A World Built for Students

So They Can Take on the World
Some schools ask kids to fit in. We ask them to stand out. If you want your child challenged and known, not just enrolled, you're in the right place. We build students who are ready for the best secondary schools, and ready to be themselves while they get there. Our graduates go on to lead in astrophysics. Here, your child is known by name, not lost in a number. Small classes. Teachers who notice. Seven decades of getting this right.



Seventy years of personalized instruction to children who have graduated, prepared for their educational journey. The more you learn about The Country School, the more confident you will be that this is a school where your child will thrive.

Student Experience

Country School Life
At The Country School, our days are filled with active, hands-on learning as we stretch and grow, discover, play, create, and wonder. We learn about ourselves, our community, and our world so that, when we graduate, we face the future with confidence, knowledge, determination, and joy.

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  • 25% Receiving Financial Aid

    A Country School education is within reach for more families than you'd think.

  • 75% Faculty w/ Advanced Degrees

    Taught by people who've done the deep work themselves.

  • Interscholastic Sports for Grades 5-8

    And Owlet Athletics beginning in Kindergarten.

  • 7:1 Student:Faculty Ratio

    Small enough that everyone is known.

  • 200 Students Enrolled

    Our Reading Buddies program joins young and old. Everyone is known.

  • 23 Acres of Campus

    Room to run, dig, build, and think outside four walls.

  • Average Class Size is 12

    Every voice is heard.

  • Founded in 1955

    Seventy years of knowing this works.

What Sets Us Apart

Signature Programs
Outdoor Education: Twenty-three acres is our second classroom. Kids learn best when they're moving, building, and exploring outside. Our campus is built for exactly that. STEAM: Every lesson, powered by curiosity. This is how our students solve problems. Global Citizenship: Kids who understand the world beyond campus. Through programs like Witness Stones and IDEA at Country School, students learn empathy and awareness early, not as an afterthought. Leadership: Kids who lead don't wait to be picked. Our Elmore Leadership program gives students real responsibility, starting young, so leading becomes a habit, not a title. Public Speaking: Every student finds their voice, and uses it. From poetry recitation to public speaking at every grade, students build a confidence parents say carries them for life. 
  • Outdoor Education
  • STEAM
  • Global Citizenship
  • Elmore Leadership
  • Public Speaking

What Our Families Say

Testimonials

  • A Safe and Happy Harbor

    Finding the perfect new school for our son led to a fast exploration of public and private school options. We knew on our first visit to The Country School that it would be a safe and happy harbor for Ari.
    —Martha Croog, P '28

  • A Transformative Impact

    Our children jumped into The Country School program and community late, in 6th and 8th grade. This gave us the chance to see how powerfully TCS welcomes and embraces newcomers, and how transformative that impact can be in a short time.
    —Hannah & Will Morris, P '24, '26

  • Curiosity is Encouraged

    Our children and their peers are excited to go to school, are welcomed to classes that excite and inspire them, and genuinely support each other's learning. Everyone's curiosity is encouraged, and attention is paid to each child's needs.
    —Madeleine McGrath & Patrick McGahan, P '28, '30, '35

Around Campus

Country Life Blog

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341 Opening Hill Road, Madison, CT 06443
P. 203-421-3113 |  Health Office F. 860-469-2550
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Founded in 1955, The Country School is a coeducational, private school serving students in PreSchool-Grade 8. The Country School is committed to active, hands-on learning and a vigorous curriculum that engages the whole child.

The Country School is a community where diversity is celebrated and people of Color are welcomed, valued and supported. 
 
We do not discriminate - nor do we tolerate discrimination - based upon age, gender, race, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic predisposition, ancestry, social and economic status, or other categories protected by Connecticut or federal law.
 
The Country School employs without regard to gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, and sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to its community. The Country School is an EOE Employer.