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| name = Fort Worth Country Day
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| motto =
| motto = Humanitas per disciplinam
| motto_translation =
| motto_translation = Humanities through discipline
| city = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
| city = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
| state = [[Texas]]
| state = [[Texas]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
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| schooltype = Private
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| opened = September 9, 1963
| opened = September 9, 1963
| headmaster = Eric V. Lombardi
| headmaster = Eric V. Lombardi
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| teaching_staff = 109.1 (FTE)
| viceprincipal_label =
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| grades = JK-12
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| teaching staff = 109.1 (FTE)
| grades = K-12
| students = 1116
| students = 1116
| campus type =
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| colors = Red and Blue
| colors = Red and blue
| mascot = Falcon
| mascot = Falcon
| rival = [[Trinity Valley School]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.fwcd.org/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.fwcd.org/}}
}}
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'''Fort Worth Country Day''' (FWCD) is a K-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational [[college-preparatory school]] located on approximately 100 acres in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. The mission of Fort Worth Country Day School is to foster the intellectual, physical, emotional, and ethical development of capable students through an academically rigorous college preparatory program that integrates the arts and athletics.
'''Fort Worth Country Day''' ('''FWCD''') is a JK-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational [[college-preparatory school]] located on approximately 100 acres in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], United States. It is accredited by the [[Independent Schools Association of the Southwest|Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS).]] ISAS is a member of the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA).


The school broke ground in 1963. The school opened nine months later on September 9, 1963 with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional buildings and annexes opened in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s three buildings were built. In 2008, the Fischer Dining Pavilion opened.<ref>"[http://www.fwcd.org/podium/default.aspx?t=121092 History]." Fort Worth Country Day School. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.</ref>
The school broke ground in 1963 and opened nine months later on September 9, 1963, with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional buildings and annexes opened in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s three buildings were built. In 2008, the Fischer Dining Pavilion opened. In 2016, the Patton Field House opened as a replacement for old locker and weight rooms in the gyms.<ref>"[http://www.fwcd.org/about-us/our-history History]." Fort Worth Country Day School. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.</ref>

==The 3 A's==
Fort Worth Country Day School likes to teach and emphasize the three As: academics, arts, and athletics. Throughout their time at the school, students are involved in all three of these disciplines.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

==Notable alumni==
* [[Shree Bose]], scientist
* [[Bill Curtis]], software engineer
* [[Pete Geren]], former United States Secretary of the Army
* [[Harriet Sansom Harris]], actress
* [[Patrick Jeffers]], former NFL player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JeffPa00.htm|title = Patrick Jeffers Stats}}</ref>
* [[Emily Lakdawalla]], Senior Editor of The Planetary Society
* [[J. Mack Slaughter, Jr.]], actor
* [[Taylor Smith (soccer)|Taylor Smith]], member of the 2017 US National Women's Soccer Team
* [[Carlson Young]], actress on MTV's ''Scream''


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.fwcd.org/default.aspx Fort Worth Country Day]

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Latest revision as of 12:35, 1 October 2024

Fort Worth Country Day
Location
Fort Worth
,
Texas

United States
Information
School typePrivate
MottoHumanitas per disciplinam
(Humanities through discipline)
OpenedSeptember 9, 1963
HeadmasterEric V. Lombardi
Teaching staff109.1 (FTE)
GradesJK-12
Number of students1116
Color(s)Red and blue
MascotFalcon
RivalTrinity Valley School
Websitewww.fwcd.org

Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) is a JK-12 private, independent, coeducational, nondenominational college-preparatory school located on approximately 100 acres in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS). ISAS is a member of the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA).

The school broke ground in 1963 and opened nine months later on September 9, 1963, with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional buildings and annexes opened in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1990s three buildings were built. In 2008, the Fischer Dining Pavilion opened. In 2016, the Patton Field House opened as a replacement for old locker and weight rooms in the gyms.[1]

The 3 A's

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Fort Worth Country Day School likes to teach and emphasize the three As: academics, arts, and athletics. Throughout their time at the school, students are involved in all three of these disciplines.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "History." Fort Worth Country Day School. Retrieved on November 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Patrick Jeffers Stats".


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