Providence Country Day School

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Providence Country Day School is a private middle and high school, founded in 1924, located in East Providence, Rhode Island serving approximately 300 students grades 5 through 12. The school has a rivalry with Providence's Moses Brown School. The school colors are red and black, and the school has no religious affiliation. The current Head of School is Susan Haberlandt, who is the first female head of school since it was founded as an all boys school.[1] PCD is known for its soccer, lacrosse and Mock Trial teams. The PCD Mock Trial team was the Rhode Island state champions and ranked 37th in the country in 2005 [2], and in 2006 was defeated by Wheeler School in the Rhode Island state championship. In 2006, the lacrosse team was ranked #1 in the state for the first half of their season, but they were hampered by injuries and finished 3rd.^{[citation needed]} The team included 4 All-State players and an All-American. Chemistry teacher and head of the high school science department Klaus Amburn has been working on an innovative science program using Flash and NetLogo programming.

The current head of the upper school, Roy Gilette, is resigning and will be changing schools at the beginning of the next school year. He is being replaced by former dean of students Diana Gleeson.

The drama program, the PCD Players, presents a musical every spring and another play in the fall. Fall plays are written by a group of students in a summer workshop entitled "Page to Stage." Page to Stage has written three, including one work about the Holocaust, "Mourning Light." [3] This summer, page to stage will be working on a comedic murder mystery.