Horizons at Dedham Country Day School

Dedham Country Day School opened the doors of its Horizons National Student Enrichment Program on June 29, 2009, making it the 16th Horizons site nationally and the first in Massachusetts. In keeping with the Horizons model, the program has started small with 16 kindergarten children enrolled during its first summer. The students are from low-income families in Dedham and Boston. Each year, the program will grow one grade at a time until, in a decade, it will serve approximately 150 students in Kindergarten through Grade Eight.

 During the program’s first summer, Horizons students have participated in reading, math, and science classes, as well as swimming, music, arts, and sports. The students have also had the chance to explore the many different environments of the metropolitan Boston area, including the Franklin Park Zoo, Boston Aquarium, Blue Hills Reservation, Brookline Puppet Theater, and an urban farm.

 Qualifying students take part in this enriching summer program for a nominal registration fee. They receive breakfast, lunch, and a snack, and transportation is provided.

 Dedham Country Day School is excited about this important next step in its evolution as its seeks to embrace an inclusive interdependent community of students teachers, and parents and inspire all students to become caring, ethical members of the larger world. We all look forward to watching Horizons at Dedham Country Day School grow over the coming years.

Dedham Country Day School
90 Sandy Valley Road

Dedham, MA  02026

Executive Director: Meredith Laban

781-915-2626

mlaban@dcds.net