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Unlock Your Potential This Summer at the Saddle River Day Summer Academy

Looking to get ahead, earn high school credits or explore exciting new interests this summer? The Saddle River Day School (SRDS) Summer Academy offers a focused, challenging curriculum that allows students in grades 5-12 to advance in their studies and gain credits in an enriching, inspiring and dynamic environment.

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Faith Williamson '25 Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Congratulations to Faith Williamson '25 who was named a NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALIST in the 70th annual competition. Semifinalists qualified by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT (PSAT) & National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). The nationwide pool of Semifinalists - representing less than 1% of high school seniors - includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state and is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

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Learning to Lead: How SRDS Teaches Election Process and Civic Engagement

At Saddle River Day School, we are committed to empowering our students with deep knowledge, factual insight, and robust critical thinking skills to fully grasp the electoral process. Our faculty members set an example by fostering respectful dialogue without engaging in divisive political discussions, creating an environment that promotes understanding and balanced learning. We steer clear of pressures to take sides, encouraging our students to explore complex issues thoughtfully and independently with an emphasis on the importance of being active, informed participants, helping them understand why their engagement is crucial for shaping their own futures.

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Saddle River Day School Earns Highest Platinum Distinction on 2024 AP® School Honor Roll

SRDS received the Platinum designation, the highest of the AP® School Honor Roll’s four levels of distinction, for exceeding thresholds in college culture, college credit, and college optimization set by the College Board.

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Beyond Boundaries: New Saddle River Day Center for Technology & Computer Science (CTCS)   Explores Global Virtual Reality Learning Environments

Typically, when someone references a classroom, we imagine, at the very least, a physical space with walls, windows, a ceiling, desks, and an instructor. But the newest SRDS classroom can be found in a virtual reality headset through the inaugural Virtual Reality Classroom, the first initiative of our new Center for Technology & Computer Science (CTCS), headed by Dr. Kevin Merges, SRDS’s Chief Global Impact Officer.

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Saddle River Day School is in the Business of Teaching Business

Students in SRDS's Business and Entrepreneurship classes know what to do when they arrive in the classroom each day. The first order of business is to update their Excel spreadsheets with data regarding the current price of gold, the Dow Jones Industrial average, gross domestic product indices, current unemployment percentages, the Consumer Price Index, 2-year and 10-year treasury yield, and just for fun, data on how bitcoin is doing that day.

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The HELP Foundation – Giving From a Place of Abundance

As parents, we want our children to be upstanders, not bystanders, meaning that if they see a problem or an injustice, they should step in, get involved, and ask how they can help. In the case of Sahil Polepalle and Devraj Dhupar, both members of the Saddle River Day School class of 2025, they have learned that lesson well. 

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Building the Foundation of Learning through Design Thinking

Every big idea starts with a question. A “why” or a “how” or an “I wonder…” that leads the questioner through a process of brainstorming, testing, evaluating, and revising that will eventually, with effort and a little luck, lead to an answer that solves a problem, improves a process, or discovers something brand new. This process, called design thinking, is embedded into the pedagogy and curriculum of each subject taught at Saddle River Day School, in ways that are often discernible, and occasionally imperceptible. 

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Saddle River Day Introduces New Academic Gateway Diplomas Program

The Mission of the Gateway Diplomas Program is to emphasize the exploration of individual, career-based interests through rigorous coursework and experiential learning, leading to a deeper understanding of the skills necessary for a successful college and career path.

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Familiar Faces, New Roles: Saddle River Day School Welcomes 2019-2020 School Year with a New Administrative Team

The 2019-2020 school year is off to a great start, boasting a record enrollment that is the highest it has been in the last 10 years.  The excitement for a new year, filled with promise, can be felt everywhere on campus!

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