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 from the Journey

The strength of our school community is built on the continued commitment of faculty, students, and families to support each other as they learn and grow. Here are stories of the people, places, and experiences that make up the Aspen Country Day School journey.

Olivia Taylor

August 18, 2025

Olivia Taylor joins the Early School from Ajax Cubs and Ajax Sleepaway Camp, where she was a preschool lead teacher and outdoor education leader. Olivia studied music and musical theater

Mallory Radney

August 18, 2025

Mallory Radney joins the Early School from Aspen’s Early Learning Center, where she served as assistant director and as a preschool teacher since 2020. Mallory earned her director’s certificate and

Katie Hill

September 22, 2022

Katie Hill is originally from Duluth, Georgia, and moved to Aspen after college in 2003 for one summer before quickly figuring out she didn’t want to leave. She has BA

Paula Prikryl

March 24, 2021

Paula Prikyl is from Paradise Valley, Arizona, and moved to Aspen in 1978 to ski. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Speech as well as a degree in theater