CDS Summer

CDS Summer is connected with Chatham Day School and reflects the school’s focus on an academically ambitious program that promotes intellectual achievement and emotional growth in a diverse and nurturing environment. The program is part of an independent school community that serves Preschool 2s through Grade 8 and emphasizes problem-based learning and inquiry, with students invited to become 21st century thinkers and doers. Its approach is rooted in joy, kindness, compassion, community, and empathy, with an average of eleven students per class and intentionally small class sizes that strengthen each student’s responsibility for their own learning and help them refine their self-advocacy skills.

• Schedule: Schedule details vary by offering

The CDS Summer program follows Chatham Day School’s mission, which states that the school celebrates and values each child as a unique learner with extraordinary potential. The curriculum is designed with a growth mindset belief to empower even the youngest learners to achieve greatness with their intellect and creative spirit. Within each CDS scholar, the school describes the potential for greatness, and notes that every student is known, celebrated, and valued, with success defined by a love of learning, a commitment to personal growth, and hard work.

Last updated July 6, 2026.