Grandparents & Special Friends Day - Aspen Country Day School

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.

Save the morning: Friday, May 24, 2024

Grandparents, grownup friends, aunts, uncles, coaches! Hope to see you on campus for a lively morning of performances, classroom visits, coffee & conversation. This event begins at 8:15 am, right at the start of the school day. It concludes by 10:15 am.

A couple notes:

this event is for Lower School only (Preschool to Fifth Grade) — the older students will be off campus on their outdoor education expeditions this day.
grandparents are always welcome on campus, and families of older students (Sixth to Eight Grade) may wish to consider coming for the play at the Wheeler (May 3 & 4, 2024) and/or graduation (May 31).
unfortunately, the Aspen airport will be closed for runway paving from May 6-23 this spring (2024). If you are traveling, airport alternatives include Grand Junction (GJT) and Eagle/Vail (EGE) as well as Denver.
Below is a list of the many celebrations and presentations happening in May 2024 — grandparents are welcome to any of these special events.

a graphic displaying the many presentations of student learning happening on campus at Aspen Country Day School in spring 2024