Countryside Day Blog
Did CDS Participate in the School Walkout on March 14th?
For those of you who might not know, the School Walkout was a nationwide protest organized by students after the school shooting in Florida. The basic premise was to walk out of schools at 10:00a.m. on March 14th for 17 minutes. One minute for each of the dead. But really it wasn’t quite that simple. The Walkout was a protest [...]
Four Letter Words
Is work a four-letter word? It certainly has four letters. And for many of us (present author not included) work does carry with it all the baggage of the traditional reference to four letter words, specifically profanity. Many people are in jobs they do not find value in. I recently heard the former CEO of Baxter say he no [...]
Chris and Corrie Carrigan
Testimonials from Chris and Corrie Carrigan about CDS When we think about our time at CDS we are overwhelmed with gratitude. I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that its impact on our family will reverberate for a generation. We couldn't be more thrilled with your capable and dedicated staff and how their passion, patience, and discipline [...]
Gateway Parenting
The theory goes something like this: if you use legal drugs such as tobacco or alcohol, or even what some consider “soft drugs” like marijuana, you are more likely to slip down the slope to using “hard drugs” like amphetamines, cocaine and heroin, than people who never get started using soft drugs in the first place. The starter drugs are [...]
Elizabeth Shank
What are our graduates doing now? Elizabeth Shank is currently attending the University of Wisconsin Madison and is majoring in Biology. She recently made the transfer to Madison after attending Indiana University, where she was a part of the American Medical Women Association, which was a pre-med health group. She is currently volunteering her time [...]
What Does a Child Really Need to Get Through Life?
Despite our fixation on academics there are really two categories of skills that will make or break a life: character traits and life skills. And although these are often conflated, they are two distinct areas of development. Character Traits: Gratitude Humility Accountability Integrity Resourcefulness Adaptability Collaborative Persistent/Determined These are some examples of character traits. And the truth [...]
