From its very beginning in 1958, the motto of Harbor Country Day School has been the same, from the Latin poet Horace: “ Sine labore nihil ,” translated as, "Without work nothing." For six decades, our graduates have remembered the school’s motto as one of life's truths -- that nothing comes without hard work.
Learn more about our program by exploring our website and engaging with our admission office. The online application for the 2022-2023 school year may be submitted between September 1, 2021, and January 18, 2022. Harbor Day, the first independent school in Orange County, has been educating students in grades K-8 for over 65 years.
As a result, our students possess the moral and ethical foundation that prepares them to live with compassion and empathy in a global world. Harbor Country Day Graduates are fearless learners, and reflective leaders who negotiate effectively.
Founded in 1958 by a group of devoted parents, Harbor Country Day School is a nonprofit, independent private school for preschool through eighth grade in Suffolk County.
They embrace the hard work that comes with a rigorous curriculum like Harbor’s because they are taught from the day they enter the school how to work with purpose, and how to make it fun.
It is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS Code governed by a self-perpetuation board of trustees.