Lake Forest Country Day School

?? Featured Presenters ?? Monica, Anna, and Ivy will be presenting at the 2025 LFCDS Everyone Learns Conference on April 7th. Register here to learn how they navigate student-led learning in their classrooms. https://lnkd.in/g7h-xjkV #edchat #edtech #inclusion #D65 #education #learning

?? Featured Presenter ?? On Monday, April 7th we will be welcoming area educators for our Everyone Learns conference. Educators will share their insights and experiences promoting student-led learning initiatives. Ms. Kolovitz is an Information and Media Literacy Librarian at Lake Forest Academy. Visit https://lnkd.in/g7h-xjkV to learn more.

?? Featured Presenter ?? On Monday, April 7th, LFCDS will host area educators for Everyone Learns, a conference to explore the intersection between Universal Design for Learning and Student-Led Learning. Mr. Koutsouris is in his third year as a lower school science teacher at LFCDS. Visit https://lnkd.in/g7h-xjkV to learn more.

LFCDS graduate and VentureDNA Managing Director, Stewart Dixon, returned to campus last week to mentor Upper School students participating in our Innovation Design Challenge. LFCDS students are charged with creating a solution to a present-day problem and receive coaching from our alumni along the way. It's all part of the way LFCDS is shaping what comes next.

?? Calling LFCDS Young Alums! ?? Join Grayson and JD as mentors for our Design Innovation Challenge. Email alumni@lfcds.org to get involved!

New plan, same LFCDS. See how we're shaping what comes next.

Find out how college students help communications, technology, and other departments at Lake Forest Country Day School, in Independent School magazine. What’s new at your independent school? Share your story with us at ismag@nais.org. #Internships #IndependentSchools

Mrs. Rachel Diaz, Head of Lower School Elect, sat down with Bill McLean of North Shore Weekend for Sunday Breakfast. Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/3UAoQYv

LFCDS alumni challenged current Upper School students to make a difference in the second annual Alumni-Led Innovation Design Challenge. Over 40 students participated in the challenge and created tangible solutions to pressing global issues concerning poverty, hunger, and animal welfare. Thank you to LFCDS graduates and challenge co-chairs JD O'Keane '15 and Grayson Pruett '15, and to mentors Stewart Dixon '79, Obi Okoli '08, Nathan Barnes '15, Thomas Dixon '15, Jacob Phelps '15 Henry Millar '16, Will Blodgett '17, Shelby Pruett '17, Simone Sawyer '18, Cameron Fink '19, Gabriel Galvao '20, and Lucy Partington '20, Grace Satter '20. Congratulations to this year's finalists: 1st Place: Myles '26 and Visharad '26 (Vegetable Paper) 2nd Place: Molly '26 and Meryl '26 (Microplastics Filter) 3rd Place: Bailey '25, Grant '25, Tessa '25, and Olivia '25 (Hand-Cranked Heated Blanket)

LFCDS is excited to announce two new leadership updates: First, our current Director of Finance and Operations, Mr. Richard Paulus, will become the Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations. We have witnessed firsthand the skill and commitment Dick brings to his role, his ability to positively engage with a wide cross-section of our community from parents and employees to Trustees and outside vendors, and his deep understanding of all dimensions of school life. Second, our current Director of Enrollment, Marketing, and Financial Aid, Mr. Alex Sheridan, will take on the role of Associate Head of School for Advancement. With this comes a singular Advancement model that will fold in the areas of enrollment, marketing, communications, development, and alumni engagement.