Rolling Hills Country Day School

The school has 395 students from approximately nine local communities (for 2017-2018), Lower School (Kindergarten through Grade 5): 231 students, Middle School (Grades 6 through 8): 150 students. 70 percent Caucasian, 21 percent Asian, 4 percent Middle Eastern, 2 percent Hispanic, 3 percent African American.

Kindergarten through Grade 8 Faculty: 38, Number of faculty with advanced degrees: 45 percent, Student-to-Faculty ratio: Average of 12:1

All Country Day School students in Grades 4 through 8 participate in outdoor education. Students are challenged in many ways with the common goal of developing self-reliance and team-building skills. Country Day School graduates remark that their outdoor education experience was one of their most memorable.

The outdoor education experiences include:

• Grade 4: Lazy W San Juan Capistrano; gold mining
• Grade 5: Astro Camp, San Bernardino, CA; physical science camp
• Grade 6: Joshua Tree; camping, hiking.
• Grade 7: Catalina Island Marine Institute, CA; diving/snorkeling along with island ecology to study marine habitat.
• Grade 8: Olympic Park Institute in Washington state. Students learn about the rainforest and Native American culture.

Singing, painting, and drawing are incorporated into students’ studies beginning in Kindergarten. Students in the third grade perform The Nutcracker adapted into a musical. For the fourth grade mission project students paint and fire Spanish tiles depicting their particular California mission. Fourth grade students continue their studies of California history by performing a play called Oh California! and fifth grade students perform a play called Fifty Nifty while studying United States history.

Facilities include: Music Room, Art studio, Multi-Purpose Room for live performances

In addition to a full-time physical education program with four dedicated teachers, Rolling Hills Country Day School also offers after school sports for middle school students. All students are invited to participate in volleyball, basketball, soccer, swimming, and water polo in an organized league.

Community Service is an important part of Country Day School. There are a variety of activities in which students become involved throughout the year, whether as part of their classroom experience or out in the community. The school has holiday giving programs that collect food and gifts for families at a nearby disadvantaged school for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. The school also holds an annual food drive to supplement local food banks. In the past, students have also collected coats and shoes and delivered them to local schools and overseas. The student council regularly holds bake sales to raise money for worldwide disasters. In addition, its students visit local assisted living facilities.

Throughout the school year students take part in a variety of selected activities, including yoga and swim.

The RHCDS competitive sports program provides Middle School students with an opportunity to participate in the following sports: Co-Ed Water Polo, Co-Ed Swim Team, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Volleyball. The school is part of the South Bay Athletic League.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Educational Records Bureau (ERB), California Kindergarten Association