Providence Country Day Begins 2026-2027 with Record Enrollment and Enhanced Student Experience
The 2026–2027 school year is already in full swing at Providence Country Day School. Classrooms are filled with students experimenting, creating and collaborating; athletes are competing on the fields and the courts; musicians and artists are finding new spaces to rehearse, create, and perform; and students across all three divisions are learning, leading and connecting. It is a vibrant reflection of the many ways PCD students are encouraged to “Play the Game.”
That energy comes as PCD begins the year with 446 students - the largest student body in school history. The record enrollment reflects the school’s continued growth and the strength of its academic, artistic, and athletic programs, with a series of campus improvements ensuring that growth translates into an even stronger student experience.
This includes the Suzanne Young Murray Arts Center, a new, state-of-the-art facility that represents the first building in school history dedicated exclusively to the visual and performing arts. The 12,000-square-foot facility features six classrooms, a 2,100-square-foot theater, and a gallery. The Arts Center gives students expanded opportunities to create, perform, collaborate, and experience the arts as a key part of their education.
The opening of the Arts Center has allowed the school to reimagine other spaces across campus. Metcalf Hall has been renovated to accommodate a growing student population, while improvements to the Moran Annex gym have enhanced the space where students gather, compete, practice, and build community through athletics.
PCD has also expanded its faculty to support the school’s growing enrollment while preserving the personalized experience at the heart of a PCD education. Ten new faculty members have joined the school this year, helping maintain small class sizes and one of the best student-teacher ratios in Rhode Island. These additional educators ensure that as the school grows, students continue to benefit from the individual attention, close relationships and sense of belonging that define the PCD experience.
"We are doubling down on the balance of arts, academics and athletics," says Kevin Folan, Head of School. "Our students are encouraged to Play the Game not only when it comes to athletics, but in the classroom and through the arts as well. As we grow, our goal is to make the student experience even stronger - to give our students more opportunities, more spaces in which to learn and create, and more teachers who know them well and can help them thrive. The investments we are making across campus are all about creating an environment where every student can find their passions, challenge themselves, and discover what it means to “Play the Game.”
The community is invited to visit campus on Friday, September 18 at 11 a.m. for the official ribbon cutting of the Suzanne Young Murray Arts Center.
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