Welcome
- An intentional education
  
  This is our mission: Aspen Country Day School, through its commitment to rigorous academics, creative arts, and outdoor education, ignites curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking. In an inspiring mountain setting, our nurturing community encourages students to strive for individual excellence and instills in them a lifelong love of learning, sense of purpose, and responsible citizenship.
Admission
- An intentional choice
  
  Aspen Country Day School brings the ethos of mountain life into an education that rivals what you’ll find at the top schools in big cities. Whether you are considering a move to the Roaring Fork Valley or have already made a home here, we’d love to meet you, welcome you to our beautiful campus, and show you what makes Aspen Country Day School outstanding.
Academics + Arts + Outdoors
- The power of three
  
  Academics. Arts. Outdoors. Each of our programs is strong on its own, but the true value of an Aspen Country Day School education lies in the synergy of the three. The families that founded our school in 1969 drew inspiration from the Aspen Idea — the philosophy that true balance comes from cultivating mind, body, and spirit in a place of natural beauty and inspiration.
People of Country Day
- An intentional community
  
  The strength of any school comes from its people: the teachers, leaders, parents, and alumni who are committed to a shared purpose. Meet the adults who challenge and nurture Aspen Country Day School children to build confidence, resilience, and joy in learning.
School experience
- A sense of place
  
  At Aspen Country Day School, children grow up immersed in a remarkable landscape that feeds the growing soul. Year after year, they become steadily more prepared for the next steps in their journey. Soon they are ready and eager for lives of meaning and purpose.

Stories

Behind the scenes: Lower School Shakespeare Festival

December 14, 2022

Aspen Country Day School’s annual Lower School Shakespeare Festival gives students early exposure to a rich cultural legacy, including the complex but compelling language and themes of classic works. The 2022-23 Festival commenced in November on the Castle Creek campus with performances from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade in the Lower School Commons and Edlis-Neeson Hall.

The Shakespeare Festival is a favorite tradition at Aspen Country Day School, bringing the Bard’s classics to life. Children create their own new interpretations of works ranging from Macbeth in Kindergarten to Julius Caesar in Fifth Grade, all while building empathy, understanding, and a powerful sense of community.

The Lower School Shakespeare Festival, full of creative storytelling and plot development, themes of love, power and betrayal, and intricately choreographed stage combat, will continue later in the school year with more performances.

Across the journey: public speaking

When (ACDS) graduates become the teachers