Providence Country Day School

Providence Country Day School
Location
East Providence , Rhode Island United States
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Motto	"Play the Game"
Religious affiliation(s)	no affiliation
Head of School	Susan Haberlandt
Faculty	50
Enrollment	300
Average class size	10
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campus	Semi-Urban
Color(s)	Red and Black
Mascot	Knight

Providence Country Day School (often abbreviated to the initials PCD) is a private middle and high school, founded in 1924. 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 Head of School is Susan Haberlandt, who is the first female head of school since it became a co-educational school.[1]

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 their league. This team included 4 All-State players and an All-American.(JJ Gilbane)

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 SENE Co-Champions, along with Moses Brown (the SENE league for some reason does not go to penalty kicks). They also made it to the semi-finals round of the NEPSACS, but were beaten in overtime in penalty kicks to postgraduate school Hebron Academy. Chemistry teacher and head of the high school science department Klaus Amburn has been working on an innovative science program using Flash and NetLogo programming.

School Administration

Head of School- Susan Haberlandt

Director of Upper School- Diana J. Gleeson
Dean of Upper School- Jason Roderick
Associate Dean of Upper School- Nichole Woodson Hanover
Director of Middle School- Mark McLaughlin
Chairmen of the Performing Arts- Eric Van Dervort
Forgien Language Department Head- Kevin Beaulieu ( fired on May 17, 2006 after a private diagreement with the admistration was taken to a very public level with protests and media attention)
Art Department- Anna Low
Athletic Director- Charles Gwynne

Upper School Department Heads

Math - Mary Suttell
Science- klaus Amburn
History- Steven Robinson
English- Kathleen Hughes (Currently on Materinity Leave)

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 four scripts, including one work about the Holocaust, "Mourning Light." [3] This last summer, "Page to Stage" wrote a comedic murder mystery that was produced by the PCD Players in November entitled "A Lethal Remembrance". The arts are a great way for PCD's excpetionally high gay population to express it's self.[4].

Prominent Alumni

• John Chafee, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, Governor of Rhode Island
• Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
• Billy Andrade, professional golfer

External links

• Providence Country Day School website

References

• "Welcome", the Providence Country Day School website, http://pcd.schoolyard.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=4963, 6/13/06

• "2005 Championship Results", National High School Mock Trial Championship website, http://69.93.17.186/test/results2005.cfm, 6/13/06

• "From Prague to Amsterdam", the Providence Country Day School website, http://pcd.schoolyard.com/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=5745, 6/8/06

• "PCD students write, build and perform in the 'Page to Stage' program", East Bay RI Top Stories, http://www.eastbayri.com/story/303204614192293.php, 2/10/07