St. Michael's Country Day School

Nurture the Mind and Great Things will Happen

St. Michael's Country Day School is an independent, nondenominational, coeducational school for children from preschool (for three-year-olds) through grade eight. Founded in 1938, the school and its facilities are located on a spacious seven-acre campus within walking distance of downtown Newport. St. Michael's teaches a challenging but engaging curriculum; it is the school’s mission to promote respect for student individuality and to focus on his or her efforts within the larger context of the school community.

We have an age- and space-appropriate Early Childhood Center; 21 iMacs in our computer lab, access to SmartBoards for every grade level, two state-of-the-art science labs and a 3,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art library. The school has an outstanding performing arts program—with five drama performances a year plus numerous band and chorus events, excellent graphic and computer arts—all enthusiastically embraced and wholly integrated into the curriculum. We have a dynamic interscholastic sports program—P.E. starts in kindergarten; team sports (soccer, basketball, and lacrosse) begin in fifth grade. At St. Michael’s, we nurture not just the mind, but the whole student. This is truly a school where great things happen. Please explore our website—and don’t miss The Daily Mike and Admission News at the bottom of this page to see what’s happening today, tomorrow, or next week at St. Michael’s Country Day.

Our Mission

The St. Michael’s Country Day School community respects that every student has unique talents, abilities, learning styles, and goals. The school embraces the dual purpose of providing a dynamic curriculum and addressing the needs of the individual within that curriculum and within the community at large. The program encourages high academic, artistic, athletic, and ethical standards essential for success in a complex and changing world. St. Michael’s seeks to instill in its students the ability to succeed, the resiliency to face challenge, and the eagerness to pursue continued learning