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Charlotte Country Day School is private, secular K-12 school in Charlotte , North Carolina . HISTORY Founded in 1941 by founding headmaster Dr. Thomas Burton, the school faced initial problems that were soon overcome. By July 1944, it was able to buy a 2,000—volume library from the Aiken School in South Carolina. This acquisition put Country Day in fulfillment of accreditation guidelines for the Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools . In September of 1960, it began holding classes on the current site of the Cannon Campus. Twenty years later, Carmel Academy partnered with Country Day, and the former Carmel Academy campus later became the Bissel Campus, where grades 5-8 are held. In 1992, Country Day bypassed the International Baccalaureate prescribed probationary period and became an IB school, one of only 5 ever in the world to do so. CAMPUS The campus covers 113 acres divided between two locations, the Cannon Campus for grades JK-4 and 9-12, while the Bissell Campus serves grades 5-8. Also, the campus is very "wired," with Wi-Fi through most of the Upper School and high speed internet connections in all classrooms and computer labs. About 700 computers, including laptops available for check out and school-provided laptops for teachers, are used on campus, not including personal laptops. On the Cannon Campus, the Bruton Smith Athletic Center helps students fulfill the 2 sports they are required to play yearly, with 3 full-sized basketball courts, a weight room, and a 4 lane indoor track. The school also has an 8-lane track and 8 tennis courts, the Belk stadium ( Seating Capacity of 2,500), and numerous practice fields. SCHOOL SPIRIT School Motto: Fortitudine Ac Pietate (With Courage and Reverence) School Mascot: Buccaneers School Colors: Green, White, and Black Each year, a " Spirit Week " is held as a competition between all the grades of the Upper School. Traditionally on a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, on each day each grade sports a different theme. Wednesday is also "Can-Do" day, on which day students bring in cans to benefit local charities, usually the Second Harvest Food Bank . ADMINISTRATION
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