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Hallmarks of a Shore Education
Sound Mind, Sound Body
PlayingTo Be Well
Recess, team sports, and physical education are central elements of the Shore experience, nourishing physical and emotional health and honoring children’s natural need to experience the world through movement, play, and simple joy. Something as elemental as taking flight on a swing is just as essential in Shore students’ daily schedules as lunch—or language arts.
From our youngest to our oldest children, unstructured playtime is time for connecting body and mind, time for socializing and sharing, time for refueling, time for being. Organized activities such as team sports and physical education emphasize critical character skills that serve a role all day. Special occasions—parades, field days, outdoor festivals, and surprise dismissals—are more like all-school playdates, where boundless energy and giddy laughter are glue that forms lasting bonds within our community. Fun isn’t just for students; teachers also know—and studies have proven—that play is for all of us.
From our youngest to our oldest children, unstructured playtime is time for connecting body and mind, time for socializing and sharing, time for refueling, time for being. Organized activities such as team sports and physical education emphasize critical character skills that serve a role all day. Special occasions—parades, field days, outdoor festivals, and surprise dismissals—are more like all-school playdates, where boundless energy and giddy laughter are glue that forms lasting bonds within our community. Fun isn’t just for students; teachers also know—and studies have proven—that play is for all of us.
Shore Country Day School’s mission is to provide an education that inspires a love of learning and encourages children to embrace academic challenge. We seek to build character, cultivate creativity, and value diversity as we help our children become healthy, compassionate citizens of the world.
The School admits qualified students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law, and extends to them all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its admissions, scholarships, and loans, and its educational, athletic, and other programs.