Tucson Country Day School

I have had children at TCDS since it opened in 2000. We loved it then and we still love it today. We plan to keep our youngest children there until they graduate from 8th grade.

The teachers are dedicated, caring and kind. The administration is responsive and easy to work with.

My children love the extra classes they get to take - art, technology, physical education, music and Spanish. There are plenty of after school activities, some are sports oriented like basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball and football. Other activities include drama club, choir, karate, garden club, Roots and Shoots, National Junior Honor Society, student council, jump rope...the list goes on.

We love the large, outdoor campus - in addition to their classroom, students have access to a covered activity center, playgrounds, a huge grass field, basketball courts and lots of room to walk around.

I've been involved in the Student Parent Association and have been asked - as many parents have - to volunteer for all kinds of school activities: in class volunteering, field trips, special functions, etc.

It's a great school and we can't say enough about it.

My children have attended TCDS since it opened in 2000 - three have graduated from 8th grade and moved on to high school, two are still in the elementary school. All have received an exceptional education and have been blessed with great teachers - kind, caring, considerate, etc. There are many teachers who have been at the school since its early years. My oldest son exceeded on all portions of the AIMS exam in 6th-10th grade. He scored a perfect 100 on the 7th and 8th grade AIMS Math assessment. Like his siblings, he certainly received a well-rounded exceptional education and was prepared for the rigorous curriculum at his high school. We have found the administration to be helpful, fair, firm and consistent and have no complaints about them. TCDS is an excellent school. Check it out and see for yourself.

I have had our son in the preschool/pre-kinder program and is now in the kinder program. I am so impressed with the education that my son is getting. The are very strict within the schools. Several of the teachers have master degrees and are exceptional. The extra-curr. is outstanding with continued growth in new opportunities. They have an outstanding sports program. They school is very open to new opportunities. In a city that is having all of the school districts struggling and severe budget cuts, this school is thriving and producing well rounded kids ready for the challenges of High School and College.

The school changes faculity members way too often, new prinipals yearly, the current administration does not work with parents in classroom selection. Our child suffered from a stressed out teacher working two jobs and venting on the children. The classroom is ran like a prison