Carolina Day School

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Carolina Day School
Address
1345 Hendersonville Road Asheville , North Carolina 28803 United States
Coordinates	35°31′20″N 82°31′48″W / 35.5223°N 82.5299°W / 35.5223; -82.5299Coordinates: 35°31′20″N 82°31′48″W / 35.5223°N 82.5299°W / 35.5223; -82.5299
Information
Type	Private
Established	1987 (35 years ago) (1987)
CEEB code	340119
Head of school	Peggy Daniels
Faculty	93
Enrollment	650
Color(s)	Red, white, blue
Athletics	NCISAA
Mascot	Willy the Wildcat
Website	carolinaday.org

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 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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External links[]

• Carolina Day School webpage
• Satellite View of Campus from Google Maps