- Source: Harford Day School
Harford Day School is an independent educational institution in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It is accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.
The school was founded in 1957 by three women: Sara Brumfield, Sidney Tynan, and Mignon Cameron. The school initially occupied a rented building on Hays Street in Bel Air before moving to its current location on Moores Mill Road in 1962. Harford Day School enrolls boys and girls from 3 year olds through eighth grade on a 12-acre (49,000 m2) campus in Bel Air, MD. The campus comprises a Lower School building with an attached gymnasium and library, which also houses the school's administrative offices, a Middle School building, a 12,600-square-foot (1,170 m2) wing that includes a multi-purpose room and 2 science labs, an Early Childhood building, two playgrounds, three athletic fields, and a small wooded area beside Moores Mill Road.
The school is divided into three divisions: Early Childhood (Little Dragons - K), Lower School (1-5) and Middle School (6-8).
As of the 2023-2024 school year, the Head of School is Mrs. Susan Kearney. The division heads are currently:
Middle School (Grades 6-8): Mr. Devin Wootton
Lower School (Grades 1 to 5): Mrs. Ashleigh Wilkes
Early Childhood (Little Dragons - K): Mrs. Molly Levis
The school teaches Science, Mathematics, History, English grammar and literature, along with two foreign languages. Students are introduced to Spanish in pre-kindergarten, and all students take Spanish classes through the sixth grade. In seventh grade, students then decide whether to continue with Spanish, or take Chinese. A Latin class is also offered to students in the eighth grade.
Spring Musical
One of the largest events in Harford Day's Middle School is the annual spring musical. The musical became a yearly event in 2000 after a generous contribution to the program by the family of Lyn Stacie Getz '81. An award for outstanding achievement in the performing arts is given in Lyn Stacie Getz's name to an eighth grader at the end of each school year. Each year, the musical has been as follows:
1995 - The Wizard of Oz
1996 - Oliver!
2000 - Annie
2001 - The Wizard of Oz
2002 - The Music Man
2003 - Guys and Dolls
2004 - Bye Bye Birdie
2005 - The Sound of Music
2006 - Aladdin
2007 - Once Upon a Mattress
2008 - Fiddler on the Roof
2009 - The King and I
2010 - Beauty and the Beast
2011 - Oklahoma!
2012 - Annie
2013 - The Little Mermaid
2014 - Peter Pan
2015 - Crazy For You
2016 - Bye Bye Birdie
2017 - The Sound of Music
2018 - Once Upon a Mattress
2019 - Into the Woods
2021 - The Little Mermaid Jr.
2022 - Xanadu Jr.
2023 - Legally Blonde Jr.
External links
Official website
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- Matthew Modine
- Harford Day School
- Harford County, Maryland
- List of schools in Harford County, Maryland
- Bel Air High School (Bel Air, Maryland)
- Harford Friends School
- North Harford High School
- List of high schools in Maryland
- Bel Air, Maryland
- Aberdeen High School (Maryland)
- Ray Harford
