a Gurian Model School.

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Coordinates: 35°31′20″N 82°31′48″W / 35.5223°N 82.5299°W / 35.5223; -82.5299

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