Authentic and engaging adults are the lifeblood of any good school. North Shore actively recruits and retains excellent educators who prioritize "knowing" their students in and outside the classroom. Building relationships and trust between teachers and students is essential to good teaching and learning.
Why NSCD?
Our Purpose
As one of the best private schools in the Chicago suburbs, we prepare students with a challenging education that requires them to think critically, communicate effectively and engage fully in their intellectual growth and personal development. In doing so, they become self-confident, ethical citizens of the world who embody our motto, "Live and Serve."
Our Promise
When we were founded in 1919, North Shore Country Day (NSCD) was the visionary answer to a fundamental question:
What matters most when educating a child? Continually refining our answer to that question and evolving our program propels us forward with purpose and passion.
Our Pillars
Connecting
Consistently building bridges within and beyond our diverse JK-12 community helps us understand ourselves, each other and our world.
Challenging
Truly knowing our students allows us to challenge and support them as individual people and learners.
Engaging
There are no spectators at NSCD. Active participation in academic, artistic, athletic and service activities promotes the adaptive intellectual and emotional skills we value.
Exploring
We push our students to participate widely and take risks regularly, ensuring they stretch, explore, stumble and grow. In doing so they discover their passions and strengths, developing critical skills that carry them successfully into college and beyond.