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Welcome to Rocky Hill Country Day School. We are a community of students and faculty from Nursery to 12th grade. We prioritize hands-on experiential learning opportunities and taking advantage of our expansive waterfront campus. Learning at Rocky Hill Country Day is meaningful and purposeful. Each day our students actively engage in real-world problem solving and critical thinking, a process that will equip Mariners to succeed and impact a complex world.

We invite you to reach out and come to visit us here on campus. The first step is to inquire about this vibrant community and the unique ways that we support our students. Explore our website and social media accounts to learn more about what we do daily to “think outside” and learn together.

275

N–12 Students

12

Average Class Size

17

Athletic Teams

30

Cities and Towns our students call home

What Makes Us Unique

OUR PEOPLE

Award-winning
Faculty

OUR CAMPUS

Waterfront campus on the shores of Narragansett Bay!

OUR PROGRAMS

Top-performing Academic, Art, and Athletic programs

EXPLORE OUR CAMPUS

Upcoming Events

Open House | Jan 8th

At RHCD we raise champions on and off the field. Discover how our students learn to think expansively. Join our Open House on January 8, 2023.

Coffee with RHCD’s Director
of Enrollment

Members of the Admissions Office will be hosting small gatherings in several communities around the state. Inquire with the office to find out when they are coming to your area!

Think Outside: Family Partnership Series

Designed to introduce families to some of the important work that we are doing with our students at RHCD.

Our Students:

RHCD students think expansively,
try new things, and achieve wider
possibilities!

Our Mission – Inspiring each other to discover
our full selves and use our wisdom for good!
– drives all that we do

Our Mission – Inspiring each other to discover
our full selves and use our wisdom for good!
– drives all that we do

Every Day

rockyhillcountryday

It was a beautiful morning for our Lower School Mo

It was a beautiful morning for our Lower School Moving Up ceremony! Congratulations to all of our #RHCD Lower Schoolers on moving up into the next part of your journey, and thank you to the faculty and staff that made today so beautiful. And of course— shout out to our amazing MCA for the ice cream sundae station!🍦

“The heart of what we offer students is the oppo

“The heart of what we offer students is the opportunity to imagine, explore, and discover. At Rocky Hill Country Day School, we aspire for them to embrace their curiosity, to celebrate the possibility of the unknown, and to boldly follow new adventures.”
– Diane Rich, Head of School

Yesterday, our latest @wpri12 Rhode Show segment aired with host Will Gilbert! Listen to Head of School, Diane Rich, and rising Head Prefect, Hadley W. ('24), talk about the unique Rocky Hill experience.

Are you interested in learning more about what #RHCD can do for you or your family? Schedule a tour of our expansive waterfront campus through the link in our bio, or call our Admissions Office at (401) 884-9070 x107

This semester, #RHCD 3rd grade concluded their rec

This semester, #RHCD 3rd grade concluded their recent unit about clothing and indigenous technology in French with a fashion show! The project had four main aspects for the students to focus on: fashion, culture, technology, and environment. In preparation for their fashion show, the students repurposed t-shirts by decorating them to express their identities, and kept these t-shirts from going to the landfill!♻️

Ms. Mason's 6th grade English class has been compl

Ms. Mason's 6th grade English class has been completing independent reading assignments with a book of their choice throughout the year. Each day in class, students are given about 10 minutes to read, to ensure that they can always get some reading time in. Ms. Mason helps the students to find books they enjoy, and develop an understanding of themselves as readers. As each book is completed, the students have been adding a paper link to their book chain, which is now complete with 151 books!📚

We love seeing the different ways that our faculty

We love seeing the different ways that our faculty and students #ThinkOutside and take advantage of our expansive waterfront campus! Ms. Denecour's 4th graders took a walk to our private beach, where they enjoyed their reading assignments on the dock☀️ #RHCD

In Mrs. Temple’s Art History class, while lookin

In Mrs. Temple’s Art History class, while looking at the art of 17th century Dutch masters like Johannes Vermeer, students learned that these artists may have used various technologies in order to create their realistic paintings. One technology being empaled at the time was a “camera obscura”-- meaning “Darkened Room” in Italian. The goal was to create a dark space, with light only able to enter through a small hole. Once completed, the light coming in through the hole creates an inverted, upside-down view of whatever is outside the room. After covering all the windows in the room, and making one small hole in one, students were amazed to almost immediately see the outside appear before them. They were then given some charcoal, so they could draw what they saw on a large piece of paper. In the next class they watched the documentary “Tim’s Vermeer”, which tells the story of a present-day inventor who went on a mission to prove Vermeer’s use of lenses, mirrors, and other devices in order to create his artwork. #RHCDArts #RHCD

A little rain this morning couldn’t stop #RHCD L

A little rain this morning couldn’t stop #RHCD Lower School #FieldDay! Shout out to Coach T for coordinating this amazing day, and to our awesome LS staff for all of your hard work in helping to make today so much fun for these Mariners!

Last week our seniors were treated to a surprise p

Last week our seniors were treated to a surprise pancake breakfast food truck, and some yearbook signing downtime on the Hopelands porch. Thank you to the Class of 2023 families and the RHCD faculty and staff that coordinated this day-- We can't believe this class is graduating in just a few short days!

Lower School are ready for Field Day today!☀️

Lower School are ready for Field Day today!☀️ Last week our LS teachers took the students outside to help them twist and wrap up their shirts for tie dying. Each class had a designated color to due their shirt, and we can't wait to see all of them today!

Field Day season is upon us!☀️ Our PreK class

Field Day season is upon us!☀️ Our PreK class had so much fun during their Field Day yesterday! Thank you so much to all of our lower school friends who made sure that everyone had fun and understood the rules of their relay races and stations.

Each day at Rocky Hill Country Day school, we embo

Each day at Rocky Hill Country Day school, we embolden our students to think outside— both literally and figuratively. The unparalleled Rocky Hill Experience gives students the opportunity to discover their full selves, engage in unique extracurriculars, and immerse themselves in a community of support and belonging. Contact our Admissions Office today to tour our expansive waterfront campus and meet some of our current students, or inquire about our monthly Meet a Mariner Campus Family Tour. We can’t wait to show you all that Rocky Hill has to offer you and your family.

Schedule your tour through the link in our bio, or call our Admissions Office at (401) 884-9070 x107

Dr. Green and Mrs. Buecheler's Advanced Humanities

Dr. Green and Mrs. Buecheler's Advanced Humanities 11 students are hard at work on this semester's Civic Action Project. This project is the capstone of their year of studying American society, and the students were given the opportunity to design their project around what was most important to them. Students decided to focus on substance use disorder, and immediately began researching and contacting organizations that could help them learn more and guide them on how they could make a difference, and embolden others to help as well. The class found one organization whose goals felt aligned with their own, and decided to work with Project Weber/RENEW in Providence-- a nonprofit that provides peer-led harm reduction and recovery support services, builds relationships with those that they serve, and fights for systemic change.

Project Weber/RENEW is working with this class to collect items (see list below) that are most needed for those that they work with. There are donation boxes set up around the school, and we hope to have them filled with toiletries, clothing, and other needed items. The drive is running until the end of the school day on June 6th, but you can donate through an Amazon wishlist if you are unable to make it to campus: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3EOBAZ2RQ1PTY?ref_=wl_share

Items needed: Socks (not used), Adult Size Shirts, Adult Size Shorts, Adult Size Pants/jeans, Shoes, Toothpaste, Bars of soap, Period products, Lotion/ointment, Razors, Toothbrushes, Shaving cream, Band-Aids, Body wipes, Deodorant, Combs/Brushes, Shampoo/Conditioner (including natural hair products for BIPOC people), Lightweight tents, Lightweight sleeping bags, Sunscreen

If you’ve been to the #RHCD campus, you’ve lik

If you’ve been to the #RHCD campus, you’ve likely been greeted by our beloved whale sculpture. After years of children reading on the whale’s back, exposure to rain and snow, and being the subject of many photo opps, our whale was long overdue for a facelift. When the time came to take the plunge and restore the whale, one student-artist was prepared to take on the project...

For Kaz B.’s Senior Experience, they spent three days per week at The Avenue Project headquarters in Providence, and the other two days back on campus to restore the whale, a project that they had longed to do for several years. Once Kaz had assessed the whale, they reached out to Yarrow Thorne, the Founder of @avenuepvd , to discuss plans for the restoration. Yarrow donated several days of time to help with the restoration and patching of the whale, and through Yarrow, The Avenue Concept generously donated the high quality primer, paint, and protective coating that will keep the whale looking bright and welcoming for years to come.

Kaz’s newly painted design incorporates the branches of the Elm and the Ospreys that “return to our campus each spring”. The style is informed by Chinese blue and white porcelain, and is reminiscent of some of the Blue Willow pottery shards that Mr. L’s 5th graders found on campus during their recent history hike.

*The Avenue Concept’s mission has four key elements: Funding and supporting the creation and installation of artwork in public spaces; Creating public art encounters in the urban environment and providing opportunities to engage and interact with it; Developing programs, policies, partnerships, and funding streams that make public art projects more viable and sustainable; Promoting art and telling stories through documentation, communication, education, and programming.

One of the most special aspects of a Rocky Hill ed

One of the most special aspects of a Rocky Hill education is that so much exploring and learning can be down outside of the classroom, right on our waterfront campus!
#RHCD Lower School Enviro Ed is a longstanding tradition, consisting of a two-day environmental science excursion that includes kayaking on Narragansett Bay, exploring Goddard Park, and discovering the natural history of our own unique campus area. At the end of day one, the fifth graders camp overnight right outside of the Lower School. The next day, the fourth graders joined them, along with some expert historians to find buried treasure on campus, and even at the waterfront!

June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month! Check out the Library

June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month! Check out the Library of Congress to learn more about the history of LGBTQ+ PRIDE month and why we celebrate PRIDE as a Mariner Community: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/

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It was a beautiful morning for our Lower School Mo

It was a beautiful morning for our Lower School Moving Up ceremony! Congratulations to all of our #RHCD Lower Schoolers on moving up into the next part of your journey, and thank you to the faculty and staff that made today so beautiful. And of course— shout out to our amazing MCA for the ice cream sundae station!🍦

“The heart of what we offer students is the oppo

“The heart of what we offer students is the opportunity to imagine, explore, and discover. At Rocky Hill Country Day School, we aspire for them to embrace their curiosity, to celebrate the possibility of the unknown, and to boldly follow new adventures.”
– Diane Rich, Head of School

Yesterday, our latest @wpri12 Rhode Show segment aired with host Will Gilbert! Listen to Head of School, Diane Rich, and rising Head Prefect, Hadley W. ('24), talk about the unique Rocky Hill experience.

Are you interested in learning more about what #RHCD can do for you or your family? Schedule a tour of our expansive waterfront campus through the link in our bio, or call our Admissions Office at (401) 884-9070 x107

This semester, #RHCD 3rd grade concluded their rec

This semester, #RHCD 3rd grade concluded their recent unit about clothing and indigenous technology in French with a fashion show! The project had four main aspects for the students to focus on: fashion, culture, technology, and environment. In preparation for their fashion show, the students repurposed t-shirts by decorating them to express their identities, and kept these t-shirts from going to the landfill!♻️

Ms. Mason's 6th grade English class has been compl

Ms. Mason's 6th grade English class has been completing independent reading assignments with a book of their choice throughout the year. Each day in class, students are given about 10 minutes to read, to ensure that they can always get some reading time in. Ms. Mason helps the students to find books they enjoy, and develop an understanding of themselves as readers. As each book is completed, the students have been adding a paper link to their book chain, which is now complete with 151 books!📚

We love seeing the different ways that our faculty

We love seeing the different ways that our faculty and students #ThinkOutside and take advantage of our expansive waterfront campus! Ms. Denecour's 4th graders took a walk to our private beach, where they enjoyed their reading assignments on the dock☀️ #RHCD

In Mrs. Temple’s Art History class, while lookin

In Mrs. Temple’s Art History class, while looking at the art of 17th century Dutch masters like Johannes Vermeer, students learned that these artists may have used various technologies in order to create their realistic paintings. One technology being empaled at the time was a “camera obscura”-- meaning “Darkened Room” in Italian. The goal was to create a dark space, with light only able to enter through a small hole. Once completed, the light coming in through the hole creates an inverted, upside-down view of whatever is outside the room. After covering all the windows in the room, and making one small hole in one, students were amazed to almost immediately see the outside appear before them. They were then given some charcoal, so they could draw what they saw on a large piece of paper. In the next class they watched the documentary “Tim’s Vermeer”, which tells the story of a present-day inventor who went on a mission to prove Vermeer’s use of lenses, mirrors, and other devices in order to create his artwork. #RHCDArts #RHCD

A little rain this morning couldn’t stop #RHCD L

A little rain this morning couldn’t stop #RHCD Lower School #FieldDay! Shout out to Coach T for coordinating this amazing day, and to our awesome LS staff for all of your hard work in helping to make today so much fun for these Mariners!

Last week our seniors were treated to a surprise p

Last week our seniors were treated to a surprise pancake breakfast food truck, and some yearbook signing downtime on the Hopelands porch. Thank you to the Class of 2023 families and the RHCD faculty and staff that coordinated this day-- We can't believe this class is graduating in just a few short days!

Lower School are ready for Field Day today!☀️

Lower School are ready for Field Day today!☀️ Last week our LS teachers took the students outside to help them twist and wrap up their shirts for tie dying. Each class had a designated color to due their shirt, and we can't wait to see all of them today!

Field Day season is upon us!☀️ Our PreK class

Field Day season is upon us!☀️ Our PreK class had so much fun during their Field Day yesterday! Thank you so much to all of our lower school friends who made sure that everyone had fun and understood the rules of their relay races and stations.

Each day at Rocky Hill Country Day school, we embo

Each day at Rocky Hill Country Day school, we embolden our students to think outside— both literally and figuratively. The unparalleled Rocky Hill Experience gives students the opportunity to discover their full selves, engage in unique extracurriculars, and immerse themselves in a community of support and belonging. Contact our Admissions Office today to tour our expansive waterfront campus and meet some of our current students, or inquire about our monthly Meet a Mariner Campus Family Tour. We can’t wait to show you all that Rocky Hill has to offer you and your family.

Schedule your tour through the link in our bio, or call our Admissions Office at (401) 884-9070 x107

Dr. Green and Mrs. Buecheler's Advanced Humanities

Dr. Green and Mrs. Buecheler's Advanced Humanities 11 students are hard at work on this semester's Civic Action Project. This project is the capstone of their year of studying American society, and the students were given the opportunity to design their project around what was most important to them. Students decided to focus on substance use disorder, and immediately began researching and contacting organizations that could help them learn more and guide them on how they could make a difference, and embolden others to help as well. The class found one organization whose goals felt aligned with their own, and decided to work with Project Weber/RENEW in Providence-- a nonprofit that provides peer-led harm reduction and recovery support services, builds relationships with those that they serve, and fights for systemic change.

Project Weber/RENEW is working with this class to collect items (see list below) that are most needed for those that they work with. There are donation boxes set up around the school, and we hope to have them filled with toiletries, clothing, and other needed items. The drive is running until the end of the school day on June 6th, but you can donate through an Amazon wishlist if you are unable to make it to campus: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3EOBAZ2RQ1PTY?ref_=wl_share

Items needed: Socks (not used), Adult Size Shirts, Adult Size Shorts, Adult Size Pants/jeans, Shoes, Toothpaste, Bars of soap, Period products, Lotion/ointment, Razors, Toothbrushes, Shaving cream, Band-Aids, Body wipes, Deodorant, Combs/Brushes, Shampoo/Conditioner (including natural hair products for BIPOC people), Lightweight tents, Lightweight sleeping bags, Sunscreen

If you’ve been to the #RHCD campus, you’ve lik

If you’ve been to the #RHCD campus, you’ve likely been greeted by our beloved whale sculpture. After years of children reading on the whale’s back, exposure to rain and snow, and being the subject of many photo opps, our whale was long overdue for a facelift. When the time came to take the plunge and restore the whale, one student-artist was prepared to take on the project...

For Kaz B.’s Senior Experience, they spent three days per week at The Avenue Project headquarters in Providence, and the other two days back on campus to restore the whale, a project that they had longed to do for several years. Once Kaz had assessed the whale, they reached out to Yarrow Thorne, the Founder of @avenuepvd , to discuss plans for the restoration. Yarrow donated several days of time to help with the restoration and patching of the whale, and through Yarrow, The Avenue Concept generously donated the high quality primer, paint, and protective coating that will keep the whale looking bright and welcoming for years to come.

Kaz’s newly painted design incorporates the branches of the Elm and the Ospreys that “return to our campus each spring”. The style is informed by Chinese blue and white porcelain, and is reminiscent of some of the Blue Willow pottery shards that Mr. L’s 5th graders found on campus during their recent history hike.

*The Avenue Concept’s mission has four key elements: Funding and supporting the creation and installation of artwork in public spaces; Creating public art encounters in the urban environment and providing opportunities to engage and interact with it; Developing programs, policies, partnerships, and funding streams that make public art projects more viable and sustainable; Promoting art and telling stories through documentation, communication, education, and programming.

One of the most special aspects of a Rocky Hill ed

One of the most special aspects of a Rocky Hill education is that so much exploring and learning can be down outside of the classroom, right on our waterfront campus!
#RHCD Lower School Enviro Ed is a longstanding tradition, consisting of a two-day environmental science excursion that includes kayaking on Narragansett Bay, exploring Goddard Park, and discovering the natural history of our own unique campus area. At the end of day one, the fifth graders camp overnight right outside of the Lower School. The next day, the fourth graders joined them, along with some expert historians to find buried treasure on campus, and even at the waterfront!

June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month! Check out the Library

June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month! Check out the Library of Congress to learn more about the history of LGBTQ+ PRIDE month and why we celebrate PRIDE as a Mariner Community: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/

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Rocky Hill Country Day School is a Preschool to Grade 12 independent school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

School Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 8:30 AM – 3:20 PM
Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 3:20 PM

Extended Day | Preschool-5th Grade
Afternoon: 3:20-5:30 p.m.

After School Programs | PreK-8th Grade
3:20 p.m. (end times vary)

Rocky Hill Country Day School stands firmly behind the principle that the admission of students, the employment of faculty and staff, the operation of programs, and the governance of the School be open to all who are qualified regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.

Rocky Hill Country Day School | 530 Ives Road | East Greenwich, RI 02818 | 401.884.9070

Rocky Hill Country Day School | 530 Ives Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 | 401.884.9070

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