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Fall House Event

House events keep lifting us higher and higher!
New Parent Breakfast

New and old, we love when the family comes together for breakfast!
Inspiring Education with Dr. Lee Ann Jung

LFCDS hosted Dr. Lee Ann Jung, PhD, on campus for workshops with our faculty, parents, and the greater community. Founder of Lead Inclusion and Clinical Professor at San Diego State University, Jung's presentation 'Seen, Heard, and Valued: Universal Design for Learning and Beyond,' challenged conventional notions about learning differences, and celebrated the power of diversity.
Leadership Team Retreat

The Leadership Team (retreat) is swinging into a hole new year!
Lake Forest Day Parade

It's that time again! Thank you to all who joined LFCDS in yesterday's Lake Forest Day parade, and thank you to our friends at Mariani Landscape for providing our transportation!
ECC and Lower School Literacy Summit

Deep in the heart of summer, faculty and staff members from Early Childhood and Lower School gathered on campus for a literacy summit.

Turn the page; school is right around the corner!
Grade 8 Graduation

Still reminiscing on one of our favorite days...

Congratulations to the LFCDS Class of 2023!
2023 Yvonne Banks Caring Teacher Award

The LFCDS Parent Association honored Tracie Tatz (Upper School Band) and Jessica Garrabrant (Grade 2) with this year's Yvonne Banks Caring Teacher award.
Grade 8 Alumni Luncheon

The Class of 2023 ended their year with a celebratory luncheon welcoming them to the community of over 4,000 LFCDS alumni!
Grade 4 Graduation

Launching into the Upper School…one Grade 4 grad at a time!
2023 House Cup

Aaaand (for the first time in 10 years) the 2023 House cup goes to...MASON!
Upper School Band Concert

Last night's band concert hit all the right notes! Congratulations to Ms. Tatz and all of our Upper School musicians on an amazing performance.
JV Track and Field Places 3rd

Congratulations to the JV Track and Field team who took third place this weekend at the NICC conference championship meet!
LFCDS Hosts LMAIS Board Meeting

Our campus was the backdrop for this week's meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools (LMAIS), a consortium representing 40 schools and 15,000 students across Chicagoland and northwest Indiana.
Earth Month Cleanup

Despite the less-than-stellar weather conditions, students from Grade 8 spent their Saturday collecting garbage from campus in honor of Earth Month!
LFCDS to Host "Explore Boarding School" Event

This Wednesday, May 3, LFCDS is offering families the opportunity to meet with admissions staff from 10 top schools located on the East Coast with its “Explore Boarding School” event.
RBSC Results

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Robbie Bermingham Speaking Contest!

1st Place: Noah, Body Image
2nd Place: Hunter, The Extremes of Artificial Intelligence
3rd Place: Vismaya, Unconscious Bias: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Deer Path Art League Emerging Artists Exhibit

LFCDS student artwork is on display at the Starbucks Reserve through this Sunday, April 30th. Go check it out!
RBSC Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 Robbie Bermingham Speaking Contest finalists!
2023 Scientist-in-Residence Day

We're so grateful to Colleen Barkley and a team of landscape architects from Mariani Landscape for sharing their expertise as our 2022-23 Scientists in Residence! Our student learned about vegetable gardening, pollinators, and landscape design throughout an entire day of innovative programming.