At children's day school, what you learn and who you become are equally important. CDS is a welcoming community in the big city, a FARM and garden among urban streets, an advocate for responsibility to others as well as individual achievement, an independent school with DOWN-to-earth values, always asking how we CAN do this better. We strive for balance so students become both academically successful and grounded. They leave CDS confident, with the humility to listen and the resolve to speak up for what they see as right.