Fast Facts

• Coed, College Preparatory
• Average SAT total 1883 (highest in surrounding counties)
• 530 Students Grades Preschool-12 Under One Roof
• Average Class Size -15
• 8:1 Student/Teacher Ratio
• 100% college acceptance to four-year colleges/universities
• $1.4 million in Financial Aid Scholarships

 ACADEMICS

• High academic expectations in a supportive environment
• Individual attention to all students
• Emphasis on extensive reading and writing in a variety of styles
  
• Wide range of teaching methods to stimulate creative and critical thinking skills
• Preschool-12 curriculum committee ensures sequence/flow

Lower School

• Skill-based grouping in math and reading
• Education of the whole child: art, music and physical education are as important as academics
• Spanish begins in Preschool
• Focus on the social and emotional growth of all students

Middle School

• Strong advisory program, fostering close teacher-student relationships
• Literature-based English instruction and classroom discussion
• Integrated teaching of study skills throughout curriculum
• Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, Latin
• Expanded exposure and encouragement to participate in the fine and performing arts (Art, Chorus, Ensemble, Theatre)

Upper School

• Advanced Placement courses in 11 subjects
• Independent Study and Independent Senior Projects for advanced work beyond curriculum
• Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, Latin
• Outstanding college preparation, particularly in reading, writing, testing and discussion skills
• LCDS is one of six schools in the US invited to participate in on-site Model United Nations held yearly in The Hague in the Netherlands.

ARTS

• LCDS has an extraordinary arts program with inspired, professional artists in theatre, ceramics, fine arts, dance, and music
• Private music lessons are also available during the school day in each division.

ATHLETICS

Preschool-5th grades have physical education classes three to four days a week and 6th-8th grades three days a week. Interscholastic sports begin in Grade 6. Our No-Cut Policy for most sports ensures all students wishing to play a sport will be included on the team. LCDS is a member of Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association and competes in district playoff games. LCDS has a cooperative agreement with the School District of Lancaster where McCaskey students can play lacrosse for LCDS and LCDS students can participate in football, track and field, cross-country, wrestling, and swimming for McCaskey.

COLLEGE GUIDANCE

Comprehensive 3-year college guidance program designed to find the appropriate college match for each student. Our graduates report that they are exceptionally well prepared for college.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

LCDS is deeply committed to connecting children to the world around them. Our unique school community encourages students from all grade levels to engage in a wide variety of community service projects, from small to large scale and local to international. All Upper School students may earn an "Outstanding Community Service" designation on their transcripts for individual projects.

DIVERSITY

• Economic - 25% of Students receive financial aid
• Geographic - Students from 5 counties and 35 School Districts
• Racial -17% Students of color

FACULTY

• Over 40% of Faculty hold advanced degrees
• LCDS faculty has been recognized nationally and internationally through such programs as the Fulbright-Hays, Klingenstein and Christa McAuliffe Fellowships, N.E.H. Seminars in the U.S. and Europe, as well as "The U.S. Chemistry Olympiad."
• LCDS currently has two fully-endowed faculty chairs to honor outstanding teaching at the School.

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

This program is designed for children who are three, four, or young five year olds and consists of half-day and full-day options.

TRANSPORTATION

• Transportation provided by public school districts within a 10-mile radius of LCDS
• Transportation also available from Berks and Dauphin Counties
• Carpooling may be arranged from most other areas

TUITION & FINANCIAL AID 2009-2010

Please call the Admission Office for tuition details.

Any family is invited to apply for financial aid. Scholarship grants are awarded according to family circumstances. Approximately $1.4 million in financial aid was awarded in 2009-2010.

SENIOR CLASS PERFORMANCE 2008-2009

# of High School Seniors: 44
% of Seniors Receiving High School Diploma: 100%
Students Planning to Attend a 4-Year College: 100%
National Merit Scholarship Honors: 14%
SATs: Seniors Taking SATs: 100%
Average Total SAT Score: 1883

Colleges Attended by 2009 Graduates

• Berklee School of Music
  
• Bucknell University (2)
• Carnegie Mellon University
• College of Notre Dame in MD
• Dickinson College (2)
• Drexel University (2)
• George Washington University
• Gettysburg College (2)
• Goucher College (2)
• Hobart & William Smith Colleges
• Kutztown University of PA
• Lehigh University
• Oberlin College
• Penn State University Park
• The Schreyer Honors College
• Pratt Institute (2)
• Rider University
• Stevenson University
• Syracuse University
• Temple University
• UK
• University of Delaware (2)
• University of NC at Asheville
• University of NC at Chapel Hill
• University of Pennsylvania (2)
• University of Richmond (2)
• University of the Sciences in Phila.
• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
• Wake Forest University