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Founded in 1977, Morganton Day School (MDS) serves children from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade. With very low teacher to student ratios and a dedication to our students' success, MDS gives your child the individualized attention to help them achieve their maximum potential.

MISSION
Morganton Day School, previously known as The Children’s School, has made a commitment, reaffirmed daily, to be an institution of learning. The School is dedicated to a philosophy of experiential education, parental involvement, and a concern for the uniqueness of the individual as a member of a global community. Exceptional academic goals are met without compromising the child’s spirit, human dignity, or self esteem. The interrelated curriculum encompasses math, science, social studies, communication skills including language arts and computer skills, visual and dramatic arts, foreign language, music, and physical education.

IN THE NEWS

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Summer Program YEA!
Young Explorers Academy - Catch the Thrill!
June 16 - 20, 2008 - 9am - 4pm
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Courses include art, science, technology, sports & others!
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MORGANTON DAY SCHOOL YOUNG AUTHOR WINNERS

Five students from Morganton Day School had winning entries for the Young Authors Project. Students from around the area were invited to submit original fiction or non-fiction writings in poetry or prose form.

The winners and the titles of their works are: Diana Barnard, “My Influence From Kira-Kira;  Connor Brazinski, “The Escape”;  Julia Randolph, “A Path With No End”; Sana Mohiuddin, “My Reading Obsession”;  and Morgan Reid, “Do Not Disturb While Reading”.

The Young Authors Project is a program presented by the North Carolina Reading Association and sponsored by the local Blue Ridge Reading Council. The winning entries will now be entered in the state competition. Winning entries at the state level will be published in book form for the State Young Authors Celebration on April 20, 2008.

SCHOOL CELEBRATES IB AUTHORIZATION

Morganton Day School celebrated its authorization as an International Baccalaureate Organization, Primary Years Programme school. The celebration of this significant milestone in the school’s journey toward academic excellence was Wednesday, September 26, in Bennett Hall.

The program included a presentation of an IB Banner and certificate of authorization for the school as well as information about the IB Program. Guests had an opportunity to tour classrooms and hear students and teachers talk about their program of study. A reception and a KidZone area for the children concluded the celebration. 

Morganton Day School received authorization by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) for grades K-5 in July, making it one of only 11 PYP schools in North Carolina and one of 117 in the United States. Authorization to become an IB World School is an intensive process that typically takes two or more years and includes site visits by an IB authorization team.